Here's how cryptocurrencies are changing the way we understand finance

With a current market cap of over $143 billion, cryptocurrencies are changing the way we understand finance and economics. For perspective, Facebook has a value of $496 billion, or 3.46 times the entire market capitalisation of all cryptocurrencies worldwide.

2017 saw the price of one Bitcoin exceed the value of one ounce of gold. With cryptocurrencies surpassing the market capitalisation of many large companies, some analysts predict that the bubble is ripe enough to burst.