[2026-02-12] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

America's largest banking lobby is telling the country's top bank regulator to pump the brakes on crypto charter applications, warning that approving new digital asset firms before Congress finishes writing the rules they would operate under poses risks to the financial system. In a comment letter submitted Wednesday to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the American Bankers Association urged the agency to "ensure that robust, broadly applicable safety and soundness standards are wel...