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Elon Musk's Political Party To Launch In 2025? Odds Rise On Polymarket, The Crypto Betting Market Now Partnered With X
Sunday, June 8, 2025 - 9:37pm | 602The idea that tech mogul Elon Musk may start his own political party this year is finding some backing from cryptocurrency bookmakers. What happened: The odds that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO would create a political party in 2025 rose to 17% on the decentralized prediction market Polymarket. In fact...
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Polymarket CEO, Once Raided By The FBI For Alleged Regulatory Violations, Gets White House Crypto Summit Invitation
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 4:18am | 609In a significant development impacting the future of prediction market platform Polymarket in the U.S., the firm's CEO, Shayne Coplan, confirmed Thursday that he will attend the hotly anticipated White House Digital Asset Roundtable. What happened: In an X post, Coplan thanked President Donald...
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FBI Raids Polymarket CEO Over Crypto Betting Platform's US Activities — He Fires Back: 'In The Face Of Adversity, We Build'
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 8:10pm | 581The Federal Bureau Of Investigation, on Wednesday, raided the home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan as part of a Justice Department investigation into allegations that the crypto prediction platform allowed U.S.-based users to place bets in violation of regulatory agreements. Coplan responded on...
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Polymarket CEO Hints At US Comeback After Betting Market's Accurate Trump Victory Prediction: 'It's Part Of The Plan'
Friday, November 8, 2024 - 6:12am | 588In the wake of successful predictions for the presidential election, cryptocurrency-based betting platform Polymarket disclosed its intentions to reestablish its prediction markets for U.S. users. What Happened: While talking about the company’s growth strategy in a CNBC interview on Thursday...
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Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan Defends Platform, Calls It A 'Reality Check' Amid Rising Scrutiny
Friday, October 25, 2024 - 2:09pm | 664Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan has responded to growing scrutiny report highlighting the platform’s influence in the 2024 U.S. presidential election betting market. What Happened: In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Coplan clarified that Polymarket is strictly non-partisan and aims to provide an...