Shane Coplan

Person

The founder of the prediction market platform Polymarket.


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10/11/2025, 3:44:34 AM

Last Updated

10/11/2025, 3:47:07 AM

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10/11/2025, 3:47:07 AM

Summary

Shane Coplan, also known as Shayne Coplan according to multiple biographical sources, is an entrepreneur and innovator in the blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) space. He is primarily recognized as the Founder and CEO of Polymarket, a pioneering prediction market platform that leverages blockchain technology. Under his leadership, Polymarket has achieved significant milestones, including a recent $2 billion investment from ICE (Intercontinental Exchange), led by Jeff Sprecher, which underscores the growing mainstream acceptance of prediction markets. Despite facing regulatory scrutiny, such as an FBI search of his home in 2024, Coplan continues to be a prominent figure aiming to disrupt traditional financial systems through market-based information discovery.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Role

    Founder & CEO

  • Location

    New York, US

  • Education

    High School, The Beacon School

  • Expertise

    Blockchain, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Prediction Markets

  • Full Name

    Shayne Coplan (Note: Entity provided as Shane Coplan, but web sources consistently use Shayne Coplan)

  • Languages

    Spanish

  • Recognition

    Anticipated on TIME100 Next 2025

  • Organization

    Polymarket

Timeline
  • Began internship at Genius (fka Rapgenius), working on their collaboration with Spotify: "Behind The Lyrics". (Source: web_search_results)

    2015-04

  • Concluded internship at Genius (fka Rapgenius). (Source: web_search_results)

    2015-07

  • Began internship at Chronicled, shadowing the CPO and assisting with product interaction with the Ethereum blockchain. (Source: web_search_results)

    2016-06

  • Concluded internship at Chronicled. (Source: web_search_results)

    2016-08

  • Founded Polymarket and assumed the role of CEO. (Source: web_search_results)

    2020-03

  • His home was searched by the FBI as part of a probe into whether Polymarket was flouting federal rules, following a prior ban from servicing U.S. users. (Source: web_search_results)

    2024

  • Polymarket received a $2 billion investment from ICE (Intercontinental Exchange), led by Jeff Sprecher. (Source: related_documents)

    2024-XX-XX

  • Anticipated to be included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 - Finance list. (Source: web_search_results)

    2025-XX-XX

  • Anticipated to be included in the TIME100 Next list. (Source: web_search_results)

    2025-XX-XX

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Web Search Results
  • Shayne Coplan | People Directory - CryptoSlate

    Shayne Coplan is the Founder and CEO of Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market platform that allows users to trade on the outcomes of world events using blockchain technology. Under his leadership, Polymarket has become a pioneering platform in the prediction market space, combining blockchain’s transparency with user-friendly interfaces to make information markets accessible to a global audience. [...] Stake 200% Sign Up Bonus, Instant Payouts Play Now Home ▸ Directory ▸ People ▸ # Shayne Coplan CEO at Polymarket X 1. Biography 2. News 3. Current Work 4. Education ## Shayne Coplan Bio Shayne Coplan is an entrepreneur and innovator in the blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) space. His background in technology and finance has positioned him as a leader in developing platforms that leverage blockchain to create transparent and efficient financial systems. ### Career [...] As a leading figure in blockchain-driven prediction markets, Coplan is frequently sought after for his insights on the intersection of blockchain, DeFi, and market design. His work at Polymarket has gained attention for its potential to disrupt traditional financial systems and create a new paradigm for market-based information discovery. ## Shayne Coplan News ## Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan claims FBI raid was politically motivated Election 2024 11 months ago

  • Shayne Coplan - Polymarket | LinkedIn

    # Shayne Coplan CEO @ Polymarket New York, US 500 connections, 2723 followers ## About None ## Experience ### Founder & CEO Polymarket March 2020 - Present None Polymarket is the world's largest prediction market; harnessing the power of free markets to demystify the real world events that matter most to you. ### Intern Chronicled June 2016 - August 2016 San Francisco Bay Area Shadowed the CPO and helped decide how the product would interact with the Ethereum blockchain [...] ### Intern Genius (fka Rapgenius) April 2015 - July 2015 Gowanus, Brooklyn I worked specifically on Genius's collaboration with Spotify: "Behind The Lyrics". ## Education ### New York University Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science None - None None ### The Beacon School High SchoolNone None - None None ## Publications N/A ## Honors & Awards N/A ## Certifications N/A ## Volunteering N/A ## Languages Spanish ## Organizations N/A ## Activity N/A [...] ## People Also Viewed N/A

  • Shayne Coplan: TIME100 Next 2025 - Time Magazine

    Crypto-powered prediction market platform Polymarket regularly facilitates more than $1 billion a month in trading volume, allowing users to bet on anything from elections and military invasions to Taylor Swift’s next album. The company has recently turned a corner: For years, it was banned from servicing U.S. users. The FBI even searched the home of CEO Shayne Coplan in 2024 as part of a probe into whether the company was flouting federal rules. “Having to exit the U.S. market four years ago [...] # Shayne Coplan by Andrew R. Chow Correspondent [...] was a tough setback, but we knew we were on the right side of history,” says Coplan.

  • Shayne Coplan - Forbes

    Shayne Coplan ### More on Forbes Aug 15, 2025 ### AI Startup Squint Raises $40 Million To Keep PepsiCo And Ford’s Machines Running Under 30 alumni Dylan Conway and Jim Zhu say AI can fix a machine faster than struggling through an instruction manual. Meanwhile, Google plans to survey Americans about politics. ByZoya HasanForbes Staff []( []( Aug 8, 2025 ### We're Looking For The Next Under 30 List. Here's How To Shoot Your Shot [...] Cortex Labs Cofounders: Soroush Ghodsi Boushehri, Stefan Stokic, Jake SylvestreEvelyn Duan Vice President, Sixth Street PartnersDavid Fershteyn Cofounder, Altera InvestmentsFizz Cofounders: Carlo Kobe, Scott Smith []( 2025 Forbes Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. [...] Forbes is looking for the next 30 under 30 class. Plus, scrubbing your social media accounts could actually hurt your job prospects. ByAlexandra MeierFormer Contributor []( []( 1/1 Skip Ad Continue watching after the adImage 2: Loading PodsVisit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE Connect With Shayne Coplan Websitepolymarket.com []( More from Forbes 30 Under 30 - Finance 2025 List View Full List

  • Blade Runner - Wikipedia

    cites the film as a huge influence for him and many others. [...] ### Casting [edit] See also: List of Blade Runner characters [...] Blue Dolphin Enterprises published the film's screenplay combined with selected production storyboards as The Illustrated Blade Runner (June 1982); a book of original production artwork by Syd Mead, Mentor Huebner, Charles Knode, Michael Kaplan, and Ridley Scott as Blade Runner Sketchbook (1982); and The Blade Runner Portfolio (1982), a collection of twelve photographic prints, similar to the artist portfolios released by their Schanes & Schanes imprint.