• Circle acquired fundamental assets from IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio.
• Portfolio includes more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide.
• Circle said the deal makes it the largest holder of blockchain patents in the US.
• Expanded IP position supports USDC, Circle Payments Network, Arc, onchain products, agentic financial tools.
• Circle and IBM plan to explore additional commercial opportunities tied to the portfolio.

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