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FBI seizes Polymarket CEO's phone, electronics

The incident occured just a week after Polymarket successfully predicted President-elect Donald Trump’s win.

Federal officials raided the Manhattan apartment of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan early Wednesday morning — just a week after the election-betting platform successfully predicted Donald Trump’s stunning victory, The Post has learned. Coplan was not provided with any reason for the raid, but the source suspects it was political retribution since Polymarket accurately predicted an easy Trump triumph over Vice President Kamala Harris – as opposed to traditional polls. “Polymarket is a fully transparent prediction market that helps everyday people better understand the events that matter most to them, including elections,” the rep told The Post in a statement.

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