What is Cryptocurrency and how to buy them?

The world is evolving rapidly and so is the mode of exchange. Each country has its own currency but when the trade is to be done across borders, then there is no common currency and so the transaction has to be leveraged upon Dollars which is again the currency of the US.

Digital technologies have virtually connected the world via the internet. Blockchain is one such technology through which decentralised digital currency or virtual currency has come into existence. These virtual currencies are nothing but timestamp-based cryptographic identities generated using a very distinct algorithm. These algorithms are very secure and keep detailed traces of each transaction within Blockchain ledgers. This has made economists and technology experts rely on virtual currencies generated by Blockchain technology. 


As these virtual currencies are generated digitally using cryptographic algorithms, they are also known as Cryptocurrency.


Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency that came into existence in 2009. After its worldwide acceptance, various other virtual currencies were launched with little enhancement over bitcoin. Till the end of the year 2017, there were more than 100 such virtual currencies in existence out of which few popular ones are Ethereum,  Litecoin, Ripple, IOTA and BitcoinPower.


Each physical currency has an acronym: USD for dollar, EUR for euro, INR for rupees, etc. Similarly, an acronym is also specific for each virtual currency: BTC for bitcoin, ETH for ethereum, LTC for litecoin, XRP for ripple, etc.


Similar to the stock exchange available for the stock market, cryptocurrency exchange websites also exist. Through these cryptocurrency exchange, you can buy, sell or exchange cryptocurrencies with other digital currencies or traditional currency like the dollar or euro. Coinbase
Kraken and Bitstamp are the most popular cryptocurrency exchange websites where you can create an account and start trading.

Even though virtual currencies are not yet made legal by many countries, but multinational enterprises have started upgrading their applications to accept cryptocurrencies as a mode of exchange. 
World giants like the US, Japan and Canada have started using cryptocurrencies for long and other countries are also working on this digital revolution to amend their taxation policy.

India has not yet legalised cryptocurrency transactions as its impact on the economy is still being analysed by experts and economists. Its government has given a clear indication that they are amending their taxation policies to restrict unauthorised inflow/outflow of funds so that such transactions can be legalised.

Though it is not necessary to start doing transactions in cryptocurrencies on an immediate basis, it is better to keep the account ready to operate whenever the opportunity grows. Here is a list of few exchanges where cryptocurrencies can be bought in Indian rupees:

These are two mobile apps that can also be kept handy:
Open source, peer-to-peer, community-driven decentralised cryptocurrencies are also available that allow people to store and invest their wealth in a non-government-controlled currency, and even earn a substantial interest in investment. This means anyone holding such currencies in their wallet will receive interest on their balance for helping them maintain the security of the network.

Refer to this article on how to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple in India.

Google enables default ad-blocker within Chrome

The use of the internet is flourishing each day as laptop and mobile users are increasing exponentially. This has led to an increase in the digital marketing industry business.

Google has plunged into digital marketing for a long time and also earns a lot of revenue from Adsense. With the help of ads banners, the revenue is generated by either CPC (Cost Per Click) or CPM (Cost Per Impression).

More than 70% of mobile devices operate on Android having Chrome as the default browser that very well supports ads banner. However, this support is so extensive that there is no facility to restrict such ads. Few Chrome extensions are available that can be used as ad-blocker up to some extent.

Some websites are loaded with unpleasant ads that make the browsing experience uncomfortable. To overcome this concern Google has upgraded Chrome to restrict ads while surfing. This decision of Google has created a storm in the digital marketing industry as their business is on the verge of getting ruined, however, Chrome users have greeted this decision with open hands.


Chrome

This upgrade of the ads-free version of Chrome was rolled-out on February 15, 2018. This version enables default adblocker within Chrome which will block most of the intrusive ads including full-page ads, flashing animated ads and auto-playing video ads. Such ads are designed to be disruptive and stands in the way of people using browser for their intended purpose.

Google will not weed out all ads from Chrome but will block all ads that repeatedly violate standards set forth by Coalition of Better Ads - a group of online media and publishing industries including Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Unilever, etc. So the "Better quality ads" that pass Adsense quality checks will still continue to exist.

Read more on registering your website domain on Google and optimizing search with different search parameters.

Places to visit near Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad is one of the most popular cities in India. Its popularity is mainly due to lots of textile mills and industries within and around the city. Due to a large number of textile mills for a few decades, Ahmedabad is also known as Manchester of India. 

Despite Ahmedabad being the business hub of Gujarat, lots of heritage monuments can also be seen within the city. Considering these historic monuments, Ahmedabad is recently declared as World Heritage City.

Places to visit near Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad is geographically positioned in the centre of Gujarat and is surrounded by various historic and natural sceneries. The Eastern region has Pavagarh hills, the Western region has a white desert, the Northern region has dense Polo forest whereas the Southern region has Khambhat seashore.

Several picnic spots like Adalaj vav, Akshardham and Mahatma mandir are located within a very short vicinity from Ahmedabad. 

Lots of tourist places are located near Ahmedabad, so it is best to explore by planning short trips within 50 to 500 km. Popular picnic spots are comprised here based on routes.

