Polymarket Soars on Wall Street’s $2B Bet – Token Launch & U.S. Return Ignite Prediction Market Frenzy
In a landmark deal announced in early October, Intercontinental Exchange – the publicly listed owner of the New York Stock Exchange – unveiled plans to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarketts2.tech. This is unprecedented: it marks the first major Wall Street stake in a prediction market platform, valuing the 5-year-old startup at approximately $8–10 billion post-investmentts2.tech. For context, ICE is a Fortune 500 company founded in 2000 – its vote of confidence instantly boosted Polymarket’s credibility. ICE’s own stock price jumped about 4.4% on the news before leveling off, a sign that investors cheered the move as forward-thinkingts2.techts2.tech.