We mull over the past, present and future of blockchain technology in public finance. Steve Winterstein from Alphaledger breaks down what it is, what it means for public finance professionals and taxpayers, why state and local governments are slow to adopt new technology, and why "complete provenance" and "genesis record" are coming to a municipal bond transaction near you. In Ripped from the Headlines we contemplate states' and localities' efforts to tax, or not tax, blockchain hosts.

Link to the article referenced in Ripped from the Headlines: https://cointelegraph.com/news/arizona-governor-vetoes-bill-targeting-taxes-on-blockchain-node-hosts.