Core Protocols

🧠 Polyquest x Wormhole: Powering Cross-Chain Prediction Markets

Polyquest isn't just a prediction platform — it's a cross-chain belief economy. At its core, we let communities wager on the future: crypto prices, sports, cultural events, and more. But to truly scale this experience across ecosystems, we leverage Wormhole protocols: CCTP, NTT, and Settlement (via Mayan Swift). This tech stack powers seamless, gas-efficient, and interoperable prediction markets across chains.

1. Circle CCTP: Native USDC for Seamless Wagers

CCTP (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol) is how we move real USDC (not wrapped) across chains. In prediction markets, liquidity is king — and nothing is more trusted than native USDC.

Why It Matters for Polyquest

• Players want to stake native assets without friction.

• CCTP burns USDC on the source chain and mints it on the destination — keeping liquidity clean.

• With Wormhole’s CCTP integration, we eliminate manual redemption steps and instantly mint USDC on supported chains like Solana, Base, Arbitrum, and more.

Enhanced UX via Wormhole

• Auto-Relay: No need for users to claim assets manually — attestations are relayed automatically.

• Gas Drop-off: Users receive destination-chain gas tokens with their USDC, so they can immediately use funds for predictions.

2. Native Token Transfers (NTT): Unified Onchain Points Across Chains

NTT is how Polyquest powers its unified point system across all supported ecosystems. For example, we issue tokens like qPOINT to track user performance, rank progression, and event-based participation — all onchain.

Why NTT over Bridge Wrappers

• No liquidity fragmentation — one canonical token, many chains.

• Secure supply control — tokens are only minted when locked on the origin chain.

• Full composability — NTT tokens behave like native assets on each destination chain.

Practical Use in Polyquest

• We distribute point tokens like $POLY in bulk via NTT, not per user transaction.

• Each supported chain (e.g., Solana, Base, Arbitrum) receives a pre-allocated local supply.

• This avoids tx bottlenecks and ensures smooth in-game point tracking.

Prediction use case:

A seasonal leaderboard is hosted across Solana, Base, and Blast. Instead of separate point systems, users earn$POLY universally via NTT. A Base user predicting on-chain earns the same points as a Solana user — enabling cross-chain rankings and rewards without bridging friction.

⚡ 3. Wormhole Settlement (Mayan Swift): Cross-Chain Bets & Resolution

The Wormhole Settlement Layer unlocks fast, secure, and liquidity-efficient prediction flows. It handles the complexity of cross-chain asset movement so users can place bets with any supported token, from any chain.

Mayan Swift

• Intent-based auction protocol for fast, low-cost swaps between chains.

• Solvers compete to fulfill user intents, optimizing for price and speed.

• Already integrates Jupiter Aggregator API for instant, best-rate token swaps on Solana.

Practical Use in Polyquest

• Users from EVM chains (e.g., Base, Arbitrum) can place bets using their local custom tokens (like wPEPE or mTOKEN).

• Wormhole Settlement handles the cross-chain routing and token conversion.

• Behind the scenes, tokens are swapped into the destination chain’s custom token (e.g., qMEME-SOL) using Mayan Swift + Jupiter.

Prediction use case:

A Base user joins a creator-led prediction game hosted on Solana, using mDOGE (a Base meme token). The bet is submitted cross-chain via Wormhole Settlement. Mayan Swift executes the swap into qMEME on Solana using Jupiter, and the user is seamlessly entered into the market — no bridging, no manual conversion.

🎯 Why It Matters: Prediction as a Cross-Chain Primitive

Traditional prediction markets are isolated — fragmented by chain, limited by UX, and burdened by slow bridges. Polyquest changes that:

• Prediction markets are cultural reflections. Communities don’t just speculate — they express collective beliefs.

• Wormhole makes those beliefs fluid. A meme war on Base can resolve on Solana. A sports bet in USDC on Arbitrum can pay out on Solana.

• Wagers become cross-chain flows. No more wrapped tokens or fragmented liquidity.