The news, especially, technical and financial news has abounded over the last few years with stories about blockchains and the industries that it has the potential to revolutionize – e.g., financial technology (fintech), healthcare, and investing/banking to name a few. The stories are often coupled with information about a subset of the blockchain world – cryptocurrencies with are electronic currencies that are – at least the most popular ones such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin – not back by a central bank or nation-state as are typical currencies such as the Dollar, Euro, or Yen. There are, however, many other unique use cases for blockchains.