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World

Meet Domer, one of Polymarket's biggest bettors

One of the biggest bettors on Polymarket, an online prediction market, doesn't consider himself a gambler, even though he's wagered more than $400 million on the platform. "Domer," a name the Polymarket bettor uses online, used to be a professional poker player until he gave it up for prediction markets....

Politics

Polymarket beating traditional forecasters, CEO says

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan is betting on the wisdom of crowds. On his cryptocurrency-based prediction market, customers wager real money on real-world events — everything from elections to sports, entertainment and even conflict. Polymarket has beaten the experts at predicting some outcomes. "It's the most accurate thing we have as...