Polymarket Prediction Market product
Overview
A platform for trading binary outcome shares on real-world events—including elections, economic indicators, sports, and cultural developments—Polymarket allows users to interpret share prices as probabilities implied by market activity. Established in 2020 by Shayne Coplan and based in New York, the platform’s primary markets settle in USDC and operate on Polygon via Ethereum-based smart contracts. A US-regulated counterpart, run by QCX LLC under the name Polymarket US, holds designated contract market status from the CFTC.
Within The Counterparty graph, Polymarket Prediction Market connects to 16 tracked entities, most strongly to Vitalik Buterin, Shayne Coplan, Founders Fund.
Relations
Top connections in The Counterparty knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 10 of 16 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
invested-in | Vitalik Buterin | 95% |
founded | Shayne Coplan | 95% |
led-funding | Founders Fund | 95% |
investigated | FBI | 95% |
event-of | Polymarket Series B | 95% |
regulated | U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission | 95% |
invested-in | Polychain Capital | 85% |
invested-in | ParaFi Capital | 85% |
led-funding | General Catalyst | 85% |
settles-via | UMA Optimistic Oracle V3 | 85% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Polymarket Prediction Market?
Polymarket Prediction Market is an other tracked in The Counterparty knowledge graph. It is connected to 16 other tracked entities, most strongly to Vitalik Buterin, Shayne Coplan, Founders Fund.
What type of entity is Polymarket Prediction Market?
Polymarket Prediction Market is classified as an other (product) in The Counterparty knowledge graph.
What is Polymarket Prediction Market connected to?
In The Counterparty knowledge graph, Polymarket Prediction Market is linked to 16 other tracked entities, most strongly to Vitalik Buterin, Shayne Coplan, Founders Fund.
Sources
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