Circle Buys IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio: 680 Families, 1,000 Patents, CRCL Rallies
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Circle Just Bought IBM’s Entire Blockchain Patent Portfolio. Nearly 1,000 Patents. No Price Tag

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) announced on July 27, 2026 that it has acquired fundamental assets from IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio. The portfolio contains more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide, spanning foundational blockchain technology, banking,…