<?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>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:04:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ankursengupta/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Increasingly difficult to earn rewards]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I've been a Steemian for a good part of last year. While I haven't been very active off late, I've seen that there has been a considerable dip in the rewards I used to get for upvotes. Has anyone else]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@ankursengupta/increasingly-difficult-to-earn-rewards</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@ankursengupta/increasingly-difficult-to-earn-rewards</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:14:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deactivating My Facebook Account]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been an active on Facebook ever since I got my hands on a computer. While I'll admit that we've had a pretty on and off relationship for the past 10 years, I've never considered deactivating my account.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/facebook/@ankursengupta/deactivating-my-facebook-account</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/facebook/@ankursengupta/deactivating-my-facebook-account</guid><category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:25:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Ssiw2TRyFbVe3zUQVNXHxqhs9GHGAkY8721yqfBjMTYtSQrktNoMnRt4wxLEArkJNYoPErCgUwJzGzXL7AwFSW2fNu5hgUHyF3HeR5Cdz5AeJDxuPAHXka?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car rental start-up Drivezy raises $5 million from initial coin offering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mumbai-based online car rental platform Drivezy has raised $5 million from its first round of initial coin offering (ICO), chief executive officer Ashwarya Singh said. Existing investors and high net worth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@ankursengupta/car-rental-start-up-drivezy-raises-usd5-million-from-initial-coin-offering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@ankursengupta/car-rental-start-up-drivezy-raises-usd5-million-from-initial-coin-offering</guid><category><![CDATA[ico]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1UtNorhGbvwWbaPyocBG2BjejSr3EkvvwRwzACTYd8PeWGkDb8h9dtnr9ViT4KHhrurBYMhTyxqQqVUe96j1RVc7BMwqzvxoKXQ7S2SwjgRR8MUCJBT7Hwyc8W4UwgbiMYMYMFyBZpyX6eyU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating 300 Followers!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had joined Steemit just a little over 6 months ago. Here's my introductory post: And now I'm celebrating 300 followers! WOAH! Blogging had been a passion of mine right since high school. By the time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ankursengupta/celebrating-300-followers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ankursengupta/celebrating-300-followers</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:08:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWT8MkqkRHKBqhGRM9WdanK8K2v9dEPrLouVitz5WtDFfu6Dt5mGpgHmLdXJpRNyBvZ2ujaNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Indian Crypto Crisis: Nothing But FUD]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a sudden outbreak of hysteria in India regarding the legal status of cryptocurrencies. So lets get a few things straight. No! The finance minister hasn't declared bitcoin illegal and isn't going]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ankursengupta/the-indian-crypto-crisis-nothing-but-fud</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ankursengupta/the-indian-crypto-crisis-nothing-but-fud</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9utAgZ79JKSMmqktffXc4U8tx67VDzj16JRtFVughXfZZo9eXzXoaw3tX1M8Eir4snpYtxvTJCA7XJtgsH32QzCM2zRrLmie?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's All In The State Of Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you think you are beaten, you are, If you think that you dare not, you don't, If you'd like to win, but you think you can't, It's almost certain you won't. If you think you'll lose, you've lost, For]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ankursengupta/it-s-all-in-the-state-of-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ankursengupta/it-s-all-in-the-state-of-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:44:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZyZF1PLHrucgeDtMZPwpZPucwzZtDiN9Lc5LDjg68GKqgonEXsZWS9Z9J6a68HoiDKxZAmUy3g1eE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dissecting Warren Buffet's Opposition To Cryptocurrencies]]></title><description><![CDATA["Stay away from it. It's a mirage, basically," asserted Warren Buffet on Bitcoin. Believe it or not, he made this statement way back in March, 2014, in an interview featured by CNBC. At that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ankursengupta/dissecting-warren-buffet-s-opposition-to-cryptocurrencies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ankursengupta/dissecting-warren-buffet-s-opposition-to-cryptocurrencies</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:33:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn8PxZovuvqSYVbjMpiLDaFPe7J9LB7JgHebjrzdBSaq4ocREEfs4uLDrh6mEiZMgwXo5PbHy5ha9v8nMrKXSKtKRH4hVH2sBv6HqY5Qzqykvz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Crypto Party has Just Begun!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I first heard about bitcoin a few years back from a friend of mine. It sounded a little too good to be true. After all, this was a currency that had zero accountability and you could hardly trace the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@ankursengupta/the-crypto-party-has-just-begun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@ankursengupta/the-crypto-party-has-just-begun</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAMMFbtfHsqj2WhX6A1m3asKybJrqMFCqEuPzL99UTViCfTbWiXV9s2SYGdDMPEonR7rFp7x8onZeNYvE72GzRYsgneDyFFLr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Cryptocurrencies Tip Scales in Favor of the Sharing Economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The concept of sharing is not new to us. It is a natural instinct. Packs of wolves or colonies of ants communicate well enough to hunt as a group. Every member gets a share of the hunt. This act of cooperation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@ankursengupta/can-cryptocurrencies-tip-scales-in-favor-of-the-sharing-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@ankursengupta/can-cryptocurrencies-tip-scales-in-favor-of-the-sharing-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:15:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVLFumkd5vax7ffngiGuyGfo2nPuLzFARnkxNJcqbYKqvocwEmx9vnnXDVj6D2n7uTq37YCEB7zmYy8iaPQxuHBjoate?