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Item The Role of Cryptography in Cryptocurrency(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021) Gupta, S.P.; Gupta, K.; Chandavarkar, B.R.In today's world of digital media, people are mainly sharing all of their resources via digital platforms. Today, in almost all regions across the globe, the physical exchange of money is becoming less in practice. People are more flexible with buying and paying for their necessities via digital platforms rather than exchanging physical money. Cryptocurrency, the new global money for the internet age, is also a medium of exchange similar to other currencies. Still, here, the sole purpose of the exchange is via digital means. How secure is your cryptocurrency? How anonymous are users of cryptocurrencies? Since the currency is digital, it is more prone to attacks, data theft, and money. Here comes the role of cryptography. Cryptography is an essential mechanism for securing information in computer systems. Without cryptography, cryptocurrency is just a central hub for attackers and scammers. Cryptocurrency requires cryptography for mainly two purposes; to secure the transactions and to verify these transfers. This paper discusses the types of cryptographic techniques used in cryptocurrencies, studies their characteristics, and explores the working of these techniques. © 2021 IEEE.Item Enhanced production of napthoquinone metabolite (shikonin) from cell suspension culture of Arnebia sp. and its up-scaling through bioreactor(Springer Verlag, 2014) Gupta, K.; Garg, S.; Singh, J.; Kumar, M.Cell culture in shake flask and air-lift bioreactor was carried out to exploit the potential of Arnebia sp. for napthoquinone metabolite production. Cell suspension cultures of Arnebia were established from friable callus in liquid MS medium supplemented with 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) (10 ?M) and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) (5 ?M). Growth kinetic studies were done by using settled cell volume and fresh/dry cell weight method. Suspension cultures were maintained by sub-culturing at 10 days interval. A two-stage culture system is employed using growth medium (GM) and modified M9 medium (production medium) for cell biomass and naphthoquinone pigment production, respectively. Results showed that cultivation of cells under dark conditions at room temperature (25 ± 2 °C) enhanced the cell biomass from 100 to 625 g l-1. The pigment production was also found to be increased in dark conditions at room temperature. Alkaline pH found to have positive effect on pigment yield. In case of M9 medium constituents, absence of Na2SO4 does not affect the pigment yield. The current approaches have the cumulative effect to meet an increased level of (25.5 ?g/ml) metabolite production in air-lift bioreactor. © 2013 The Author(s).