)submitted by redditor for 3 monthsNot all money is created equal.Bitcoin burst into our financial consciousness like a fiery comet, setting the internet ablaze with visions of upending the existing global money system.Yet, by its nature as a cybercurrency, whose legitimacy only exists in the ether, its credibility leaves much room for debate.HowMuch.net on Wednesday put things into perspective and demonstrated that for all the buzz and excitement bitcoin has generated, it still has a long way to go to be even remotely relevant.The current value of all the bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.80% in the world is worth about $41 billion, according to the cost-estimating website.That is undoubtedly more money than most Americans will ever see in their lifetime.But when it comes to bragging rights, bitcoin really is the poor relation.Also see: Teenage bitcoin millionaire can see the cryptocurrency’s value shooting as high as $1 million As the HowMuch chart shows, the fattest bubble is for all the money in the world — including bank deposits — which comes out to $83.6 trillion.

See larger chart The second biggest is for all the stocks trading across the globe, totaling $66.8 trillion, and more than double all the physical money in the world.“A run towards or away from stocks would thoroughly deregulate the global economy, and nothing more dramatic than a minus sign in front of that amount would lead to the collapse of global civilization,” said Raul Amoros at HowMuch.net.For all its glitter, the total value of gold is a distant fourth, at only about $8.2 trillion, while U.S.dollars in circulation add up to $1.5 trillion.The next bubble is for Apple Inc.AMZN, +0.24% at $402 billion.Meanwhile, the value of all the cryptocurrencies in existence, such as Litecoin and Monero, checks in at $100 billion, slightly ahead of Bill Gates MSFT, +1.35% who claims a net worth of $86 billion as the richest man in the world.Larry Page, co-founder of tech giant Google GOOGL, +0.97% and the 12th-richest on Forbes’ billionaires list, alone is worth all the bitcoin floating around in cyberspace, with a net worth of $41 billion.

Money is about trust.dollar DXY, -0.24% as the monetary representation of the biggest economy in the world, is also the reserve currency of choice for many foreign governments.As of yet, bitcoin does not command that level of respect given its wild swings recently.Nonetheless, the rise of cryptocurrencies in of itself suggests that people may be slowly losing faith in money and other traditional measures of wealth, according to Amoros.Got bitcoins to spend?Quite a few big sites have already begun to integrate payment options for bitcoin.So, you're in luck if you've been holding onto yours for a while now and feel ready to use them to make a purchase.If you're wondering where to start, look no further than the following top 10 websites that are now accepting bitcoin as payment for their goods and services. Science Picture Co/Getty Images was the first big online retailer to start accepting bitcoins in January of 2014., at checkout simply select the "Pay with bitcoin" option to complete your purchase.

More » Expedia , Expedia teamed up with Coinbase to implement the new payment option.Bitcoin payment is only accepted for hotel bookings at the moment, but may be expanded to include payments for flights, activities and more.bitcoin fbi saleMore » eGifter You can't spend bitcoins at every website or offline store, but you can use your bitcoins to purchase gift cards for places that don't directly accept bitcoins.eGifter is a popular gift card site and mobile app that lets users buy gift cards for all sorts of places, including Amazon, JCPenny, Sephora, Home Depot, Kohl's and more.bitcoin ermordeteGifter uses Coinbase as their bitcoin partner.bitcoin february 2014More » Foodler Foodler is an online delivery and takeout service that lets users order food from a variety of restaurants.bitcoin festplatte

It was one of the earlier bitcoin adopters, implementing a payment option for the digital currency in early 2013.Customers can use bitcoins to pay for food from all 20,000+ Foodler restaurant partners.Those partners aren't actually accepting bitcoin; instead, your bitcoins are deposited to Foodler and then converted to USD to pay the restaurant.bitcoin goes boomMore » Newegg Are you a gadget junkie?bitcoin geforce gtx 780If yes, then you'll be happy to hear that electronic retail giant Newegg started accepting bitcoin in July of 2014.Newegg has chosen BitPay as its payment processing partner for the digital currency.Be aware that Newegg does not accept bitcoin for these purchases:Will Call ordersNewegg Gift Cards (digital)Marketplace itemsSubscription ordersPre-ordersPremier membershipsReturn shipping labelsAlso, the bitcoin option at checkout may be unavailable if you are purchasing an item from a seller other than Newegg but that sells through the Newegg site.

More » TigerDirect TigerDirect, another big consumer electronics retailer, teamed up with Coinbase and began accepting bitcoin for US purchases in January of 2014.By July, it was expanded to include Canadian purchases as well.Customers can shop for over 200,000 products at TigerDirect and select bitcoin as their payment method when checking out.More » Shopify stores If you're not familiar with Shopify, all you really need to know is that it's an ecommerce platform that allows merchants to set up their own online shops to sell their products similar to Etsy or eBay.In November of 2013, all 75,000+ Shopify merchants received the option to start accepting bitcoin payments with the help of BitPay.More » Dish Satellite television and Internet service provider Dish Network accepted its first bitcoin payment in August 2014.Dish is one of the largest companies so far to adopt any kind of cryptocurrency, and also the first subscription-based TV provider to do so.Dish has partnered with Coinbase for its bitcoin transactions.