Introduction

King Alyattes is credited with creating the first known currency in Lydia, now in Turkey, in 600BC. Currencies have always been physical and controlled and monitored by centralised authorities, until now!

Based on blockchain technology, cryptocurrency is decentralised digital money. You can use this to buy goods or services which use cryptography for their security, making it impossible to counterfeit. For many, bitcoin has been synonymous with cryptocurrency. However, there are more than 5,000 cryptocurrencies in existence today.

What is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin, also abbreviated as BTC, is a virtual currency that arrived on the scene in January 2009, but the true identity of the person who created the bitcoin still remains unknown. It is powered by the open-source code known as Blockchain technology.

Here are some ways in which you can buy bitcoin.

1. Buying bitcoin on an exchange

Many crypto exchanges exist where people buy and sell bitcoins. Platforms like Coinswitch allow you to trade in cryptocurrencies.

2. Transfer

This is similar to digitally sending cash to someone. People can send each other bitcoins via their computers or mobile apps.

3. Mining

Do you like solving extremely complex math puzzles? That’s what bitcoin miners do. They use the power of their computers to mine coins. Today, you need extremely powerful computer systems to mine a single coin.

Once you have a bitcoin, you can store it in your bitcoin wallet, which is like a virtual bank that allows you to send and receive bitcoins. One of the best parts about bitcoins is that the identity of the owner of the bitcoin stays anonymous even though each bitcoin transaction is recorded in public logs that are guarded by a private key that can be used for buying or selling.

Tesla, one of the major automakers of the world, headed by Elon Musk, recently announced that people could now buy Tesla cars using their bitcoins. Just like he revolutionised our outlook towards electric cars, he has now taken another leap towards the future, becoming one of the few automakers who have started accepting bitcoin as payment.

Pros

• There is unlimited growth potential in this virtual currency.
• You can perform private and secure transactions at any time.
• The transaction fee is lesser than what is charged by the traditional monetary systems.

Cons

• It is now backed by any government or central bank.
• Bitcoins have limited use for now.
• Bitcoins are decentralised, and no government or central bank has control over it.
• It uses the longstanding SHA-256 algorithm.

What is Litecoin?

Founded in October 2011 by Charles ‘Charlie’ Lee, which is two years after bitcoin, litecoin has been one of its main competitors. Litecoin is also a cryptocurrency that is based on an open-source global network that is used for payments. It uses Scrypt language, which was also developed by Lee to make large scale attacks on the currency even more difficult. Litecoin is based on Scrypt. You can also trade Litecoin on many crypto exchanges. If you convert 1 litecoin to INR, the value comes down to INR 13,213.

Pros

• The transaction speed of litecoin is faster than bitcoin.
• It works on the newer algorithm called Scrypt.
• Experts believe that since litecoin has a quicker block time, this suggests that it can handle more capacity than bitcoin.
• Less vulnerable to hacking attempts.

Cons

• Requires a lot of RAM.
• There are a lot of other competing altcoins that offer similar benefits.

Which is a Better Investment?

1 Bitcoin = 0.0034 Litecoins

As of March 2021, while litecoin is valued at $13.7 billion, bitcoin is valued at $1 trillion.

Although not many digital currencies have been able to rise in the shadows of bitcoin, also because of the given crowded field making it increasingly difficult, litecoin has silently stood up to the competition.

Given the low price point, for someone who does not have their pockets full or brimming with money, litecoin would be a better choice of investment. The user can easily be tempted to try a small amount and keep an eye on the results. It might even skyrocket and see exponential growth just like bitcoin, for which you might thank yourself later.

Bitcoin, on the other hand, is very expensive to purchase. With values touching sky high figures and something that only the affluent could afford, it is out of reach for the regular people. This could be a good investment for people who understand the market very well and truly understand cryptocurrency. Only after seeing the potential in this virtual currency would someone be interested in buying the currency, which is hovering around its all-time highest price.

 Disclaimer: Anything expressed here directly or indirectly is not investment advice. We ask you to do your own research before investing.

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The last couple years have seen marketing divided into two forms: digital and physical. Digital marketing involves using websites, apps, social media, online ads, emails and tricks like SEO. Physical marketing typically involves using events, posters, flyers, business cards, radio, newspapers and signs. 

They’re often seen as two very different forms of marketing, but in recent years marketers have been finding ways to mix the two. Technology is now starting to become more integrated with everyday life and it makes sense to merge the two in order to convert more customers. Below are just a few ways to mix digital and physical marketing.

Digitally broadcast physical events

Physical events such as trade shows, conferences and launch parties can now be brought to a wider audience thanks to the internet. This could be a way of encouraging more people to attend the event – for instance, you could post some pictures or videos up on social media of a local trade show to get customers to come along to your stall. Alternatively, it may be a way of connecting to consumers who can’t travel to the event – for instance, you may be able to live stream a demonstration of a new product at a conference to get people more excited. 

