New legislation would direct officials and industry groups to explore how blockchain could be used to support government operations.

North Dakota CIO Shawn Riley said technologies like blockchain, smart contracts and NFTs have a role to play in state government.

Very little has happened with blockchain in state government.

Philadelphia CIO Mark Wheeler said the city is calling for blockchain and cryptocurrency experts to share their ideas for local government applications of the technologies.

Blockchains founder and CEO Jeffrey Berns said he's pulling out of further talks, citing the absence of "a champion" for the project.

Technology officials say they're interested in distributed-ledger technology, but that they have a few questions before their cities start investing.

San Jose will deploy 20 hotspots that also mine cryptocurrency throughout the city with the aim of subsidizing internet costs for 1,300 households.

CityCoins founder Patrick Stanley said he's planning to expand to new locations.

Commissioners voted to allow the city to dip into proceeds of the cryptocurrency, which so far total $4.3 million in value.