Blockchains could become merely a new technique to ensure the continuation of banking hegemony in its current form. That would…

“Blockchains could become merely a new technique to ensure the continuation of banking hegemony in its current form. That would be one of those final plot twists which leaves everybody thinking that although they enjoyed most of the show, the ending was so disappointing they now wish they hadn’t bothered.”

– John Lanchester, ‘When Bitcoin Grows Up’ (2016)