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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000817772.md"
description: "📢 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.”"
datetime: "2026-07-27T12:07:04.000Z"
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  - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000817772.md)
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  - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/100000000817772.md)
author: "[Hardik Shah](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/27423834.md)"
generator: "portal-rs"
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# 📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent P…


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