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Intercontinental Exchange Makes Massive $2B Bet on Polymarket - Traditional Finance Giant Dives Deep into Crypto Prediction Markets

Intercontinental Exchange Makes Massive $2B Bet on Polymarket - Traditional Finance Giant Dives Deep into Crypto Prediction Markets

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Blockworks
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2025-10-07 14:36:46
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Intercontinental Exchange takes $2B stake in Polymarket

Wall Street meets Web3 in a landmark deal that's shaking both traditional finance and crypto circles.

ICE's Billion-Dollar Gambit

Intercontinental Exchange just dropped a staggering $2 billion into Polymarket - not just dipping toes, but diving headfirst into prediction markets. The NYSE parent company's move signals institutional validation for crypto's most controversial corner.

Prediction Markets Go Mainstream

Polymarket's event contracts suddenly look less like gambling and more like sophisticated financial instruments. ICE's backing transforms the platform from crypto curiosity to serious market infrastructure.

Traditional Finance Wakes Up

While legacy banks were busy writing crypto obituaries, ICE just bought the cemetery - and plans to build luxury condos. The $2 billion stake proves prediction markets might actually be the future of risk assessment, not just degenerate betting pools.

Wall Street finally figured out what crypto natives knew all along - sometimes the smartest money bets on who'll win the election rather than which stock will go up. Welcome to the casino, gentlemen.

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