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life can be a bitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[View post on dMania]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@ankursengupta/life-can-be-a-bitch-zg1hbmlh-7vhjx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@ankursengupta/life-can-be-a-bitch-zg1hbmlh-7vhjx</guid><category><![CDATA[dmania]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 16:06:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d8HYEuDqtydRpuVN3KQrsoGCZqkwm2SsjRXBtkot75LRqPrkA4cFGs4EAsUk2S74gQC74KcRzc9EF6yuAZArD4Yb9uYu7aHQ68GjFWFda1hF3oHsrYcVp28DcPBjdcfJG5VgzTuFQY1MHQxBZcT4mZCBrzmuE5sVnG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steem hits close to $5.00. Does anyone know why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steem is trading at $4.9 as per coinmarketcap. Does anyone know why? Has there been any recent announcement or is it just speculative trading from greedy investors?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ankursengupta/steem-hits-close-to-usd5-00-does-anyone-know-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ankursengupta/steem-hits-close-to-usd5-00-does-anyone-know-why</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 01:27:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malana: The home of the World's Costliest Hashish]]></title><description><![CDATA[The colossal mountains of Himachal Pradesh hold many well kept secrets which beguile curious adventurists and backpackers from across the world. One such place is Malana. The village is shadowed by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@ankursengupta/malana-the-home-of-the-world-s-costliest-hashish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@ankursengupta/malana-the-home-of-the-world-s-costliest-hashish</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 15:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Sshz7oaXD5LTe6LqesSUSaJafWps8iCporPJ86GXtKXi2TApKx4YQxwBYu3kKXtZcVFgC81MshAwU98Qsr18Z4SV9T77Crf4s6ysZSJUXgEnWV2Bftu6tN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin and the Myth of Digital Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin arose as an amalgamation of ideas and technologies developed on a cryptography mailing list. Started in 1992, it was humorously nicknamed cypherpunks by one of the founders, Jude Milhon. In 2008,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ankursengupta/bitcoin-and-the-myth-of-digital-gold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ankursengupta/bitcoin-and-the-myth-of-digital-gold</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:42:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IoT & The Third Industrial Revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is better to create an economy of abundance for our children than leave a society plagued by scarcity. Capitalism is based on the idea of creating goods and services which are sold to consumers for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@ankursengupta/iot-and-the-third-industrial-revolution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@ankursengupta/iot-and-the-third-industrial-revolution</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 21:15:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uorcJuwVFfEgxTevvaU3AHcXhDnSiFC7yADfDyG2KtZ24eMwD1rsJiRWVmZKXzM9hH7B6cS9kqDgRv5hsWVMR9n8USz8C5jtY2KiVPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dying Women Coolies of Bhavnagar]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior-” Socrates Though air travel is now on the rise, the railways continues to have the upper hand in terms of daily passengers. Millions of Indians use]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/india/@ankursengupta/the-dying-women-porters-of-bhavnagar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/india/@ankursengupta/the-dying-women-porters-of-bhavnagar</guid><category><![CDATA[india]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 11:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgbA5gghjzpzmM5jim8FWrEBiE3Hcrs5wxY8sWorCF3D49SF8YTjahMLECok48XAVvjydTmrJbhykvS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smokeless Cigarettes - A Marketing Disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you’re selling something as addictive as cigarettes, there’s little that could go wrong, especially if you’ve been in the business for the past 100 years! I mean, when even apes and monkeys can get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@ankursengupta/smokeless-cigarettes-a-marketing-disaster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@ankursengupta/smokeless-cigarettes-a-marketing-disaster</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2017 21:29:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRqCmQLhs7ZoybsrgTuvSTU2pMGE958PiNpcHeZQEBQ333eLudtHStAFxDtGULLfKt9qhg6rfsEBj4yNr2iEMhyPX8yWMWVytFdaE9uRVFbvH5unsDVi83GujbxGrqwrLjwigwkcKBj1EbyNapXfGziwGaZae3x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's Employment Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[I consider my self fortunate to be born in the 90’s- the most historic decade in the history of our nation since independence. The world was waking up to globalization and Dr. Manmohan Singh’s liberalization]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/india/@ankursengupta/india-s-employment-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/india/@ankursengupta/india-s-employment-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[india]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankursengupta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2017 21:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiT1BUwKa1Lo4pVxc212p2dTUveBCAEw9oBsC3QmtakMkSTZp658oTxYqNAz5b3N5Yz75yTj5kbJm5iD29aXnuX5UAbirzKmJNANcn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Traffic Snarls To Parking Woes: Are The Odds Even In Favour Of Car sharing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have come a long way since Nicole Cugnot’s Fardier à Vapeur, the world’s first automobile. Sadly, the idea died a painful death. 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