# NYSE Owner ICE Takes a Stake in tZERO to Build a Tokenized Securities Market

The deal licenses tZERO's blockchain patents and adds transfer-agent and settlement infrastructure to an exchange group that already clears real equities.

- Published: 2026-09-01T05:55:37.258Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-09-01/nyse-owner-ice-takes-a-stake-in-tzero-to-build-a-tokenized-s
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/31/nyse-owner-ice-taps-tzero-for-tokenized-securities-push-takes-stake-in-firm), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/ice-taps-tzero-for-nyse-tokenized-securities-platform/)

Intercontinental Exchange, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), will invest in tZERO and license its blockchain patents as part of a plan for an NYSE-affiliated market in tokenized securities. tZERO says the arrangement supplies…

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