Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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- The market
- From inauspicious beginnings
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- Figure 1: Worldwide geographic segmentation of blockchain, 2017
- The role of cyber currencies declining
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- Figure 2: Segmentation of world blockchain income, by sector, 2018
- Commercial applications in their infancy
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- Figure 3: Progress in adopting blockchain, by sector, 2018
- Operational efficiency to drive early use
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- Figure 4: The impact of blockchain by industry and benefit
- Banking, finance and insurance to lead growth
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- Figure 5: Forecast world development of blockchain, by major application, 2019-2024
- Companies and brands
- The global industry
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- Figure 6: Estimated world blockchain market shares, by revenue 2017
- The UK sector
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- Figure 7: Segmentation of UK companies in the blockchain sector, 2018
- What we think
Issues and Insights
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- Blockchain has many potential benefits
- The facts
- The implications
- Is blockchain the solution for the unbanked in the UK?
- The facts
- The implications
The Market – What You Need to Know
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- So much more than crypto currencies
- Huge growth expected
- Blockchain-as-a-service
Market Size
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- The lull before the storm
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- Figure 8: Progress in adopting blockchain, by sector, 2018
- Regional differences and the role of the UK
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- Figure 9: Worldwide geographic segmentation of blockchain, 2017
Market Segmentation
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- Not all about cyber currencies
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- Figure 10: Segmentation of world blockchain income, by sector, 2017 (%)
- Figure 11: Segmentation of world blockchain income, by sector, 2018 (%)
- Banking, finance and insurance
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- Figure 12: Projected world market for blockchain in banking, finance and insurance, 2019/24
- Banking
- Exchanges
- Stock trading
- Credit rating
- Crowd funding
- Healthcare
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- Figure 13: Projected world market for blockchain in healthcare, 2019/24
- Cyber currency
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- Figure 14: Projected world market for blockchain in cyber currency, 2019/24
- Supply chain
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- Figure 15: Projected world market for blockchain in supply chain, 2019/24
- General
- Internet of things
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- Figure 16: Projected world market for blockchain in internet of things, 2019/24
Market Segmentation – Other Emerging Areas
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- 3D printing
- Agriculture
- Air travel
- Charities
- The cloud
- Education
- Elections
- Energy management
- Entertainment rights
- Fishing
- Gambling
- Gaming
- HR
- Internet advertising
- Internet identity
- Internet security
- Law enforcement
- Legal sector
- Logistics
- Loyalty schemes
- Messaging apps
- Public sector
- Publishing
- Real estate
- Royalties
- Taxi sharing apps
- Vehicle registration
- Videos
- Welfare payments
- Wills
Market Forecast
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- Huge global growth
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- Figure 17: Projected world market for blockchain, 2019/24
The Impact of the Economy
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- GDP
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- Figure 18: Quarterly GDP development, Q1 2015-Q1 2019
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- Figure 19: GDP quarterly development, by sector, 2004-19
- Figure 20: Forecast GDP development, 2019-2023
Market Trends
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- Figure 21: The impact of blockchain by industry and benefit
- Feasibility dependent on various issues
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- Figure 22: Blockchain feasibility by type of asset, technology maturity, standards and regulations and ecosystem, by industry
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- Figure 23: Proportions believing blockchain is about financial services and financial transactions only, by industry, 2018
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Market Drivers
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- The internet
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- Figure 24: Growth in worldwide internet usage, by region, 2000-2019
- Figure 25: Proportion of businesses with internet access, by size of company, 2017
- 5G
- The internet of things
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- Figure 26: Worldwide connected devices installed, 2015-17 actual and 2018-25 forecast
- Figure 27: Total Worldwide number of connected devices, 2015-18 actual and 2019-25 forecast
- AI
- E-commerce
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- Figure 28: Total growth of e-commerce sales, 2014-18
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- Figure 29: Forecast total e-commerce market, 2019-23
- Bitcoin, other crypto currencies and stable coins
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- Figure 30: Closing prices of Bitcoin, October 2013 to May 2019
Companies and Brands – What You Need to Know
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- An international market
- Huge venture capital growth in 2018
- The UK industry is also growing
- Some government encouragement
Industry Structure
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- Venture capital investment
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- Figure 31: Global venture capital investment in blockchain companies, 2013-18
- The international industry
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- Figure 32: Estimated world blockchain market shares, by revenue 2017
- The UK sector
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- Figure 33: Structure of the UK blockchain sector, 2018 (number)
- Figure 34: Segmentation of UK companies in the blockchain sector, 2018
Company Profiles
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- Blockchain Inc
- Activity
- Performance
- Strategy
- Circle UK Trading
- Activity
- Performance
- Strategy
- Earthport
- Activity
- Performance
- Strategy
- Electroneum
- Activity
- Strategy
- eToro
- Activity
- Performance
- Strategy
- Everledger
- Activity
- Performance
- Strategy
- GMEX Group
- Activity
- Performance
- Strategy
- IOTA
- Activity
- Strategy
- Medicalchain
- Activity
- Strategy
- R3
- Activity
- Strategy
Appendix – Data Sources, Abbreviations and Supporting Information
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- Abbreviations
- Methodology
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