There is no increase in blockchain usage. Only more people think it is important now.
Even though the percentage of knowledge, not use, is still very low.
20% of Italians are informed about what blockchain is, while the percentage of those who know the technology rises to 85% among companies.
The reason for its popularity among companies is that it is the hot topic that everyone speaks about in its ease of linking the whole world in one place
Same happens when we talk about 5G networks or Iot.
The good side, there are no votes that still link it with drugs or money laundering.