Ahmedabad - Dharoi dam route (Total distance of 167 km to cover all places):
- Swapna Shrushti Water Park - 50 km
- Amarnath Dham – Cave temples - 50 km
- Mahudi - 66 km
- Tirupati Rushivan - 74 km
- Sapteshwar - 90 km
- Taranga Hills - 128 km
- Dharoi dam - 138 km
- Derol Jain temple - 149 km

Mehsana - Patan - Siddhpur route (Total distance of 170 km to cover all places):
- Shanku’s Water Park - 60 km
- Modhera Sun Temple - 99 km
- Patan Rani ki Vav - 127 km
- Sahastra Ling Talav
- Siddhpur - 161 km
- Bindu Sarovar
- Bohra Havelis
- Rudra Mahalaya

Viramgam - Patdi - Dasada - Shankheshwar route:
- Thol Bird Sanctuary
- Bajana
- Patdi - Kharaghoda
- Zainabad
- Shankheshwar

Nalsarovar route:
- Maniar’s Snow World
- Splash Water park
- Kensville
- Nalsafari Resort
- Nalsarovar Lake

Palitana route:
- Ganpatipura
- Lothal site and museum - 80 km
- Velavadar Blackbuck National Park
- Palitana - 215 km

Pariyej - Khambhat route:
- Pariyej Road and Lake
- Kanvel Lake
- Khambhat Chowpati
- Khambhat Sikotar Mata Temple at sea
- Dhuvaran - Mahisagar Temple

Baroda route:
- Ajwa dam
- Pavagadh hill
- Champaner
- Poicha
- Hathnimata Waterfall
- Jambughoda
- Sardar Sarovar dam
- Kabirwad
- Statue of Unity

Dakor route:
- Siddhivinayak Mandir - Mahemdabad
- Dakor Temple
- Galteshwar Mahadev
- Balasinor Fossil Park
- Wanakbori Dam

Rajendranagar hill station - Shamlaji route:
- Rajendranagar Hill Station
- Shamlaji Temple
- Meshwo dam

Polo Forest route:
- Idariyo gadh
- Guhai dam
- Polo forest
- Ambaji

Gir - Somnath route (Total distance of 500 km to cover all places):
- Chotila - 170 km
- Girnar - 320 km
- Junagadh haveli - 340 km
- Devalia Safari Park - 374 km
- Gir National Park - 410 km
- Somnath - 415 km
- Diu - 353 km

Various taxi services like AmdavadCitySightsBharatTaxi and AhmedabadTaxi can assist to plan for the picnic.

Reliance Jio launches websites for JioCinema and JioTV

Reliance Jio has created a digital revolution in India after the launch of a free unlimited 4G network. This attracted users to surf videos from their mobile on-the-go.

Mobile internet users increased ten folds in just a few months along with the sharp rise in sales of 4G mobile handsets. This is taken the media and entertainment industry to new heights.


Reliance Jio provided a bunch of entertainment apps within the MyJio bundle. JioTV and JioCinema are the two most popular video streaming apps. As these apps are mobile-centric, and so users were restricted to mobile and couldn't access them on bigger screens. The only alternative to this was to emulate the mobile device on the computer, but it is too technical oriented and not easy for non-technical users. So bingo to Jio users to know that the web version of these apps is now available !!!


Reliance Jio made these web versions available silently without much marketing and so users are still not aware of this provision.


Click here to open the web version of JioCinema

Click here to open the web version of JioTV

To use these websites, you have to log in with your valid Jio ID and password. The interface of these websites is identical to the apps. These websites can be accessed using WiFi or any other network. So now with your mobile hotspot, you can not just access the internet on a bigger screen but also connect to the web version of JioTV and JioCinema.


The mysterious Voynich manuscript

Voynich manuscript is one of the mysterious manuscripts that is not yet decoded. The writer of this book and its purpose is still a mystery, and so as expected there are many theories woven around this. Various assumptions for the purpose of this book include:
  • Early discoveries and inventions by the 13th century written in encrypted form.
  • Nonsense wrote by a medieval quack, to impress leaders.
  • A rare prayer book not destroyed by the inquisition, written in the ancient script not known.
  • Meaningless strings of characters cleverly composed for monetary gain.
This book is preserved in Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Carbon dating determines its existence came in the 13th century.

Dozens of medievalists and cryptologists are studying this book every year but are not yet able to decipher it. It is also believed that the content of this book was ciphered by retouching text and drawings.

The content of this book consists of scripts with the illustration of plants, stars, female expressions and chemical secrets. Though the content of this book is well organized, the annoying point is that this 234 pages book has an empty cover i.e. neither author name nor the book title.


Encoding of this script is done to some extent and it is believed that below alphabetic format is used:

Voynich Manuscript

The whole book is available in digital form and can be explored here. This is one of the sample pages of this book:

Voynich Manuscript

Buy your new domain from Google

Lot of hosting providers are flourishing day-by-day, but they are either not evolving with market trend or are highly priced. After doing a thorough research Google has also started domain hosting services. They target to earn good revenue from this business by binding it with advertisements.

So your search for reliable and innovative hosting provider now ends as Google has now started domain hosting service in various countries. So search domain for your new site directly from Google instead of local hosting providers. Click here to explore more on Google Domains BETA project.


This service not only helps in searching new website name, but also creates a site for us in few steps along with customized email with G Suite security. And best part is that all these packages are bundled with your Google login account.


Click here to buy a domain from Google


Click here if Google Domain service is available in your country


Click here to view various features provided by Google Domain.