[2026-02-09] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

The FDIC has agreed to pay $188,440 in legal fees and drop its fight to withhold crypto-related "pause letters," settling a FOIA lawsuit tied to alleged Operation Choke Point 2.0 debanking tactics and closing a case that forced the regulator to release records showing how banks were allegedly pressed to halt or limit crypto activity. In a joint status report filed Friday in federal court in Washington, D.C., the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation agreed to pay the full attorney's fees from Hi...