While the blockchain technology has become increasingly fragmented, there will come an inevitable consolidation. One of the ways that blockchain will consolidate is within different industries. As with other standard processes, it is likely that each industry in which finds a profitable use for blockchain will begin to standardize on one or two key technologies or implementations that will then become the default. For instance, in the logistics industry, there are many competing projects and standards for the tracking and delivery of packages. Some of these projects are being built on Ethereum, others on NEO, and yet more on their own private chains. One of these approaches, or a new one not yet seen, will hit an industry sweet spot and become a standard. This is because blockchain technology is ideally suited for uniting different factors that may not trust each other. This sweet spot technology will almost certainly be the result of a collection of companies, not a startup. A consortium has a much easier time in not feeling such as a threatening competitor, and will instead have an opportunity to pool resources and be part of a winning team.

Likely consortium's to use blockchain include the banking, insurance, package delivery, and tracking industries. Industries such as document and legal tracking, on the other hand, are more likely to have multiple private competitors because of the different market forces. Medical tracking would greatly benefit from a standardized approach, but market forces and regulatory issues make this more difficult.