We maintain our forecast of long-term cryptocurrency growth, and a majority of the wealthiest people in the world agree. According to the Capgemini World Wealth Report 2018, 55 percent of millionaires surveyed said they had moderate to high interest in buying or holding digital currency assets.

While the Trends Research Institute does not provide financial advice, we forecast trends that identify favorable or unfavorable investment and profit opportunities. The mantra that driverless cars will become the norm by 2030 is simply and overwhelmingly not supported by our trend-line data. We continue to forecast that, for the foreseeable future, self-driving vehicles will be specialty items limited to use...

An oil-price shock, whether or not triggered by rising prospects for war or geo-political unrest in the Middle East, will rattle markets weak and strong across the globe. We affirm our forecast that the Trump stock market rally is over and that global economies, particularly in China, India, Europe and Emerging Markets will continue to shift downward. Thus, should oil...

In 2018, trust in Blockchain technology to support online voting will continue to grow. The technology will increasingly demonstrate efficiency, security, accuracy and low cost. Moreover, as dissatisfaction with political institutions accelerates globally, Direct Democracy will gain momentum. As evidenced by populist movements spreading across the globe, citizens of the world are disgusted with ingrained political systems, in which elected officials...

We forecast the accelerating Interactive-U successes in India, which show how public and private investment in evolving e-learning programs to educate primary school-age students through advanced degree programs, provides a feasible, cost-effective, high-reward, low-risk approach to education. And, in the United States, the sharp rise in school shootings and other forms of violence further bolsters the move to distance learning,...