【Circle announces acquisition of Axelar's initial development team Interop Labs and its intellectual property, accelerating cross-chain interoperability layout】Golden Finance reports that USDC issuer Circle has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Interop Labs team and its proprietary intellectual property, with the acquisition expected to be completed in early 2026. This transaction only involves the Interop Labs team and its proprietary intellectual property. As the team joins Circle, the Axelar network, foundation, and AXL token will continue to operate independently under community governance, and the open-source intellectual property will remain open. Another contributor to the Axelar project, Common Prefix, will take over the relevant work of Interop Labs.