Create an app for your physical store

You could consider creating a customer app that encourages more people to use your physical store. Many companies have taken the traditional idea of a loyalty card and turned it into an app that can be scanned in-store to collect points. These points can eventually be spent, allowing customers to get discounts or freebies. If you also have an online store, you could also make it possible for customers to use points gained in store via the app on your site. Other options for a customer app could include a menu app in a restaurant that customers can order from or a AR app that allows customers to virtually try on glasses or clothes (such apps are thought to be popular within the next couple decades thanks to the arrival of 5G). An app developer can help you to build an app. 

Use QR codes to attract website visitors

QR codes are coded patterns that can be printed on business cards, flyers and posters. You can link these codes to your customer website so that when a customer scans them with their smartphone they can access your site on your phone. Scanning a QR code is easier than manually entering a website URL, allowing you to convert more website visitors using print media. You can also track visitors from QR codes to see how people are stumbling across your website. A QR code generator can be used to help you create a code for your site. Many of these generators are free to use. 

Convert customers in-person with a tablet

Tablets can be a great tool for converting more customers. You can employ a representative at an event or within your store to approach customers with a tablet and place online orders. You could alternatively get customers to sign up to your mailing list or even get people to follow you on social media (competitions can sometimes be a fun way of encouraging mailing list sign-ups and followers).

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The weather is changing all over the country as it is the time for the summers to start but if we go by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the coming time will be tougher for us to pass. Recently, the IMD declared that March 2021 was the third warmest in the last 121 years which means that the weather will get hotter only from here. In fact in many parts of the country, the temperature has already crossed the 40 degree Celsius mark which can be taken as a warning for the future.

However while we are getting soaked in sweat in the hot climate, a village in Himachal Pradesh experienced fresh snowfall today morning. The name of the village is Jubling village which is in the Lahaul-Spiti district of the state and the village got snow clad after there was a disruption in the vehicular movement of the area.

Here are the pics that will make you want to go there as soon as possible to play in snow:

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We have seen many variations in the climate in the recent past due to the global warming but one thing is for certain that most of us will like to visit Jubling at the moment and have some great time in the snow! Truly a sight to behold, isn’t it?

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The IPL 2021 is all set to start from 9^th April despite the fact that the COVID-19 cases are on a rise among the people associated with the league. While Mumbai Indians will look forward to win the tournament sixth time, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings (earlier Kings XI Punjab) and Delhi Capitals (earlier Delhi Daredevils) will make attempts to win their first IPL title.

Kolkata Knight Riders which has won IPL two times in 2012 and 2014 under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir will also look forward to win the tournament the third time this year and there is no denying the fact that the Indian young cricketer Shubman Gill will play an important role in his team’s campaign.

Shubman has impressed everyone after performing well in the test series against Australia and now he will like to secure his berth in the limited overs format as well by performing well in the IPL 2021. If we talk about the IPL 2020 which was held in UAE due to the coronavirus pandemic, Shubman played in an exemplary manner as he scored 440 runs in the 14 matches that he played for his team and this was the first time that he was able to cross the mark of 300 runs in the IPL as in the last two seasons, he could score only 296 and 203 runs.

Though Shubman played beautifully, his team still ended up at the fifth position with 14 points. KKR tied with RCB and SRH as far as the points table is concerned but both the teams entered the play-offs because they had better run rate than KKR.

Despite performing well in the IPL 2020, Shubman Gill was slammed by some cricket fans because of his slow strike rate of 117.96. The KKR franchise keeps its fans updated by posting photos and videos on its Instagram handle and one hater tried to troll Shubman Gill when KKR posted a photo of the young cricketer.

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While many fans wished good luck to Shubman Gill, an online user wrote, “What a tuk-tuk” as he was trying to target Gill for his slow strike rate in the IPL2020.

Another user commented, “Just imagine, based on IPL performance, Gill was given a slot in the test team (not T20) this only goes to show how much tuk tuk he did last season”.

The young cricketer was in no mood to take it lightly so he responded with, “I am right where I want to be Mr. NOBODY.”

Do you think that KKR has a chance of winning the IPL 2021?

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The Bollywood actress Dia Mirza may not have had an impactful career in B-Town but still she is one of the most popular celebs of the industry and for some time now, she has been making headlines for her pregnancy.

The 39 years old star who made us go crazy after the release of her movie “Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein” got married to Vaibhav Rekhi in February this year and just after 1.5 months of marriage, she announced her pregnancy on the social media handles.

While many people congratulated the couple there were some who trolled the actress for the timing of her announcement. Dia took to Instagram and posted an adorable photo of herself in a beautiful background with the caption,

“Blessed to be…

One with Mother Earth…

One with the Life Force that is the beginning of everything…

Of all stories. Lullabies. Songs.

Of new saplings.

And the blossoming of hope.

