# Intercontinental Exchange Details $1.6B Polymarket Investment

*Author: Jack Inabinet*
*Published: Mar 27, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/read/news/intercontinental-exchange-fulfills-1-6b-polymarket-investment*

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Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) today disclosed the purchase of additional Polymarket ownership, claiming it has fulfilled its obligations to the prediction market as per an investment arrangement made last October.

### What's the Scoop?
- **Fresh Infusion:** According to a [press release](https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2026/Intercontinental-Exchange-Announces-New-600-Million-Investment-in-Polymarket/default.aspx) published by ICE, the company has made a $600M direct cash investment in Polymarket and expects to purchase up to $40M of Polymarket securities from certain existing holders.
- **Investment Complete:** ICE says that today’s additional direct investment and expected follow-on purchases fulfills its investment agreement with Polymarket, which was previously [disclosed](https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2025/ICE-Announces-Strategic-Investment-in-Polymarket/default.aspx) in October 2025 and resulted in ICE making a direct initial investment of $1B into Polymarket.
- **Reduced Size:** ICE originally [floated](https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2025/ICE-Announces-Strategic-Investment-in-Polymarket/default.aspx) an investment of up to $2B in October, but the total now appears capped around $1.64B, with no apparent explanation for the reduction.

> Markets on everything.We’re proud to announce that [$ICE](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ICE&src=ctag&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), the owner of [@NYSE](https://twitter.com/NYSE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) and the largest exchange company in the world, is making a strategic investment of $2 billion into Polymarket, valuing us at $9 billion post-money.Our partnership with ICE marks a major step in… [pic.twitter.com/oShaglRx9p](https://t.co/oShaglRx9p)— Shayne Coplan 🦅 (@shayne_coplan) [October 7, 2025](https://twitter.com/shayne_coplan/status/1975534265698812046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)