Before artificial intelligence, blockchain was considered a disruptor – especially in finance. Has distributed ledger technology been beneficial, however, for other industries outside of finance?
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Before artificial intelligence, blockchain was considered a disruptor – especially in finance. Has distributed ledger technology been beneficial, however, for other industries outside of finance?
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- Preferred application for blockchain
- Secure information exchange
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Use cases for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2021
- Blockchain adoption rate in global businesses
- 10%
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Implementation of emerging technologies in companies worldwide 2023
- Sector with highest share of total blockchain market value
- Banking
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Worldwide blockchain market value share 2020, by sector
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Market size
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- Premium Statistic Blockchain technology market size worldwide 2018-2019, with forecasts up to 2025
- Premium Statistic Blockchain technology market size worldwide 2017-2018, with forecasts to 2027
- Premium Statistic Global blockchain technology cloud market size 2021, with a 2032 forecast
- Premium Statistic Active addresses of non-USD fiat-backed stablecoin on June 26, 2022
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Global blockchain solutions spending 2017-2020, with 2021 and 2024 forecasts
Global blockchain solutions spending 2017-2020, with 2021 and 2024 forecasts
Worldwide spending on blockchain solutions from 2017 to 2020, with forecasts for 2021 and 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Blockchain technology market size worldwide 2018-2019, with forecasts up to 2025
Blockchain technology market size worldwide 2018-2019, with forecasts up to 2025
Size of the blockchain technology market worldwide in 2018 and 2019, with forecasts from 2020 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Blockchain technology market size worldwide 2017-2018, with forecasts to 2027
Blockchain technology market size worldwide 2017-2018, with forecasts to 2027
Blockchain technology market size worldwide in 2017 and 2018, with forecasts from 2019 to 2027 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Global blockchain technology cloud market size 2021, with a 2032 forecast
Global blockchain technology cloud market size 2021, with a 2032 forecast
Blockchain technology cloud market size worldwide in 2021, with a forecast for 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Active addresses of non-USD fiat-backed stablecoin on June 26, 2022
Active addresses of non-USD fiat-backed stablecoin on June 26, 2022
Number of unique addresses that were active on the blockchain network either as a sender or receiver of fiat-backed stablecoin that do not focus on the USD on June 26, 2022
Applications
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- Premium Statistic Worldwide blockchain market value share 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Use cases for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Top use cases for blockchain technology 2021
- Premium Statistic Use cases for blockchain technology in financial services worldwide 2021
- Basic Statistic Size of distributed ledger market worldwide 2020-2030, by use case
Applications
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Worldwide blockchain market value share 2020, by sector
Worldwide blockchain market value share 2020, by sector
Distribution of blockchain market value worldwide in 2020, by vertical
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Use cases for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2021
Use cases for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2021
Blockchain technology use cases in organizations worldwide as of 2021
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Top use cases for blockchain technology 2021
Top use cases for blockchain technology 2021
Blockchain technology market share forecast worldwide in 2021, by use case
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Use cases for blockchain technology in financial services worldwide 2021
Use cases for blockchain technology in financial services worldwide 2021
Blockchain applications within financial services industry worldwide as of 2021
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Size of distributed ledger market worldwide 2020-2030, by use case
Size of distributed ledger market worldwide 2020-2030, by use case
Distributed ledger market size worldwide from 2020 to 2030, by use case (in million U.S. dollars)
Patents
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- Premium Statistic Global share of blockchain patents in 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global blockchain patents major applicants' country distribution 2020
- Premium Statistic Global blockchain patent applications filed by major company publicly 2020
- Premium Statistic Companies with the most blockchain patents in the United States 2022
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Global share of blockchain patents in 2021, by country
Global share of blockchain patents in 2021, by country
Distribution of global blockchain patents in 2021, by country
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Global blockchain patents major applicants' country distribution 2020
Global blockchain patents major applicants' country distribution 2020
Country breakdown of leading 100 companies filing blockchain invention patent applications globally in 2020
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Global blockchain patent applications filed by major company publicly 2020
Global blockchain patent applications filed by major company publicly 2020
Number of blockchain invention patent applications filed publicly worldwide in 2020, by leading company
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Companies with the most blockchain patents in the United States 2022
Companies with the most blockchain patents in the United States 2022
Largest patent owners in blockchain in the United States in 2022, by number of active patent families
