Shayne Coplan, CEO of decentralized prediction platform Polymarket, responded to a New York Times report that the platform is biased towards politics, emphasizing that Polymarket adheres to a non-partisan stance and is not a political tool. Coplan said that Polymarket is committed to providing alternative data sources and does not support a particular party or candidate. In addition, he refuted rumors of the company's relationship with billionaire Peter Thiel, saying that Thiel has no control and his political views do not affect the operation of the platform. Coplan pointed out that Polymarket only focuses on market data and does not participate in political battles.