IonQ to Acquire Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion in All-Stock Deal
The quantum computing firm will pay up to $150 million in earnouts tied to the cybersecurity company's future performance.
The odds
Each tick is a source publishing on this story
Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 8% |
| 12 Oct, 12:05 UTC | 8% |
| 11 Oct, 11:19 UTC | 12% |
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 12 Oct 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 12 October at 11:13 UTC; Quartz followed 27 min later. The most recent article, from Bloomberg Technology, appeared on 12 October at 15:26 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), Quartz.
One prediction market prices this story:
- IonQ — the market puts it at 8%, with $166 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if the U.S. federal government acquires any ownership stake in IonQ before January 1, 2027. The outcome is No if no such stake occurs by that date. Readers often mistake the linked acquisition deal with Elisity for a government stake, but only federal government involvement counts.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on IonQ at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- Bloomberg TechnologyIonQ to Buy Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion to Bolster Cyber Unit12%
- QuartzIonQ is buying cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3 billion12%
- QuartzIonQ kauft das Cybersicherheitsunternehmen Elisity für bis zu 1,3 Milliarden US-Dollar.12%
- Bloomberg TechnologyT-Mobile Rises on Upgrade; IonQ to Buy Elisity | Stock Movers8%▼4 points since the previous source
- Bloomberg TechnologyIonQ's Biggest Move Yet: A $1.3B Security Acquisition8%
- Current odds8%
Sources
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- IonQ's Biggest Move Yet: A $1.3B Security Acquisition Bloomberg Technology ·
- T-Mobile Rises on Upgrade; IonQ to Buy Elisity | Stock Movers Bloomberg Technology ·
- IonQ to Buy Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion to Bolster Cyber Unit Bloomberg Technology ·
- IonQ is buying cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3 billion Quartz
- IonQ kauft das Cybersicherheitsunternehmen Elisity für bis zu 1,3 Milliarden US-Dollar. Quartz
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