Yes, new technologies are emerging, but as practice shows, they need improvement and it should take a lot of time.
The blockchain technology is quite old (there are references to elements of the blockchain before 2000). However, it is still not widespread. Cryptocurrencies, as one of the creatures of blockchain, contribute to the development of this technology. But as soon as it gets a general spreading, it is difficult to say. Yes, we can see that it can take many years
But blockchain techologies start to actively develop only after 2009 when Bitcoin appear, especialy they start to develop after 2017 when price of crypto start to rise wery actively.