NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange invests $2B in Polymarket to expand global data reach

Technology and data giant Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Intercontinental Exchange) has invested $2 billion in Polymarket. The shares purchased in the predictions platform (at pre-investment) reflect a reported $8 billion in projected value.

The deal also marks Intercontinental Exchange as the official global distributor of Polymarket’s event-driven data and provider of market outlook projections.

Intercontinental Exchange operates some of the biggest trading floors in the world, including the New York Stock Exchange. The Fortune 500 company is known to most Americans as a market leader in housing data, making it a key player in the agreement of loans, mortgages, and closing transactions.

The deal between the two parties will not impact the earnings sheet of Intercontinental Exchange or the company’s 2025 financial results, according to a recent release from the data provider.

“Our investment blends ICE (International Exchange), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1792, with a forward-thinking, revolutionary company pioneering change within the Decentralized Finance space,” said Jeffrey C. Sprecher, Intercontinental Exchange CEO and chair.

The new venture will be discussed as part of their third-quarter earnings call scheduled for October 30, and will also map the strategy behind the Polymarket deal.

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