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The Latest Breaking News from Shayne Coplan

Exclusive: Polymarket acquires the startup Brahma, in effort to scale its crypto and DeFi infrastructure.

The startup aims to help the prediction market platform become one of the biggest consumer-facing crypto companies.

Fortune

Polymarket taps Palantir AI to police sports betting before it's too late

The move is a reversal of the company’s previous stance that the platform could self-police.

Fortune

On Polymarket, ‘privileged’ users made millions betting on war strikes and diplomatic strategy. What did they know beforehand?

The prediction market’s disciples and CEO believe its an unbiased way of knowing the future. But experts warn users could reshape the world to win big

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All The Golden Globes BTS Tea, From Celebs Breaking Rules To Kylie Jenner’s Name Card

Go behind the 2026 Golden Globes telecast for all the off-camera chaos: backstage fires, missing awards & Swift-adjacent drama,

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Polymarket Returns to U.S. Users After a Nearly 3-Year Hiatus

The online betting company allows you to stake money on future events.

Reason

Kalshi Launches Predictions On Solana To 'Tap Billions' In On-Chain Liquidity: 'Tokenization Is The End Game'

Kalshi announced the launch of tokenized predictions on the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) network on Monday, enabling users to trade its contracts on-chain.

Benzinga

University of Oklahoma Responds After Student Given Zero for Bible-Cited Essay Sparks Free Speech Row

A psychology student at the University of Oklahoma says she was discriminated against after receiving a zero on an essay citing the Bible. The university has launched an investigation and placed a graduate instructor on leave.

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Polymarket Is 'Most Accurate Thing' In Mankind, Says CEO Shayne Coplan — Addresses Insider Trading, LA Fires Controversy

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan called his cryptocurrency-based prediction platform “the most accurate thing” in mankind during an interview that aired Sunday.

Benzinga

The World's 'Youngest Self-Made Billionaire' Shayne Coplan: A Look at the Life of Polymarket's Founder

27-year-old Shayne Coplan became one of the world's youngest billionaires through the success of his predictions platform Polymarket

International Business Times UK

Inside Polymarket and Founder Shayne Coplan's Age, Net Worth, Ethnicity and Rise as One of the Youngest Billionaires

Polymarket gains momentum as founder Shayne Coplan, 27, becomes one of the youngest billionaires, driving renewed attention to the platform's prediction markets.

International Business Times UK

Trump Administration Is 'Built Different,' Says Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan After Prediction Market Gets Green Light: 'Quiet Before The Storm'

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan announced on Tuesday that the prediction market platform has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for intermediated trading in the U.S.

Benzinga

Polymarket Bags Partnerships With PrizePicks, Yahoo Finance As Preparations For U.S. Return Gather Steam

The partnerships are pouring in for blockchain-based prediction market Polymarket as it prepares to reenter the U.S.

Benzinga

Exclusive: Polymarket CEO blasts sportsbooks as "scam"

Coplan said traditional sportsbooks "all rip off the consumer" and "none of them innovate."

Axios

Kalshi is the early leader in prediction markets, but its rival Polymarket is worth nearly twice as much. Why?

Polymarket is a crypto-native company, which could put it in position for a windfall.

Fortune

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Why the New York Stock Exchange just crowned a Gen Z billionaire: Shayne Coplan figured out a society that gambles on everything

Coplan, 27, started Polymarket in the bathroom of his Lower East Side apartment.

Benzinga

Polymarket Founder's Redemption Arc: From Broke Dropout To Youngest Self-Made Billionaire

Prediction market Polymarket has taken the world by storm and is currently disrupting the sports betting sector. With a new investment from New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), the company's founder has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire.

Benzinga

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan Recalls Early Struggle Building The Platform From 'Bathroom Office' After Running Out Of Money: 'Little Did I Know…'

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan reflected on the origins and his personal journey in setting up the cryptocurrency-based prediction market platform on Tuesday.

Fortune

Investors are betting big on 'prediction markets' Kalshi and Polymarket—will the gamble pay off?

The two startups generated huge buzz by accurately predicting the 2024 election results. Their young founders still face long odds.

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Benzinga

Polymarket CEO Says Crypto-Based Prediction Platform Ready To Enter US After CFTC Approval: 'Stay Tuned'

Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of decentralized prediction platform Polymarket, said Wednesday that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the platform’s operation in the U.S.

Benzinga

Donald Trump Jr. Reportedly Investing Eight Figures In Polymarket

Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital fund, 1789 Capital, has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction platform recently valued at more than $1 billion.

Fortune

Banned since 2022, Polymarket says it is returning to the U.S.

Prediction market hasn't operated here since 2022.

Benzinga

Polymarket Says Its 'Coming Home' To The US After Buying CFTC-Regulated Exchange: CEO Sees Clear Path To 'Welcome American Traders' Again

Cryptocurrency-based prediction platform is re-entering the U.S. market after acquiring a CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange, CEO Shayne Coplan said on Monday.

Benzinga

Polymarket Home Free As Trump-Led DOJ Closes Biden-Initiated Probes

Federal authorities have formally ended investigations into crypto-based prediction market Polymarket, signaling a broader shift in U.S. regulatory posture as the Trump administration embraces digital assets.

Salon

Trump Jr. joins betting-market startup

The platform predicted Trump's win and is in a legal tussle with the federal government over election betting

International Business Times

Coinbase Reportedly Receives CFTC Subpoena Related To Polymarket Months After Platform's CEO House Raid

Coinbase has reportedly been subpoenaed by the CFTC in relation to Polymarket, the market prediction platform wherein crypto bettors correctly predicted Donald Trump will clinch the 2024 presidential race.

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