State of Blockchain Q1 2016: Blockchain Funding Overtakes Bitcoin

Article summarising the CoinDesk’s Q1 2016 State of Blockchain report which includes key trends, data and events from the first quarter of 2016.

They ask "Are we just short distance (1-2 years) away from witnessing the radical, transformative effects of blockchain technology? Or is five to 10 years a more realistic timeframe before blockchain technology fully matures and achieves wide adoption?"
Also available is the CoinDesk slideshow on the report.