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The Shapes of Recovery for an Economy

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Read Time: 5 mins Now we have all seen the turmoil which the coronavirus has created for all of us. We have been seated all the while, seeing our economy shrinking, countries such as Germany and South Korea entering a state of recession because of COVID dragging down their exports, the death rates escalating, the desperation to get nominal healthcare facilities, and much more!  Talking about the stock markets, Dow Jones IA, FTSE 100, NIFTY all plunged by 40%,35%, and 38% respectively . Now we know that the race for the vaccine is ongoing and when will these unprecedented time end, we have no clue. Will we see a second wave? Will the vaccine work as the virus is a mutant? We have no idea but what we know is that the economy is recovering! So let's have a look at how economies usually recover! This is not the first time the economy has shrunken by this much, we have seen worst in the past and have recovered from it and so we will from this pandemic. During the Great Depression1929, w

Basics of Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

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Read Time: 3 mins We all have heard of Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies over the past few years. So let's have a look at what cryptocurrency is, what blockchain is, how does blockchain links to cryptocurrency! Let's dive straight into cryptocurrency and see what it is! By definition "A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets." The easy one : "A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that is created and managed through the use of advanced encryption techniques." A few keywords that you need to know when talking about cryptocurrency are as follows: Wallet A place to store your cryptocurrency credentials: namely your private key  Private key A 256-bit number expressed as a hexadecimal  Eg: 9873D79C6D87DC0FB6A5778633389F4453213303DA61F20BD67FC233AA3326 NOTE: