As our book indicates, blockchain is still in its infancy. In fact, it's fair to say the technology is about as mature as the internet was in 1996. We're a long way off blockchains becoming the norm, in other words. Those who rush in at this stage, without a clear plan of how they want to use blockchain technology and what they want to achieve, could end up wasting a lot of time and money.

What do you think the future of blockchain holds? Is it a fad? Is it here to stay?

Write a one-page document expressing how this will be achieved. Please use appropriate references.