The FBI raided Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan's home on Wednesday, a company spokesperson said.
A company spokesperson told Business Insider the raid took place at Shayne Coplan's Manhattan home Wednesday morning, without elaborating.
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The Polymarket spokesperson said the raid was an act of "political retribution" by the Biden administration against a "fully transparent prediction market."
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Persons:
Shayne Coplan's, Polymarket, —, Donald Trump's, Sam Bankman, Chainalysis, Coplan, CNBC's, Peter Thiel's, Vitalik Buterin, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elon, Trump, Biden
Organizations:
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Locations:
Coplan, France, American