Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. There was a time when blockchain was the technology that big enterprises watched from the sidelines. That era is over. Today, some ...

Circle Internet Group announced on July 27, 2026, that it has acquired more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued blockchain patents worldwide from IBM in a single transaction, making ...

IBM is betting big on blockchain technology to boost global cooperation for tackling climate change. IBM has long championed a greener, cleaner economy, having released its first annual Corporate ...

IBM just acquired Confluent for $11 billion. When I was at IBM, I watched enterprises struggle with the same problem over and over again. Their data was always a step behind their decisions. This ...

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle Internet Financial Inc. As Circle accumulates patents for the technology that supports digital assets, the banking industry will have to wait to see how the stablecoin ...

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Circle Internet Group acquired IBM's entire blockchain patent estate on Monday, instantly becoming the largest holder of blockchain patents in the United States — a position it reached without making ...

・Circle said the acquisition makes it one of the largest holders of blockchain-related patents in the U.S. ・Circle and IBM stated they will explore additional commercial opportunities beyond the ...

A year-long pilot that uses blockchain to improve online advertising efficiency has yielded promising initial results, according to IBM CMO Michelle Peluso. The project has already reduced pennies on ...

IBM announced a beta release of IBM Blockchain, an enterprise blockchain service based on the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Fabric. The service enables developers to build production blockchain ...