The company that owns the New York Stock Exchange just went deeper into crypto than most people expected. Intercontinental Exchange and OKX have formalized a joint venture designed to pipe NYSE tokenized equities and ICE futures into the hands of OKX’s massive global user base.
The 50-50 joint venture, announced on June 22, 2026, builds on a strategic relationship that started earlier this year when ICE took a minority equity stake in OKX. The goal is straightforward: give crypto-native traders access to traditional financial products, and give traditional finance a front door into on-chain infrastructure.
From investment to integration
The groundwork was laid on March 5, 2026, when ICE announced an approximately $200 million minority investment in OKX at a valuation of roughly $25 billion. That deal came with a board seat for ICE and a framework for commercial collaboration, particularly around tokenized equities distributed through OKX’s platform.
The joint venture is structured to enhance US-registered broker-dealer and futures commission merchant operations, building the regulated plumbing needed to let OKX customers trade ICE futures contracts and NYSE tokenized stocks.
