#Patents — Zipp

Circle acquires IBM blockchain patent portfolio, tops US holders

23m ago

Circle acquires IBM blockchain patent portfolio, tops US holders

The IP spans foundational blockchain technology, banking, and supply chain verification, and directly underpins USDC, the Circle Payments Network, and the Arc blockchain.

TheBlock

Circle acquires ~1,000 IBM blockchain patents, tops US IP list

〽️NEUTRAL

1h ago

Circle acquires ~1,000 IBM blockchain patents, tops US IP list

The patent haul gives Circle, already the second-largest stablecoin issuer, a defensive IP moat that rivals will struggle to replicate quickly.

CoinTelegraph

Circle buys ~1,000 blockchain patents from IBM, tops US holders

🔥BULLISH

1h ago

Circle buys ~1,000 blockchain patents from IBM, tops US holders

The undisclosed-price deal vaults Circle past Bank of America and Advanced New Technologies as the largest US blockchain patent holder, with USDC, Arc, and AI-agent tooling as named deployment…