{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xUyL03fm2c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/circle-acquires-ibm-blockchain-patent-portfolio\/\">Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/circle-acquires-ibm-blockchain-patent-portfolio\/embed\/#?secret=xUyL03fm2c\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"xUyL03fm2c\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio Acquisition establishes Circle as the leading U.S. blockchain patent holder and deepens its foundation for the next generation of onchain financial infrastructure NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world\u2019s leading financial platform companies, today announced the acquisition of fundamental assets from the IBM blockchain patent portfolio. The portfolio comprises over 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide, spanning foundational blockchain technology, banking, financial services, insurance, enterprise infrastructure, supply chain verification, and secure cloud operations. With this acquisition, Circle becomes the leader in blockchain patent holdings in the United States. The expanded IP position directly supports Circle\u2019s foundation for building the internet financial system, including USDC, Circle &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260727291555r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en"}