Youngest Self-Made Billionaire Emerges as NYSE Parent ICE Invests $2 Billion in Polymarket

Shayne Coplan, the 27-year-old founder and CEO of Polymarket, has ascended to the status of the youngest self-made billionaire following a landmark investment deal with the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Coplan, who left New York University in his early twenties to develop a crypto venture focused on prediction markets, now leads Polymarket, a company valued at approximately $8 billion based on ICE’s $2 billion stake. A few years ago, Coplan faced s ...