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Companies with the most blockchain patents in Europe 2021
Companies with the most blockchain patents in Europe 2021
Largest patent owners in blockchain in Europe as of December 2021, by number of filings at the European Patent Office and contracting states of the European Patent Convention
Funding
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- Premium Statistic Level of blockchain startup venture-capital funding worldwide 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Global VC, PE and M&A investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Investment plan for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2020
- Basic Statistic Annual percentage of first-time crypto buyers 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly market share of 16 different crypto exchanges 2021-2023
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Level of blockchain startup venture-capital funding worldwide 2016-2021
Level of blockchain startup venture-capital funding worldwide 2016-2021
Venture-capital funding in blockchain startup companies worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Global VC, PE and M&A investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency 2018-2022
Global VC, PE and M&A investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency 2018-2022
Value of venture capital, private equity and M&A investments made in blockchain and cryptocurrency worldwide from 2018 to H1 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Investment plan for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2020
Investment plan for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2020
Investment plans for blockchain technology in organizations over the next 12 months worldwide as of 2020*
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Annual percentage of first-time crypto buyers 2008-2022
Annual percentage of first-time crypto buyers 2008-2022
Distribution of consumers worldwide who invest in cryptocurrency from 2008 to 2022, by starting year of their first ever investment
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Monthly market share of 16 different crypto exchanges 2021-2023
Monthly market share of 16 different crypto exchanges 2021-2023
Biggest cryptocurrency exchanges based on trade volume market share from September 2021 to January 10, 2023
Bitcoin
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- Premium Statistic Daily active Bitcoin (BTC) addresses up until November 6, 2022
- Premium Statistic Bitcoin (BTC) daily network transaction history worldwide as of April 11, 2024
- Premium Statistic Bitcoin (BTC) investor sentiment up to April 2, 2024
- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest Bitcoin (BTC) mining hashrate 2019-2022
- Basic Statistic Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain size as of April 11, 2024
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Daily active Bitcoin (BTC) addresses up until November 6, 2022
Daily active Bitcoin (BTC) addresses up until November 6, 2022
Daily number of unique addresses that were active on the blockchain network either as a sender or receiver of Bitcoin (BTC) from January 1, 2021 to November 6, 2022
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Bitcoin (BTC) daily network transaction history worldwide as of April 11, 2024
Bitcoin (BTC) daily network transaction history worldwide as of April 11, 2024
Number of daily network transactions on the blockchain of Bitcoin from January 2009 to April 11, 2024
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Bitcoin (BTC) investor sentiment up to April 2, 2024
Bitcoin (BTC) investor sentiment up to April 2, 2024
NVT ratio - the market cap against the number of transactions on the blockchain - of Bitcoin (BTC) from January 1, 2021, to April 2, 2024
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Countries with the highest Bitcoin (BTC) mining hashrate 2019-2022
Countries with the highest Bitcoin (BTC) mining hashrate 2019-2022
Distribution of Bitcoin mining hashrate from September 2019 to January 2022, by country
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Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain size as of April 11, 2024
Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain size as of April 11, 2024
Size of the Bitcoin blockchain from January 2009 to April 11, 2024 (in gigabytes)
Ethereum
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- Premium Statistic Ethereum (ETH) daily transaction volume up until November 28, 2022
- Premium Statistic Ethereum (ETH) investor sentiment up until September 23, 2022
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- Premium Statistic Addresses that are used the most on Ethereum blockchain on February 5, 2024
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Daily active Ethereum (ETH) addresses up until November 9, 2022
Daily active Ethereum (ETH) addresses up until November 9, 2022
Daily number of unique addresses that were active on the blockchain network either as a sender or receiver of Ethereum (ETH) from July 1, 2020 to November 9, 2022
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Ethereum (ETH) daily transaction volume up until November 28, 2022
Ethereum (ETH) daily transaction volume up until November 28, 2022
Number of Ethereum transactions per day on the blockchain from August 2015 to November 28, 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Ethereum (ETH) investor sentiment up until September 23, 2022
Ethereum (ETH) investor sentiment up until September 23, 2022
NVT ratio - the market cap against the number of transactions on the blockchain - of Ethereum (ETH) from July 1, 2020 to September 23, 2022
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Ethereum (ETH) mining difficulty up until November 28, 2022
Ethereum (ETH) mining difficulty up until November 28, 2022
Average mining difficulty of Ethereum from July 2015 to November 28, 2022 (in terahash)
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Addresses that are used the most on Ethereum blockchain on February 5, 2024
Addresses that are used the most on Ethereum blockchain on February 5, 2024
Top 15 addresses on the Ethereum blockchain with the most in daily transaction fees ("gas") in the last 24 hours as of February 5, 2024
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