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These decentralized, unalterable records of transactions are easier to understand when you see one in use by something like the Brooklyn Microgrid. Some microgrid members have solar electricity panels on their roofs; some don’t. A household without panels can buy excess power generated by panels from households that have them. A price is agreed to....

To understand blockchain fever, understand how a blockchain works. In essence, a blockchain is a ledger of accounts. Every transaction – the sale of a house, a manufacturer delivering a shipment of tires to a distributor – is recorded as a “block.” Each new block is added to the “chain” that serves as a permanent...

Whether you like it, understand it or trust it, blockchain technology already has laid the blueprint for a new economy. And that’s just the beginning. Over the next decade, it will alter how you vote, protect personal data, make healthcare decisions, manage investments, make purchases large and small, operate your business and even help decide...

After cryptocurrencies hit an all-time-high market cap of $835 billion on Jan. 7, they crashed to $279 billion on Feb. 6, declining 67 percent in a matter of weeks. The reasons?  Governments and banks are making statements and taking actions that are driving down prices and increasing fears cryptos may be banned, restricted and over...

The Trends Journal was first to forecast the Trump Rally after Donald Trump won the race for the White House in November 2016. And, this past December, with equities prices soaring, we were the first to predict a 10-percent market correction in 2018.   We now forecast that the turbulence hitting Wall Street and rattling equity markets worldwide,...

When US equity markets began their February dive, the White House expressed “concern” about the downturn. Indeed, it should.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 45 percent since Donald Trump was elected in November 2016. The market, overvalued and overleveraged, prompted the Trends Research Institute to forecast that a minimum 10 percent market correction...

When the clock strikes 12 at midnight December 31, it will ring in a New Year that will dramatically shape and shake the world, affecting virtually every dimension of our lives. In this Top 10 Trends of 2018 special report you will read tomorrow’s headlines today. You will be transported into a future of new trend treasures that...

In 2018, while online shopping will grow bigger, smart brick-and-mortar retailers will grow stronger. The dramatic decline of shopping malls is often blamed on the rise of online shopping. There is no doubt about it. Digital retail has taken a big bite out of brick-and-mortar shopping, especially for malls. However, we identified other more powerful...

“Organic Growth Cities,” a Top Trend for 2018, celebrates the rebirth of down and out towns struggling through hard economic times. In nations around the world, during the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing centers blossomed in regions rich in natural resources, ports, waterways and rail lines that were vital for production and distribution. When the Industrial Age...

It’s more than just millennial madness fueling the “Cryptomania Cash-In” craze. It’s more than distrust directed at the conventional monetary/fiat currency system that’s making them seek alternatives outside the establishment.   They’re mad about the current political system, particularly in the United States. Once upon a time in the Land of Opportunity, polls showed the future...