Originally conceived as a mechanism to enable a trustless cryptocurrency-Bitcoin, blockchain has since unbound itself from its original purpose as an increasing number of industries and stakeholders' eye the technology as an attractive alternative to solve existing business solutions as well as disrupt mature industries. This paper presents a systematic literature review of the blockchain technology, tracking its increase in popularity in relation to similar technologies, such as cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin. The objective of this paper is to identify the current standing of the blockchain technology within the literature while also identifying the major fields of study and areas of application for which blockchain offers a valuable solution. This paper finds that unique features to the blockchain, such as privacy, security, anonymity, decentralization, and immutability, provide valuable benefits to various fields and subjects. This paper also finds that exploring the application of blockchain has only begun with some limited studies in areas, such as the Internet of Things, energy, finance, healthcare, and government, that also stand to benefit disproportionately from its implementation. Introduction: Blockchain can be considered as the newest technology stressing the paradigms of “Internet of Things”, icollaboration, artificial intelligence, technostress, and the dark side of digital innovations. Blockchain seems to have stung all industries and created a buzz-seeking opportunity for enhanced business processes and building trust. Yet, some industries such as the financial sector might see it as a disruptive technology that cannot be avoided and needs to be reshaped/managed. The Blockchain is a technology and a method that allows community users to validate, keep and synchronize the content of a transaction ledger which is replicated across multiple users. In other words, Blockchain is a decentralized transaction and data management technology which gained popularity in 2008 when an anonymous individual (or group) posted a white paper introducing Bitcoin – a Blockchain application of a digital currency [1] [2].