In terms of industry collaborations, EWF, MOBI, B3i and RiskBlock, amongst others, represent the leading initiatives in the energy, mobility and insurance sectors, respectively. However, this number needs to be compared to the USD 21.2 billion that was raised from the beginning of 2018 through the end of October 2018 via 3,252 Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), a new funding mechanism through which organisations receive funding by issuing coins or tokens on a blockchain (Momtaz et al., Use cases have emerged in disparate areas in nearly all industries, from the basics of payments solutions and identity management to more complex uses. Chemical, pharmaceutical, and food companies can track perishable goods and check their preservation status along the chain of custody. Artists and media operators can leverage blockchain technology to manage copyrights and to enable seamless flow of micro-payments for downloads, streaming or licensing — and the list goes on. By taking the example of mobility as a service (MaaS), otherwise highly isolated industries like the energy and automotive sectors are increasingly collaborating.