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Polymarket
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Polymarket is a blockchain-based prediction market platform that is regarded as the world's largest decentralized forecasting and event trading marketplace. It runs on the Polygon blockchain and trades using the USDC stablecoin. Users can trade based on what they believe will happen in real-world events, giving it a simple way to convert beliefs into market positions. The portal covers a wide range of topics, including cryptocurrency trends, political elections, global news, sports outcomes, economic data, and entertainment. As interest in DeFi, crypto prediction markets, and crowd-based insights grows, Polymarket has emerged as a critical tool for tracking real-time probability and assessing market sentiment.

 

 

Key Features of Polymarket:

 

  • Market prices display real odds for future events, making sentiment easier to track.
  • All trades are recorded on the blockchain, which keeps everything transparent.
  • Covers numerous areas, including bitcoin, politics, economics, sports, and entertainment.
  • Users trade YES or NO shares, which settle at $1 or $0 depending on the decision.
  • Works with crypto wallets and stablecoins, not relying on traditional banking systems.

 

Polymarket Milestones

 

Year Achievements
2020 Originally launched by Shayne Coplan as Union. market before rebranding to Polymarket.
2021-2022 Integrated the UMA Optimistic Oracle to decentralize how markets are resolved. This removed the team’s ability to directly decide winners and made the system more trust-driven.
2024 Polymarket data feeds were added to Bloomberg and Reuters terminals. This positioned prediction markets more clearly as a recognized financial asset class.
2025 Acquired QCX LLC and QC Clearing, both CFTC-licensed entities. This gave the legal infrastructure needed to support a regulated version for U.S. users.

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Company Details

Launch Date

Jan-2020

Total Employees

  • Shayne Coplan
  • Harry Jones
  • David Pincus
  • + 2

Shayne Coplan, Harry Jones, David Pincus and 2 Others

Contact Details

hello@polymarket.com

hello@polymarket.com

 New York City, New York, United States

New York City, New York, United States

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Primary Category

  • Betting platform

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