How whizzkid Shayne Copland's startup Polymarket beat the polls to correctly predict Trump's win

A cryptocurrency betting site run by a baby-faced boss were hailed as being 'more accurate than polls' for predicting Donald Trump's election win. The prediction prodigy Shane Coplan and his start-up Polymarket turned out to be more accurate than pollsters as traders bet on an easy Trump victory. Prediction prodigy Shane Coplan and his start-up Polymarket turned out to be more accurate than pollsters as traders bet on an easy Donald Trump victory The site has humble beginnings, with Coplan sharing a photo of his 'office' four years ago which was actually in his bathroom, with his laptop resting on a washing basket The cryptocurrency betting site run by a baby-faced boss was hailed as being 'more accurate than polls' for predicting Donald Trump 's election win Polymarket's 26-year-old founder Coplan has - until now - stayed out of the limelight. The prediction markets eyed Trump's lead among voters ahead of the polls The markets are 'not a crystal ball,' Mansour said, but are better than pollsters at pulling together the wisdom of the crowd.