Jalak Jobanputra, Future Perfect Ventures, looks to what 2018 has in store for the cryptocurrency world.

The last two weeks of 2017 provided an exclamation point to the past year in the cryptocurrency world – more drama and a coin that surged to overtake Ether in the number-two spot. Ripple started the year at $0.006 and at the time of writing was priced at $1.96.

The company has raised $93m in venture financing to date, much of it from strategic investors including Santandar, in addition to its coin offering. While Ripple’s technology is being used to…