Polymarket

29 statements across 20 episodes · 14 bullish · 4 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Aug 23, 2024 by Jason Calacanis · said 241 times in 83 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (138), David Friedberg (54), Shayne Coplan (18), Chamath Palihapitiya (14), Producer Nick (5), David Sacks (4), Brian Armstrong (3), Nate Silver (2)

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2026 71 mentions in 29 episodes 2 per episode
2025 119 mentions in 44 episodes 3 per episode
2024 51 mentions in 10 episodes 5 per episode

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Everything said about Polymarket, oldest first

Aug 23, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: $653M in political bets are placed across top prediction markets
“Six hundred and fifty three million dollars in political bets are currently being placed across the top 10 betting markets and all of the markets on polymarket, which includes things outside of politics are three hundred twenty million.”
Jason Calacanis Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 48:31 Massive jobs revision, Kamala wealth tax, polls vs prediction markets, end of race-based admissions
Aug 23, 2024
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Trump regained lead over Harris on Polymarket in August 2024
“If you look at polymarket, that is, has swung back to Trump being in the lead over the past week, as opposed to Harris.”
David Sacks Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 38:56 Massive jobs revision, Kamala wealth tax, polls vs prediction markets, end of race-based admissions
Oct 25, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: French trader bet $45M on Donald Trump on Polymarket
“It was reported this morning that a French trader has bet forty-five million dollars on Trump on Polymarket, that he is the whale.”
David Friedberg Oct 25, 2024 ▶ 57:03 Markets turn Trump, Long rates spike, Election home stretch, Influencer mania, Saving Starbucks
Nov 6, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hellmuth: Shayne Coplan created Polymarket after a bet involving David Friedberg
“Shane came up with the idea of starting Polymarket because of a bet that Friedberg had with Diego.”
Phil Hellmuth Nov 6, 2024 ▶ 58:39 2024 Election Night Livestream with the Besties!
Nov 6, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Coplan: Polymarket hit all-time high volume of hundreds of millions on Election Day
“I mean, today I think A couple hundred million dollars which is, you know, a lot by, I guess when you think about leveraged assets, it doesn't seem like a lot, but for prediction markets, it's probably an all time high, I guess, in history.”
Shayne Coplan Nov 6, 2024 ▶ 1:15:00 2024 Election Night Livestream with the Besties!
Nov 6, 2024 neutral
Disclosure
Hellmuth passed on buying 4 percent of Polymarket for $30,000
“All I did was send in my 30,000 and I would have had four percent.”
Phil Hellmuth Nov 6, 2024 ▶ 59:19 2024 Election Night Livestream with the Besties!
Nov 6, 2024 bullish
Assertion Partly supported
Coplan claims Polymarket holds over 90 percent of global prediction market share
“So the thing about Polymarket is that it's like, it's the, in terms of global market share, it's like 90 something percent of the global market.”
Shayne Coplan Nov 6, 2024 ▶ 1:16:03 2024 Election Night Livestream with the Besties!
Nov 6, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Coplan: Prediction markets offer a 10x improvement and will displace polling
“And it's like, the reality is after today, if things continue to trend in the direction that they're trending, like the idea of trusting an individual pollster and taking their word for it is now antiquated technology. Like Polymarket has arrived. It has prove…”
Shayne Coplan Nov 6, 2024 ▶ 1:22:21 2024 Election Night Livestream with the Besties!
Feb 15, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: Polymarket accurately predicted cabinet confirmation outcomes weeks in advance
“By the way, if you look at Polymarket, Polymarket had it all right a couple of weeks ago.”
David Friedberg Feb 15, 2025 ▶ 1:45:14 JD Vance's AI Speech, Techno-Optimists vs Doomers, Tariffs, AI Court Cases with Naval Ravikant
Apr 4, 2025 bearish
Disclosure
Friedberg: Created a Polymarket bet on Q3 US GDP falling below -5%
“I created a poly market on GDP. Annualized GDP growth in Q three of this year being below five, negative five percent.”
David Friedberg Apr 4, 2025 ▶ 1:45:06 DOGE updates + Liberation Day Tariff Reactions with Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias
Apr 26, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: Polymarket shows 84% chance DOGE cuts under $50B in 2025
“Poly market showing an 84% chance of less than fifty billion being cut in 2025.”
David Friedberg Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 1:13:31 Trump Rally or Bessent Put? Elon Back at Tesla, Google's Gemini Problem, China's Thorium Discovery
Jun 30, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Cuomo held 93% Polymarket odds versus Mamdani's 6% last month
“One month ago, Cuomo was at 93%. Zoran had a six percent chance.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 0:12 David Friedberg Reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayoral Run
Aug 1, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Aug 2030
Friedberg: AI models will eventually gain legal privilege and professional certification
“And it sounds crazy today, but I guarantee if you put it on Polymarket, there will be a date when this happens.”
David Friedberg Aug 1, 2025 ▶ 1:00:14 Trump AI Speech & Action Plan, DC Summit Recap, Hot GDP Print, Trade Deals, Altman Warns No Privacy
Sep 27, 2025
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Polymarket odds for Kimmel cancellation dropped from 80% to 1%
“Nexar and Sinclair's affiliates, they decided to not air it, and that was 60% of the market, so interesting, polymarket. Had Jimmy Kimmel canceled by September 30th. It was nearly 80% after Kimmel was suspended last week, but that's plummeted to one percent si…”
