I still think the 1988 Economist cover is more relevant for next year (2018) then the 2018 cover is.
1988 Economist Magazine Cover: Get Ready for the Phoenix
Quote: THIRTY years from now (2018), Americans, Japanese, Europeans, and people in many other rich countries, and some relatively poor ones will probably be paying for their shopping with the same currency. Prices will be quoted not in dollars, yen or D-marks but in, let’s say, the phoenix. The phoenix will be favoured by companies and shoppers because it will be more convenient than today’s national currencies, which by then will seem a quaint cause of much disruption to economic life in the last twentieth century.
Just my 2 cents...
Can't argue with that at all! I agree!