[2026-02-26] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Wednesday proposed rules to implement the GENIUS Act, laying out how payment stablecoins would be issued and supervised under the agency’s jurisdiction. In a notice of proposed rulemaking issued Wednesday, the OCC said it is launching a 60-day public comment period to determine how payment stablecoins are issued, backed, supervised, and potentially shut down under federal oversight. Wednesday’s move aims to operationalize the Guiding and Establish...