<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:11:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@aferrell/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Forbes: 'Bitcoin Is The New Gold', Crypto Winter is Over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forbes has recently ran a headline declaring that Bitcoin is "the new gold" and that crypto winter has come to an end as a bullish technical set up takes hold. The headline ran by the top financial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@aferrell/forbes-bitcoin-is-the-new-gold-crypto-winter-is-over</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@aferrell/forbes-bitcoin-is-the-new-gold-crypto-winter-is-over</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aferrell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:10:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNtyz29xuegwMaWgyZQopWQMvJgwqvnFwNzHyLZkGBHjxiTAKUTQoxq2L1ZSeRbDEhUh1Nyg6ut?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump: Fed Should Start Quantitative Easing]]></title><description><![CDATA[When speaking to the press on Friday, President Donald Trump told reports that the Federal Reserve should entirely abandon its balance sheet tightening and usher in a new round of quantitative easing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@aferrell/trump-fed-should-start-quantitative-easing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@aferrell/trump-fed-should-start-quantitative-easing</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aferrell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:56:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eCL2z78rugtc1tN3NUxGqQBLqF6EqbMzR1Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds Suggest Raising Gas, Diesel Taxes To Fund Infrastructure Spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of congress are considering putting forth a proposal to raise taxes on gasoline and diesel in order to fund spending on infrastructure improvements. Now, it is clear why the American mainstream]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@aferrell/feds-suggest-raising-gas-diesel-taxes-to-fund-infrastructure-spending</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@aferrell/feds-suggest-raising-gas-diesel-taxes-to-fund-infrastructure-spending</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aferrell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:15:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvA8Z8gKSYTVPe8GDKnA4Qy6KqvHMJ67HxgMojQyujZ7Dy3fvfPbro9Wk5yPsVX69Hi1WH6jSGcnjZjsBontJFi65UtrbLkKTGG47tNB115Vej3p9exhz58Zae9qoX4pkSiz4siq7uKbs75n7aFRF4gyy56UQwtZVZeCStLzi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Along With Bitcoin's Price, Lighting Network Numbers Explode]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Bitcoin's sudden upwards price movement has every hodler lusting for a renewed bull run and every mainstream financial pundit grabbing for any reason at all to explain why the world's largest crypto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@aferrell/along-with-bitcoin-s-prices-lighting-network-numbers-explode</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@aferrell/along-with-bitcoin-s-prices-lighting-network-numbers-explode</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aferrell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:55:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEdp4hJ474TfMKVwg3RgeNxSVVQjprSuVaBp5g1Xcp2nSWJGovDaavfd9aQS64pAomwX3RK1kKaYttoc8Aniye5KHEyMUFakmQcAUQ92n7mFk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Tron 'Return On Investment' DAPPs  Are MOONING]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Tron DAPP space progresses, Return On Investment decentralized applications have become the next big thing. 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The central bank will leave]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@aferrell/of-course-the-fed-isn-t-raising-rates-anymore-the-markets-can-t-handle-higher-rates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@aferrell/of-course-the-fed-isn-t-raising-rates-anymore-the-markets-can-t-handle-higher-rates</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aferrell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:39:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWaEGdYhcLBeT3occEUjcT2GPTswqGN542KNdznqZsr9C7Ba6P5Bj1ZoKTp1jxy1eviZ317cnz37TAfpiuo2oNH7cAFdbS5qT2eUbBRqdKn3WkMPSp3SCbNz3nPVdFkbcpqrvr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits 4 Month High - "Miners Are Speculators too"]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to data compiled by blockchain.com, the bitcoin hash rate hit a 4 month high this week, producing over 52 quintillion hashes per second. 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