Journalists are always looking for the next great invention which will change how people work, live and consume. If any such invention does not meet these wild expectations, the media quickly moves on.
But a loss of interest does not necessarily mean the technology has failed; it could be simply that the story is plodding along. That is certainly the feeling many have about blockchain, otherwise known as distributed ledger technology (DLT). Was not this revolution that began in 2008 meant to have upended every element of financial services by now?
