Tag: Shayne Coplan

Polymarket boss dubs sportsbooks ‘a scam’

19 November 2025 at 8:19am UTC-5
Polymarket Chief Executive Shayne Coplan has criticized traditional sportsbooks, calling them a ‘scam’ and suggesting they ‘rip off’ consumers. Speaking at the Axios ...

TKO and Polymarket to bring prediction markets to UFC

14 November 2025 at 7:58am UTC-5
UFC and Zuffa Boxing parent company TKO Holdings has signed a multi-year deal with Polymarket, which will introduce real-time prediction markets into live combat sports for the ...

PrizePicks partners with Polymarket to launch prediction markets in the US

12 November 2025 at 6:29am UTC-5
Daily fantasy sports operator PrizePicks has inked a multi-year partnership with prediction market Polymarket to add event contracts to its offering. Users will be able to buy ...

NHL signs multi-year deals with Kalshi and Polymarket

24 October 2025 at 5:41am UTC-4
The NHL has signed multi-year partnerships with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket. The deal, announced on Wednesday, gives both Kalshi and Polymarket access to the NHL ...

Polymarket set to relaunch in US as early as Friday

2 October 2025 at 7:41am UTC-4
Four years after being banned by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, prediction market Polymarket is set to reopen to US customers, according to filings submitted by the ...

Polymarket acquires QCEX for US$112 million in US market re-entry bid

22 July 2025 at 7:03am UTC-4
Prediction market company Polymarket has acquired financial exchange and clearing house QCEX for US$112 million. The deal gives Polymarket ownership of a CFTC-licensed ...

Polymarket close to finalizing US$200 million funding round

25 June 2025 at 6:26am UTC-4
Blockchain-based prediction market company Polymarket is reportedly close to finalizing a US$200 million funding round that would value the company at more than US$1 billion ...

Polymarket ties up with X as official prediction market partner

9 June 2025 at 7:42am UTC-4
Prediction markets operator Polymarket has joined forces with social media giant X, as its official prediction market partner. As part of the deal, Polymarket and X will ...