There have been few discoveries and inventions over the course of history that have made long-lasting impacts on the direction and pace of human progress. Blockchain technology promises to be one such invention. 
The promise that is holds for redefining air travel, ocean freight, and global logistics and what it can do to transform healthcare by providing safe and secure medical records, as well as the opportunities in the fields of microfinance, finance, credit investments, and prediction markets, suggests that the world is slowly waking up to what blockchain technology can do.