PolymarketCEOShayneCoplanrespondedtoarecentNewYorkTimesarticlethatscrutinizedtheplatform,clarifyingkeypointsaboutitsnon-partisanstanceandtransparency.
ThearticledescribedPolymarketasa“cryptowebsitewhereelectionoddsswingin…favor”offormerPresidentDonaldTrump,whichCoplanfeltmischaracterizedthecompany’spurposeandoperations.
Inastatementpostedonsocialmedia,CoplanemphasizedthatPolymarketisstrictlynon-partisan,counteringclaimsthatitcaterstospecificpoliticalgroups.
Hewrote:
“We’retoldwe’reDemoperativesandMAGA,dependingontheday.Unfortunately,thestoryismuchlessjuicy—we’rejustmarketnerdswhothinkpredictionmarketsprovidethepublicwithamuch-neededalternativedatasource.”
Hehighlightedthattheplatformoffersaspaceformarket-basedforecasts,enablinguserstoengagewith>
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