U.S. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta delivers remarks during an event to mark the first anniversary of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act at the Department of Justice Robert F. Kennedy Building on May 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
In an attempt to kickstart a blockchain industry in Massachusetts, the commonwealth's economic development agency is searching for use cases in its municipal governments.
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