Jason Calacanis Sep 27, 2025 ▶ 44:19 H-1B Shakeup, Kimmel Apology, Autism Causes, California Hate Speech Law
Oct 10, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Calacanis claims ICE invested $2B into Polymarket at $9B valuation
“ICE, a different ICE, Intercontinental Exchange, had invested two billion at a nine billion dollar post or somewhere in that range.”
Jason Calacanis Oct 10, 2025 ▶ 1:20:48 Trump Brokers Gaza Peace Deal, National Guard in Chicago, OpenAI/AMD, AI Roundtripping, Gold Rally
Oct 24, 2025 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Palihapitiya declares DraftKings and FanDuel are 'toast' due to Polymarket
“You can see, by the way that DraftKings and FanDuel stock have reacted to this, those companies are toast.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Oct 24, 2025 ▶ 20:37 NBA Gambling Scandal, Billionaire Tax, Tesla's Future, Amazon Robots, AWS Outage, Dangerous AI Bias
Oct 24, 2025 bullish
Insight
Friedberg argues Polymarket's dynamic pricing model creates fairer gambling odds
“The poly market model is the best model because it creates a market, and so as information flows in, that market will dynamically adjust and everyone will get a more fair price.”
David Friedberg Oct 24, 2025 ▶ 20:53 NBA Gambling Scandal, Billionaire Tax, Tesla's Future, Amazon Robots, AWS Outage, Dangerous AI Bias
Oct 24, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Palihapitiya claims Polymarket accuracy reaches 95% in final hours before events
“Basically, 89% accurate one week out, but in the final four hours, it jumps to 95, which means that if you follow the sharps along this pattern, you're going to make money.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Oct 24, 2025 ▶ 22:29 NBA Gambling Scandal, Billionaire Tax, Tesla's Future, Amazon Robots, AWS Outage, Dangerous AI Bias
Oct 24, 2025 positive
Opinion
Friedberg argues Polymarket surfaces real-world news faster than mainstream media
“Polymarket actually has the news before the news does. And this is one of the most, like, powerful outputs of polymarket, is they're actually getting a read on what's going on in the world before the media recognizes it, before the public recognizes it.”
David Friedberg Oct 24, 2025 ▶ 22:50 NBA Gambling Scandal, Billionaire Tax, Tesla's Future, Amazon Robots, AWS Outage, Dangerous AI Bias
Nov 22, 2025 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Calacanis: Alan Keating was a seed investor in Polymarket
“He was the seed investor in a little company known as Polymarket”
Jason Calacanis Nov 22, 2025 ▶ 49:54 Epstein Files Fallout, Nvidia Risks, Burry's Bad Bet, Google's Breakthrough, Tether's Boom
Jan 10, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Retail gambling and prediction market platforms will be 2026's top asset
“My pick for best performing asset will be the Robinhood Polymarket prize picks, gambling, wagering space because people will be able to have a little cash around to make some bets. You could buy Coinbase in there too, I guess.”
Jason Calacanis Jan 10, 2026 ▶ 1:06:31 All-In's 2026 Predictions
Jan 10, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Friedberg: Polymarket will be the best performing asset of 2026
“Polymarket. Polymarket's on a tear. Network effects. Replacing media. Replacing markets.”
David Friedberg Jan 10, 2026 ▶ 1:03:47 All-In's 2026 Predictions
Jan 17, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks: Odds of Trump acquiring Greenland are higher than 17%
“And I think the odds of him pulling this off are much greater than 17%.”
David Sacks Jan 17, 2026 ▶ 58:29 Iran's Breaking Point, Trump's Greenland Acquisition, and Solving Energy Costs
Mar 13, 2026
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Polymarket gives 57% odds of US forces entering Iran
“Polymarket. 27% chance that U.S. Forces Enter Iran by the end of March and 57% by the end of the year.”
Jason Calacanis Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 5:38 Iran War, Oil Shock, Off Ramps, AI's Revenue Explosion and PR Nightmare
Apr 17, 2026 negative
Disclosure
Kalanick uses AI agents to autonomously bet on Kalshi and Polymarket
“I've got a side quest where I'm just investing. I have agents investing and betting on Kalshi and Polly and, you know, these other places. And it's silly how dumb the agents are, even their best agents, to be honest.”
Travis Kalanick Apr 17, 2026 ▶ 1:25:38 OpenAI's Identity Crisis, Datacenter Wars, Market Up on Iran News, Mamdani's First Tax, Swalwell Out
May 1, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Palihapitiya: Polymarket odds place Elon Musk's chance of winning at 42-43%
“It's effectively at 42 or 43% that Elon wins.”
Chamath Palihapitiya May 1, 2026 ▶ 34:36 OpenAI Misses Targets, Codex vs Claude, Elon vs Sam Trial, Big Hyperscaler Beats, Peptide Craze
May 22, 2026 bearish
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Polymarket gives 99% odds May inflation exceeds 4.2%
“Polymarket says, 99% chance May inflation comes in at 4.2% or higher.”
Jason Calacanis May 22, 2026 ▶ 1:22:49 SpaceX’s $2T Case, Nvidia’s Shock Selloff, America Turns on AI, Trump Pulls AI Order, Bond Crisis?
Jun 29, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Nate Silver discloses that he consults for Polymarket
“I consult for Polymarket, I should say.”
Nate Silver Jun 29, 2026 ▶ 4:07 Nate Silver Predicts: Democrats Take the House, Newsom Is Fading, President AOC?!
Sep 4, 2026 bullish
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: OpenAI's Polymarket odds for 2026 best model spiked above 20%
“The ratings here from Polymarket, which company has the best AI model, by the end of twenty-twenty-six, OpenAI's chances just spiked from low single digits now to over 20%.”
Jason Calacanis Sep 4, 2026 ▶ 7:09 GPT-6 Hits AGI? Tech Euphoria 2.0, SF Mansion Shortage, NYC Bans AI in Schools & Venezuela Oil Deal
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