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SHAYNE COPLAN BECOMES YOUNGEST SELF-MADE BILLIONAIRE AFTER POLYMARKET'S $2B INVESTMENT: BBG
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Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket, a blockchain-based prediction market, has become the world's youngest self-made billionaire at 27. His company will receive as much as $2 billion in investment from Intercontinental Exchange. Polymarket lets users wager on real-world outcomes using cryptocurrency. Users wagered more than $3 billion on potential outcomes during the 2024 US presidential election.