Circle Buys IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio
Circle Internet Group, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has acquired fundamental assets from IBM's blockchain patent portfolio, the company said in a press release dated July 27. The portfolio comprises over 680 patent...
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