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âBlockchain is at an inflection point, with momentum shifting from âblockchain tourismâ and exploration to the building of practical business applications,â states Deloitte in its 2018 global blockchain survey. âThis is particularly true among âdigital enterpriseâ organizations [see enterprise vs. âemerging disruptorsâ], rather than in more traditional enterprises that are still working on how to incorporate digital into their existing operations and protocols.â
Deloitteâs survey shows that, while these âenterprise digitalâ organizations may be lagging their fully digital brethren in this endeavor, the fact is, traditional enterprises are putting more resources behind blockchain than they had been in an effort to achieve greater efficiency and to develop new business models and revenue sources.
The survey, co-authored by Deloitteâs Linda Pawczuk, Principal and Americas Blockchain Leader for Consulting, Rob Massey, Partner and Global Blockchain Leader for Tax, and David Schatsky, Managing Director for Consulting, polled a sample of 1,053 senior executives in seven countriesâââCanada, China, France, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom, and the United Statesâââat companies with $500 million or more in annual revenue.
âWhile blockchain is not quite ready for primetime, it is getting closer to its breakout moment every day,â the survey authors write. âThe academic hypotheses of five years ago are steadily becoming a reality. Momentum is shifting from a focus on learning and exploring the potential of the technology to identifying and building practical business applications. The executives we surveyed hold pragmatic views and look poised to make some major moves over the next year.â
Like the development of the Internet before it, blockchain is still, in many ways, looking for solid footing outside of early adopters.
âIn the mid-1990s, the Internet was still very much a curiosity, hampered by slow connection speeds and disparate protocols that often made browsing the Web more frustrating than beneficial for anyone but the most dedicated users,â the survey finds.
Blockchain is a priority investment for many companies and 39% of respondents reported that their organization will invest $5 million or more in blockchain technology in the coming year:
- 16% of the respondent plan to invest $10 million or more;
- 23% from $5 million to less than $10Â million;
- 26% from $1 million to less than $5Â million;
- 20% from $500,000 to less than $1Â million;
- 10% less than $500,000;
- 5% said no investment is planned.
Overall, respondents are extremely bullish on blockchainâs potential:
- 84% of them believes that it is broadly scalable and will eventually achieve mainstream adoption
- 59% agrees that blockchain technology will disrupt their industry, particularly in the automotive (73%), oil and gas (72%), life sciences (72%), and financial industries (64%);
- 39% of respondents thinks that blockchain technology is overhyped, suggesting that even blockchain believers think some of the rhetoric on the technologyâs potential is overly optimistic.
The survey also shows how companies face a wide variety of barriers to further investment in blockchain, with the most common being:
- regulatory barriers (39% of the respondents);
- replacing or integrating with legacy systems (37%);
- potential security threats (35%);
- and uncertain return on investment (33%).
As for the blockchain models companies are focusing on:
- 52% of the respondents are focusing on permissioned blockchain;
- 44% on private blockchain (internal to the company);
- 44% on public blockchain like Bitcoin or ethereum.
Blockchain Survey: Momentum Shifts Toward Actionable Exploration was originally published in Hacker Noon on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
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