Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan reflected on the origins and his personal journey in setting up the cryptocurrency-based prediction market platform on Tuesday.
Polymarket’s Humble Origins
In an X post about a $2 billion investment into Polymarket from New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE), Coplan recalled his challenging situation during the early COVID-19 period in 2020.
“At the onset of the pandemic, I quite literally had nothing to lose: 21, running out of money, 2.5 years since I dropped out and nothing to show for it,” he said.
Coplan also shared a photo of himself …