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Polymarket: Betting on Nearly Anything

Overview Shayne Copeland launched Polymarket in 2020 when he was 21. The prediction market platform lets users stake real money on binary or multi‑outcome questions across politics, sports, culture and geopolitics....

Long‑shot Polymarket bettor wins $100,000 on pope

A Polymarket bettor who goes by the handle "Domer" says he profited $100,000 after betting on Robert Francis Prevost to become pope — a long shot that paid off when Prevost was elected and took the name Pope Leo XIV....

How a French 'Whale' Netted $80M Betting on Trump

Polymarket, a prediction market platform, made headlines after an anonymous bettor living in France placed enormous wagers on Donald Trump to win the 2024 presidential election. On 60 Minutes, Polymarket founder and CEO...