NYSE owner acquires major stake in Polymarket

On Oct. 7, the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, announced a strategic investment of up to $2 billion in the crypto-based prediction market Polymarket. Launched in 2020, the New York City-headquartered Polymarket is the world’s largest prediction market. It lets traders predict events like future Bitcoin price, election results, government shutdown, Federal Reserve policy, etc., by paying with cryptocurrency. Related: What is Crypto? Cryptocurre ...