Polymarket, the popular prediction market, has been doing really well lately. In fact, it’s been doing so well that Bloomberg is out with a new story that claims the site’s founder, Shayne Coplan, is officially America’s youngest “self-made billionaire,” a term which is quite confusing. To review, Coplan’s newfound riches are the result of a […]
Polymarket Says It’s Coming Back to the U.S.
In 2022, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission accused Polymarket of having offered illegal trading services. Since then, as part of its settlement with the government, the site hasn’t operated inside the United States. However, the platform—which lets web users earn or burn cash via bets on anything and everything (from political races to farts)—now appears […]
Trump Lets Polymarket Off the Hook, Ends Probe Into Crypto Betting Platform
If you bet “Donald Trump ends an investigation into a Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency platform,” you can claim your winnings. According to Bloomberg, two investigations into the prediction market Polymarket have been shut down by the Trump administration, just in time for Republican lawmakers’ planned “Crypto Week.” The probes, which were launched toward the end of […]
Polymarket Odds Favor ‘Nobody’ for the Next CEO of X, the Nazi Propaganda App
Linda Yaccarino announced she’s stepping down as the CEO of X on Wednesday morning, prompting X owner Elon Musk to respond with a terse “thank you for your contributions.” And while it comes just a day after Grok decided to go full Nazi, reporting from both NBC News and the New York Times suggests Yaccarino’s […]
Tesla Stans Can’t Believe They’re About to Lose a Boatload of Money on Elon’s Robotaxi Launch
Why anyone believes the things that come out of Elon Musk’s mouth is a mystery. The vaporware king has peddled so many outlandish claims over the years that it’s difficult to keep a tally. Still, for whatever reason, he retains a small but devoted following who think his utterances are prophetic prognostications rather than the […]