What is Stopping Blockchain From Seeing the Same Success as AI?

Editorial Calendar What is Stopping Blockchain From Seeing the Same Success as AI? With the AI boom appearing to take off almost overnight in early 2023, the sector has not looked back, leaping from one milestone to the next. In fact, according to findings fromGrand ViewResearch, the global AI market’s value has skyrocketed by $400billion in just two years to reach $600billion.

Blockchain has not experienced the same rapid growth. In 2024, theglobal market valuewas $27.85billion and although it is projected to reach $44.29billion in 2025, this still pales in comparison to AI’s 2025 value. Once heralded as the next transformative technology in finance, blockchain now risks being overshadowed as organisations prioritise investment in AI.

So, what needs to happen for blockchain to accelerate its growth and adoption? We asked experts across the fintech sector to share their views. AI has a simple use case that many users understand: it automatically generates things.

In fact, the word has become synonymous with automation in the fintech industry. Meanwhile, when people say blockchain, for those outside of the industry, there might be a loose link to cryptocurrency, but beyond that it is confusing. ForMikeSparshott, fintech specialist at global infrastructure as a service company,servers.com, this confusion is stopping widespread blockchain adoption.

“Blockchain hasn’t taken the world by storm like AI largely due to its complexity and lack of accessibility. AI is far simpler because it has been made easily and readily accessible to the public. Via tools like ChatGPT, a layman can realise its benefit, using it to automate everyday processes and answer queries.

“Blockchain, on the other hand, is a much more difficult concept to wrap your head around, and its real-world value isn’t always clear to the average user. Getting hands-on experience with blockchain technology, like running a blockchain node, typically