📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio - $Circle(CRCL.US) $IBM(IBM.US)
👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:➤ 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 acquires fundamental assets from 𝗜𝗕𝗠'𝘀 blockchain patent portfolio.➤ Portfolio includes over 𝟲𝟴𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 and nearly 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.➤ Patents cover blockchain, banking, enterprise infrastructure, and secure cloud technologies.➤ Acquisition makes 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 the leading 𝗨.𝗦. blockchain patent holder.➤ Portfolio strengthens infrastructure supporting 𝗨𝗦𝗗𝗖 and the 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.➤ Assets also support 𝗔𝗿𝗰 and Circle's onchain financial products.➤ Circle and IBM plan to explore additional 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 opportunities.➤ Acquisition expands Circle's intellectual property for internet-native finance.👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:➤ Strengthens Circle's competitive position in blockchain infrastructure.➤ Enhances long-term innovation around stablecoins and onchain financial services.➤ Expands patent protection for future blockchain and AI-powered financial products.➤ Reinforces Circle's strategy to build regulated internet financial infrastructure.👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁:𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Circle:“Intellectual property is critical to advancing our mission and expanding adoption of onchain infrastructure. IBM has been a pioneer in technological innovation, and this acquisition expands Circle’s ability to advance the infrastructure that powers global, internet-native finance.”

















