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Residential streets in Baltimore, Maryland’s Greektown (Getty Images)

To fight deed fraud, Maryland considers the blockchain

Maryland’s governor has approved legislation ordering the state taxation agency to evaluate whether blockchain is a viable solution to its deed fraud problem. Not everyone is convinced…
Eric Adams
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends the ceremonial swearing-in of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s 112th mayor at City Hall on Jan. 01, 2026, in New York City. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Eric Adams launches NYC Token

New York's former mayor told Fox Business that, out of office, he wants to make his city the "crypto capital of the world."
Eric Adams
New York Mayor Eric Adams, whose corruption charges were dropped at the direction of President Donald Trump after he pledged support for the president’s deportation efforts, attends the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27, 2025 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)

New York City bets on blockchain, a technology most have discarded as useless

Why is New York City opening a new office, developing an extensive plan and sketching out pilot projects for a technology that much of the world gave…
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after Trump signed an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Inspired by Trump, Texas first to fund state ‘strategic’ bitcoin reserve

Texas is the first state to fund a "strategic" bitcoin reserve, but its small size and limited uses paint the act as a publicity stunt.
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