According to @KookCapitalLLC, Polymarket’s private-market valuation continues to increase, benefiting existing owners while leaving users with no opportunity to own the business; source: @KookCapitalLLC on X, Nov 6, 2025. The author alleges expanded KOL marketing to drive platform volume and characterizes the situation as “scammers,” signaling no direct equity exposure route for traders to the company; source: @KookCapitalLLC on X, Nov 6, 2025.

According to the source, Bloomberg reports that Polymarket is in talks to raise funding at a $12 billion to $15 billion valuation, up from about $1 billion roughly four months ago (source: Bloomberg). For traders, note that Polymarket is a crypto prediction market platform, which contextualizes the sector focus of the reported valuation (source: Polymarket). Polymarket does not have a native token, so there is no direct ticker to trade on this headline as of now (source: Polymarket). The funding remains under discussion and unfinalized at the time of the report (source: Bloomberg).

According to the source, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) invested $2 billion in Polymarket, implying a $9 billion valuation. source: public X post dated Oct 8, 2025 ICE is the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, underscoring the TradFi link to prediction markets. source: Intercontinental Exchange corporate profile The source also reports that founder Shayne Coplan has become a self-made billionaire as a result of this valuation. source: public X post dated Oct 8, 2025 For traders, there is no direct Polymarket token; exposure tends to come from on-chain volumes and stablecoin flows tied to the platform’s markets, which are settled in USDC. source: Polymarket Help Center