Blessed to cradle this purest of all dreams in my womb

Photo by @vaibh_r ”

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However, one user questioned as to why she followed the stereotype of announcing pregnancy after marriage and why women can’t get pregnant before getting hitched. The online user congratulated her but was not happy with the fact that the actress who broke a stereotype by making a woman priest carry the proceedings of her marriage instead of a male one chose to make her pregnancy news public post wedding only.

Here is the comment:

Dia Mirza took note of the comment and decided to give a subtle response to the user. She replied that they both didn’t get married because she was pregnant, in fact they were already planning for marriage as they wanted to live together for whole life and it was just that they got to know the good news when they were making preparations. Dia also states that it is a big moment for her and she has waited for many years to experience this beautiful moment so there is no question of hiding it but she didn’t announce as there were some medical reasons. She further states the reasons because of which she has answered the question.

Check out Dia Mirza’s response:

“Interesting question. Firstly we didn’t marry because we were having a baby together we were already marrying as we wanted to spend our lives together. We discovered we were going to have a baby while we were planning our wedding. So this marriage is not the result of a pregnancy. We didn’t announce the pregnancy until we knew it’s safe (medical reasons) to. This is the happiest news of my life, I’ve waited for many many years for this to happen. No way I would hide it for any reason other than medical.

Only answering this because:

1) Having a child is a beautiful gift of life

2) There must never be any shame attached to this beautiful journey

3) As women we must always exercise our choice

4) Whether we choose to be single and parent a child or be in a marriage it is our after all our choice

5) As a society we must un stereotype our idea of what is right or wrong, instead train ourselves to ask what is fair or unfair.”

Well that was a pretty good response from Dia and we wish that the couple gets blessed with a healthy baby!

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Disha Patani is certainly one of the hottest actresses of present times and she is known more for her bold photoshoots than for her acting skills. She is also one of the fittest B-Town actresses and keeps on sharing her workout videos with her fans on her Instagram account on a regular basis.

Recently, the “Bharat” actress conducted an ‘Ask me anything’ session on Instagram and she gave some really good answers to the questions asked by fans. We all know that she is a fitness freak and one of her fans asked her the secret to her fitness. In reply, the actress gave a quite good reply in just a single word as she wrote, “mehnat (hard work)”.

There was one fan who asked Disha who inspired her and at what age she started making abs. To this, the beautiful diva replied that it is not abs which are important, what’s important is being fit and the rest comes as bonus.

The actress is said to be in a relationship with Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff and while she has sometimes hinted about their relation, Tiger has always remained mum on this matter despite the fact that they are spotted together on various occasions and also went on vacations together.

On the work front, Disha Patani has some big projects lined up. She is a part of “Ek Villain Returns” which also stars John Abraham in important role. She will also be seen in Salman Khan starrer “Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai” and “KTina”, a woman-oriented movie which will be produced by Ekta Kapoor.

Disha Patani has been inspiring many people as far as the fitness is concerned and it won’t be wrong to say that her huge fan base is the outcome of her hot pics and photoshoots on the social media networks.

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The India-Australia test series which concluded few months ago was certainly a memorable one for the Indians as a less-experienced Indian side managed to clinch victory over a star-studded Australian team and that too in Australia’s backyard. Though the Indians won the series by 2-1, the Australian pacer Pat Cummins was adjudged as the Player of the Series as he took 21 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The victory at the Gabba, Brisbane, was more special for the Indian squad as the Aussies hadn’t lost a single test match at this venue for the last 33 years.

Pat Cummins is presently in India as he is going to play for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2021 and while serving his quarantine, he conducted a Questions and Answers session on Instagram. One question that got the attention of many was the one in which a fan talked about the defeat of Australia at Gabba, Brisbane, and Pat Cummins gave quite a good reply.

The fan asked, “Reason of loss at Gabba” and Pat Cummins replied with, “India got more runs”. Not just this, he also shared his photo in which he is seen giving sad expression. Pat Cummins took six wickets in that match but was not able to save his team from losing the game and the series as well.

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Pat Cummins also talked about his most memorable moment in the IPL which was in the IPL 2014. Pat Cummins made his debut in the tournament in the year 2014 when he played for KKR under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir and KKR won the league after defeating Punjab Kings (Kings XI Punjab) in the finals. Pat Cummins said that his most memorable IPL moment was winning the IPL 2014 and then next day watching thousands of people on the street celebrating the moment and going crazy. KKR has won the IPL two times, first in 2012 and then in 2014.

Pat Cummins also praised the former Indian cricketer and the then skipper of KKR Gautam Gambhir. He said that he enjoyed a lot playing under Gambhir, adding that the left-handed batsman was always aggressive which he liked a lot.

The Australian pacer also stated that he likes to see Jasprit Bumrah bowl and if we talk about KKR, it is Kamlesh Nagarkoti whose bowling he likes.

The former Indian cricketer turned commentator Aakash Chopra is of the opinion that Pat Cummins can break the back of opposition’s batting and his main job is to take wickets of couple of top order batsmen in the first six overs.

The IPL 2021 is starting from April 9, so are you excited for the mega event?

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