[jedimind]

How is that a relevant question? It's like asking if people really widely used credit cards for payments in the early days of their development.

If you study the history of credit cards there are amusing stories likes companies even mailing credit cards to households (without their request) so they are encouraged to use them.

So, the better question is: are upcoming technologies doing a better job and providing benefits older technologies can't deliver?

There are many factors that I personally find very appealing, like credible neutrality of the infrastructure itself.