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FBI Raids Home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan

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249 points jaboutboul | 3 comments | 13 Nov 24 21:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.409s | source
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neilv ◴[13 Nov 24 22:41 UTC] No.42131010[source]▶
> "This is obvious political retribution by the outgoing administration against Polymarket for providing a market that correctly called the 2024 presidential election," a Polymarket spokesperson tells Axios.

When I saw that statement, from a company spokesperson, it was striking.

Is it now respectable and advisable for a corporation to make official statements like this?

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qgin ◴[14 Nov 24 03:48 UTC] No.42132991[source]▶
It’s a signal to the incoming President to protect them ASAP
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1. bookofjoe ◴[14 Nov 24 14:34 UTC] No.42136459[source]▶
>Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and one of the president-elect’s closest advisors, wrote, “This seems messed up” in response to the news.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/13/fbi-raid-...

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2. curt15 ◴[14 Nov 24 19:58 UTC] No.42140504[source]▶
Elon likes to weigh in on all sorts of matters outside his domain, such as UK or Italian politics. He's a classic example of intensity matching. Building rockets and cars doesn't transfer to credibility on non-scientific matters.
3. mandolingual ◴[17 Nov 24 06:52 UTC] No.42162436[source]▶
He shits out his perspective into every conversation and buys himself a bigger voice, let's not spread his drivel for him.