<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:38:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bestofsnooker/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Central Bank Quietly Forms New Cryptocurrency, Blockchain Research Unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reportedly established a new internal unit dedicated to researching and regulating new emerging technologies, specifically cryptocurrency, blockchain and artificial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bestofsnooker/india-s-central-bank-quietly-forms-new-cryptocurrency-blockchain-research-unit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bestofsnooker/india-s-central-bank-quietly-forms-new-cryptocurrency-blockchain-research-unit</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestofsnooker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 09:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzemLsXEkERUvwnYXE3FLRAnX6Mo9fTJucpMvn2kkb4FPYma6pJKhBGnAAn34jP5uutu5yHo7Tu5hyQGvr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ETF Rejections, Printing Money, and the Woz: This Week in Crypto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Price Watch: Bitcoin is up 6% this week to $6,700 in a relatively calm week. flat price last week and falls of 12% and 15% in the preceding weeks which themselves followed a 2-week price surge that landed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@bestofsnooker/etf-rejections-printing-money-and-the-woz-this-week-in-crypto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@bestofsnooker/etf-rejections-printing-money-and-the-woz-this-week-in-crypto</guid><category><![CDATA[trending]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestofsnooker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:26:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia Launches Latest Retail GPU Cards While Playing Down Crypto Revenues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry giant Nvidia unveiled its new GeForce RTX™ 2000 series of graphics card this week, within days of making a focused retreat from the crypto mining retail space. The American hardware corporation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bestofsnooker/nvidia-launches-latest-retail-gpu-cards-while-playing-down-crypto-revenues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bestofsnooker/nvidia-launches-latest-retail-gpu-cards-while-playing-down-crypto-revenues</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestofsnooker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcaa27yfyLYAiPJrpA7ndyDix7TXUWwAE5VmUWgkRBYFQ5UZ1nw5k9XaoGmK2w8eshc1BQ8J9zL4hs2kfSCeNWgfaveuL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[pornhub Partners With PumaPay to Accept Crypto as Payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian adult entertainment streaming website Pornhub has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency payment and billing startup PumaPay to enable its users payments in cryptocurrencies, according to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bestofsnooker/pornhub-partners-with-pumapay-to-accept-crypto-as-payments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bestofsnooker/pornhub-partners-with-pumapay-to-accept-crypto-as-payments</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestofsnooker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:03:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81NoptCag4UChjNZpaiChrrsLadMw28yQTt5HWzvqahLR5fxKkyyQZ7E1urwq9NfUsKWFhsJZQyjKmpHzzAMYUmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Exchange Coinbase Lists ‘Core Principles’ for Institutional Investment Services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coinbase has unveiled a set of guiding principles designed to facilitate the adoption and growth of its new range of products and services aimed at institutional investors. 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