By Lydia Beyoud and Sridhar Natarajan
On the more sensible terrain of a luxury open-air hotel at the Republican National Convention, in the middle of a circle of well-groomed Republican operatives in tailored suits, one wearer stood out in his dark T-shirt and curly hair.
It was Shayne Coplan from Polymarket. The 26-year-old school dropout introduced himself as the force of the crypto betting platform, which bets on everything from who will win the election to whether the United States will verify the lifestyles of aliens. At one point, Coplan’s talk landed him a seat next to Donald Trump Jr.
The withdrawal of President Joe Biden from the race in the United States,. . .
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