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Polymarket CEO says ICE is one of its biggest shareholders
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan said at Token2049 that Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, is one of Polymarket's biggest shareholders and is working with regulators on on-chain equity. The statement highlights a significant institutional tie between the regulated exchange giant and the crypto-native prediction market platform.
Why this matters?
ICE's status as a major shareholder signals deep institutional validation for Polymarket and could accelerate the NYSE parent's own moves into onchain and event-contract markets.
The bigger picture
ICE joins Ark Invest as the second major institutional equity holder in the prediction-markets space this quarter, after Ark took a Kalshi stake and added it to three ETFs.
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