1) Cryptocurrencies will largely die off, between attacks, thefts, valuation collapses, subversion, and regulation. They'll still exist in very tiny niche/unde

1) Cryptocurrencies will largely die off, between attacks, thefts, valuation collapses, subversion, and regulation. They'll still exist in very tiny niche/underworld uses, but the word "cryptocurrency" will be so tainted that every future proposal for private electronic money transactions will call it something else—and they will include a "This Is Not Like Bitcoin" disclaimer. 2) OS X will head toward sunset for consumers. Apple will finally do what some people have been predicting for ages and transition to a desktop/laptop iOS variant for the consumer/business market. A compatibility module will let users run OS X applications for several years after. OS X (perhaps "OS Pro") will eventually be a developer's OS aimed at big machines for video effects and the like...or maybe Apple will sunset it, too, in favor of iOS Pro. 3) Python 2 use will finally die off. 4) Fusion will not happen. 5) Someone will develop a decent system for structuring web apps as local apps, so that instead of pulling down an Electron app, you just download a bundle that runs on your desktop. (The lines between web app, offline web app, and local web app will get very complicated.) 3-4 years after this happens, MS or Apple build it into their OSes. 6) Level 4/5 autonomous cars will be in testing or close enough that the legal fights, strikes, and protests will begin in earnest. 7) Americans get some sort of federal carbon tax. 8) Drones become the new CCTV. 9) The die-off is over for newspapers and magazines. Most paper publications existing today will exist in 2030. Most new news or special interest media outlets will be online, not on paper, though. 10) The die-off is also over for malls and strip centers, and while the stores will constantly change, most of the ones open today will be open in 2030. 11) Hybrids get cheaper and expand into a double-digit percentage of the US auto market. 12) Putin loses power in Russia. This will probably involve his death, if only from natural causes.