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Betting markets eye expansion after predicting Trump's win

Salon

On election eve, Arlene Battishill, a retired history professor and political analyst known as "Dr. Arlene Unfiltered" to her social media followers, picked up a bottle of champagne, confident in the data across different states that showed a potential Kamala Harris win. Related FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO The results, supporters say, bolster the case for prediction markets as …

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1 month, 1 week ago

FBI raids Polymarket CEO’s home as part of investigation into election betting platform

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The FBI has raided the home of Polymarket chief executive …

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1 month, 1 week ago

FBI raids Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan – Is his pro-Trump bet behind the crackdown?

Live Mint

In a surprising turn of events, FBI agents raided the Manhattan apartment of Shayne Coplan, the 26-year-old CEO of Polymarket, early Wednesday morning. The exact reason for the raid remains unclear, but there is growing speculation that it may be connected to the political ramifications of Polymarket’s predictions during the recent election. Political context and speculation The raid comes just …

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1 month, 1 week ago

FBI raids house of election betting platform Polymarket's CEO Shayne Coplan, seizes devices

Firstpost

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether election betting platform Polymarket violated a 2022 settlement by allowing betting for US users The FBI is investigating the alleged involvement of Indian nationals in the assassination case of a US national. The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday raided the house of betting platform Polymarket’s CEO Shayne Coplan. The FBI and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan

Salon

FBI agents on Wednesday raided the home of Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of the election-betting platform Polymarket. Related Crypto voters could swing election Polymarket users can buy and sell shares to predict everything from election results to whether TikTok will be banned. The site gained attention in recent weeks after bettors put Trump's odds of winning the Nov. 5 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO

Al Jazeera

Authorities in the United States have raided the home of the chief executive of Polymarket, a betting platform that drew widespread attention for strongly favouring Donald Trump to win the presidential election. In a post on X, Coplan accused the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden of making a “last-ditch effort to go after companies they deem to be associated …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The crypto markets that saw traders rake in fortunes from betting on a Trump victory - as mystery French financier 'makes $85million' from the Donald's election win

Daily Mail

Traders who placed bets on a victory for Donald Trump in the US election have raked in huge sums on the cryptocurrency trading platform Polymarket, including one anonymous financier who made an estimated $85million. The crypto entrepreneur - a New York University dropout - boasted that his app had helped Musk and others 'to go to bed early on election …

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1 month, 1 week ago

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

Daily Mail

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 …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The 26-year-old whose betting start-up predicted Trump’s triumph

The Telegraph

But unlike bookies, Polymarket, which uses technology similar to that of Bitcoin, operates more like a financial exchange. While Polymarket is the flavour of the month – it raised $70m earlier this year from investors including Trump backer Peter Thiel – gambling markets have often been a better indicator of who is likely to win an election than pollsters, according …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

CEO, 26, once used bathroom as office: Viral throwback pic amid US election spotlight

Hindustan Times

A New York-based entrepreneur took to X to reveal the humble beginnings of his company in a makeshift bathroom office four years ago. Online election betting sites exploded into view in the final weeks of the US presidential election due to the way Donald Trump's odds on so-called "prediction markets" sharply diverged from opinion polls, which had the race locked …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump sees stunning boost in Polymarket election odds in scary sign for Kamala Harris

Daily Mail

Donald Trump's chances of victory on the betting site Polymarket surpassed 94 percent on election night. Polymarket showing that Trump has a 94 percent chance of winning The huge movement comes as election results in critical battleground states remain up in the air. On the political betting sire Kalshi, Trump has an 90 percent chance, and Harris 10 percent. Trump's …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gamblers spend more than $3.3bn on Polymarket betting on 2024 presidential election, mostly for Trump

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gamblers have spent more than $3.3bn on the betting site …

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Odds on Donald Trump winning US election soar to 62% hours after polls open as Americans pile in on The Don beating Kamala

Daily Mail

Punters have piled in on Donald Trump winning the 2024 presidential election, with odds of a Republican victory standing at 62 percent on one betting platform. Punters have piled in on Donald Trump winning the 2024 presidential election, with odds of a Republican victory standing at 62 percent on one betting platform On platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, billions of …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

