OWI has released its latest research, “Blockchain and Identity in 2018: A Year of Promise and Pilots,” providing a comprehensive review of the state of blockchain for identity as of the second quarter of 2018. The new paper highlights 18 companies and organizations — 13 featured companies and five up-and-coming companies to watch — at the forefront of the blockchain identity landscape.

The eighteen featured companies include Evernym, Hyperledger, IBM, R3, ID2020, Sovrin Foundation, Civic, BanQu, Cambridge Blockchain, ShoCard, ObjectTech, Tierion, uPort, Datum, Dominode, Pillar, Procivis, and Sphere Identity.

The free report reviews OWI’s five key predictions from 2017 and examines how they fared, with a particular focus on how they’ve impacted the overall maturation of the blockchain identity space. Highlighting the leading solution providers, the report concludes with five new predictions for the coming year, along with an analysis of the market’s overall trajectory and potential growth areas.