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Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

Crypto Betting Showdown: Polymarket Banned in Romania Amid $600M Election Bets, Yet Wall Street Bets $2B on Its U.S. Comeback

Romania Blacklists Polymarket Over $600M Election Betting Boom In late October 2025, Romanian authorities took aim at Polymarket after an unprecedented frenzy of crypto betting during the country’s elections. According to ONJN – Romania’s National Gambling Office – Polymarket facilitated roughly $600 million worth of wagers on Romania’s presidential race, plus another $15 million on Bucharest’s local elections readwrite.com. The platform allowed users to bet on election outcomes using cryptocurrency, a practice the regulator squarely categorizes as illegal gambling without a Romanian license readwrite.com readwrite.com. ONJN officially added Polymarket.com to its blacklist of unauthorized gambling sites on October 29th readwrite.com.
4 November 2025
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Wall Street Giant’s $2 Billion Bet on Crypto Predictions – Why NYSE’s Owner is Backing Polymarket

Polymarket Soars on Wall Street’s $2B Bet – Token Launch & U.S. Return Ignite Prediction Market Frenzy

Wall Street’s Big Bet and Polymarket’s Public Status In a landmark deal announced in early October, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – the publicly listed owner of the New York Stock Exchange – unveiled plans to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket ts2.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-investment ts2.tech. For context, ICE (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company founded in 2000 (with roots back to 1792 via the NYSE) – its vote of confidence instantly boosted Polymarket’s credibility. ICE’s own stock price jumped
28 October 2025
Wall Street Giant’s $2 Billion Bet on Crypto Predictions – Why NYSE’s Owner is Backing Polymarket

NYSE Owner’s $2B Crypto Gamble Propels Polymarket Toward $15B Valuation Frenzy

Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on Polymarket Signals Mainstream Embrace In a landmark move blurring the line between Wall Street and crypto, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – the parent of the New York Stock Exchange – has unveiled plans to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket ts2.tech. The deal, first reported by WSJ and Bloomberg, would value the upstart at approximately $8–10 billion ts2.tech. This is by far the largest traditional finance investment in a decentralized finance startup to date midhudsonnews.com midhudsonnews.com. It represents a bold endorsement of prediction markets by a blue-chip financial player. Why it matters: ICE’s backing lends Polymarket instant
26 October 2025
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Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Kalshi’s $300 Million Cash Infusion and Rapid Ascent Kalshi’s latest funding round – over $300 million at a $5 billion valuation – marks one of the largest bets yet on the emerging prediction market industry tradingview.com. The startup, founded by young MIT graduates in 2018, became the first federally regulated events exchange in the U.S. after gaining CFTC approval in 2020. Investors have now more than doubled Kalshi’s valuation since June, when it was valued at $2 billion following a $185 million Series C tradingview.com. The hefty new round was led by top-tier Silicon Valley firms Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, joined by crypto-focused backers like
10 October 2025
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Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

ICE’s $2B Vote of Confidence in Polymarket Wall Street’s biggest exchange operator is making a bold bet that betting on real-world events is the next big financial frontier. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) – the owner of the NYSE – confirmed it will invest $2 billion in Polymarket, a deal that values the crypto-powered betting platform at roughly $8 billion pre-money (around $10B post-investment) reuters.com reuters.com. This is a landmark endorsement of prediction markets by a mainstream financial giant. The deal, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, could be officially announced any day ts2.tech. Why it matters: ICE’s
8 October 2025
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Wall Street Giant’s $2 Billion Bet on Crypto Predictions – Why NYSE’s Owner is Backing Polymarket

Wall Street Giant’s $2 Billion Bet on Crypto Predictions – Why NYSE’s Owner is Backing Polymarket

ICE’s $2 Billion Vote of Confidence in Polymarket Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) – best known as the owner of the NYSE and other major exchanges – is nearing a deal to buy a $2 billion stake in Polymarket, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Such an investment would value the upstart platform as high as $8–10 billion reuters.com energyconnects.com, making it one of the richest deals ever in the emerging prediction market sector. A formal announcement could come as soon as today (Oct 7, 2025), sources told the WSJ energyconnects.com. This would be a landmark mainstream endorsement of crypto-based betting
7 October 2025
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