2. PwC’s Digital Services
2016-2017
2018-2024
Maturity
Blockchain adoption is considered
mainstream and integral to the
ecosystem.
Growth
New service providers and models emerge.
New products and services are created –
incumbent processes and services are
discarded.
Early Adoption
Leading edge banks see the
value of Blockchain and begin
deployments for asset classes
that are bi-laterally traded
and/or have no central
clearing authority.
Regulatory authorities realise
the benefits of Blockchain:
rule-making begins.
PwC’s Digital Services 2
The opportunity
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2025+
22
34
56
Q3 ‘15 Q4 ‘15
Q1 ‘16
Rate at which current
initiatives are being
undertaken
Source – CoinDesk
Blockchain will dramatically change the way that firms transact. It will be at
the core of transformational change in clients and across industries. A
revolution that our clients have to understand and develop a response to
The tipping point: 10% of global (GDP) stored on
blockchain technology
Expected date: 2027
By 2025: 58% of respondents expected this tipping
point to have occurred
Source: World Economic Forum - Deep Shift - Technology Tipping Points and Societal Impact 3