The difference between Blockchain advocates and the thieves from the tale "The Emperor's New Clothes" is that the weavers from the tale knew they were bullshitting the king. Sadly blockchains will not revolutionize mankind.
I'm just talking about the very inflated social/political expectations, the "blockchain will change everything" mantra: I don't see this happening.
This is like saying "you can't prove god does not exist". It is true but pointless.
> It's certainly being taken seriously in the finance industry, especially in terms of financial records-keeping and accounting for governance by regulatory bodies.
Precisely tasks where there are so many solutions both more efficient and time-proven! With so much hype around the idea the industry has to take a peek but sooner or later they will face reality: the king is naked.