How a French gambler’s huge bet spiked Trump’s odds on Polymarket – and why it may threaten democracy

The Independent

Over the last three months, four accounts on a popular gambling site have placed thousands of bets totalling more than $50 million on Donald Trump winning the US presidential election next week. Some fear that Trump’s massively inflated betting odds could be used by his supporters as evidence that the election was stolen, while regulators have warned that gambling sites …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Here’s why you shouldn’t put your faith - or money - on election betting markets

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man who's taken $92 million in 2024 presidential election bets reveals why his platform is a better predictor than polls

Daily Mail

Opinion polls say the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump comes down to a coin flip. Don't be, says Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi, America's first legal online election prediction wagering platform, which has taken in more than $92 million in bets tied to the 2024 race. Kalshi's presidential election market gives Trump a striking 26-point lead over Vice …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?

NPR

Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost? toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images An election betting "Bet on the US election," the ad for Kalshi said as Trump spoke on stage. Sponsor Message The company's CEO, Tarek Mansour, told NPR his election market — which shows a 63% chance of Trump winning as of Tuesday …

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2 months ago

‘That’s a good thing for democracy’: Is gambling making politics fun?

The Independent

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2 months ago

Four mystery accounts dished out $30 million of crypto on bets that Trump would win White House

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Harris’ rising odds fluctuate crypto and betting markets post-debate, Trump takes a hit and falls by…

Hindustan Times

In their first debate on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stuck to the usual political stuff like the economy, abortion rights, and immigration, avoiding talking about cryptocurrency. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

How Polymarket and Nate Silver Want to Reshape Political Forecasting

Slate

Whether you recognize it as a “betting app,” a “predictions market,” or a “bunch of degenerate gamblers trying to make a buck off anything and everything,” political betting has become an intractable feature of every race. Founder and CEO Shayne Coplan promises to make Polymarket an “unbiased” and “alternative news source” that can counter our “misinformation pandemic” by offering “financial …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Will Biden drop out? The biggest question in America is the newest hot market

Live Mint

So is he going to drop out? When the debate started on June 27, Polymarket’s contract on Biden dropping out was trading around 20 cents, which meant the market believed there was roughly a 20% chance of the president stepping aside. Silicon Valley venture capitalists, Wall Street heavyweights and the brash young entrepreneurs building companies around prediction markets say it’s …

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Betting markets eye expansion after predicting Trump's win

FBI raids Polymarket CEO’s home as part of investigation into election betting platform

FBI raids Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan – Is his pro-Trump bet behind the crackdown?

FBI raids house of election betting platform Polymarket's CEO Shayne Coplan, seizes devices

FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan

FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO

The crypto markets that saw traders rake in fortunes from betting on a Trump victory - as mystery French financier 'makes $85million' from the Donald's election win

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

The 26-year-old whose betting start-up predicted Trump’s triumph

CEO, 26, once used bathroom as office: Viral throwback pic amid US election spotlight

Donald Trump sees stunning boost in Polymarket election odds in scary sign for Kamala Harris

Gamblers spend more than $3.3bn on Polymarket betting on 2024 presidential election, mostly for Trump

Odds on Donald Trump winning US election soar to 62% hours after polls open as Americans pile in on The Don beating Kamala

How a French gambler’s huge bet spiked Trump’s odds on Polymarket – and why it may threaten democracy

Here’s why you shouldn’t put your faith - or money - on election betting markets

Man who's taken $92 million in 2024 presidential election bets reveals why his platform is a better predictor than polls

Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?

‘That’s a good thing for democracy’: Is gambling making politics fun?

Four mystery accounts dished out $30 million of crypto on bets that Trump would win White House

Harris’ rising odds fluctuate crypto and betting markets post-debate, Trump takes a hit and falls by…

How Polymarket and Nate Silver Want to Reshape Political Forecasting

Will Biden drop out? The biggest question in America is the newest hot market