<?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, 08 May 2026 16:56:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bobcastleman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[40 trillion market cap? Sure. It's possible.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This long and detailed analysis (by Rakesh Upadhyay)  of some of the prominent crypto coins starts out with a claim that a 40 trillion market cap can be reached in 10 years. Compared to many estimates,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/40-trillion-market-cap-sure-it-s-possible</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/40-trillion-market-cap-sure-it-s-possible</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 14:31:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3m8MumiUXfA7eZTW31v33oUtB9pXeiMVoWpioYR9H9cP4W7UXNyRJmsLLLrdTwKy1kUtGvEedTaNwBhPCCn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Beware - On Becoming That Which You Hate]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the exciting things about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency is its potential to disrupt the ossified and corrupt institutions that weigh down innovation and personal freedoms. NY Mag has this great article]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-beware-on-becoming-that-which-you-hate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-beware-on-becoming-that-which-you-hate</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrTps6cjBmVHvN4WKRELnFy9u363NA4sovnHTNpgHd4RYDvSb9Jap51FoVL5yP9hzAsGp8RbLqdSWpDExSyJ9v1iqCa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin.com is Getting Sued]]></title><description><![CDATA[The early stages of a lawsuit against Bitcoin.com are falling into place. While the matter to be litigated is interesting in its own right, this action raises deeper questions raised about decentralization]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-com-is-getting-sued</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-com-is-getting-sued</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:23:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3m8MumiUXfA7eZTW31v33oUtB9pXeiLqw3UVQ8QLo4vUyXuS1JUwKEGJoWH9bmgP14VHCg2JadmPjuftRxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Cash Explodes. Time to take some profits?]]></title><description><![CDATA[To hodl or not to hodl? BCH has gone nuts this week, rising more than 80%, pushed up in part by the news that they are increasing their block size to 8MB with their May update (see The question for traders]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-cash-explodes-time-to-take-some-profits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-cash-explodes-time-to-take-some-profits</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrTps6cjBmVHvN4WKRELnFy9u363NA4sovnHTdERQRAMACMJj8jKibbGq7NT81nbbAeaekH2YtxRUQCXtYFGMS43qPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethereum Takes Steps Towards Proof of Stake]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first real testing of Ethereum's move to Proof of Stake is on the launch pad ready for take off. This is a big step away from the energy intensive Proof of Work consensus protocol now in use. There]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/ethereum-takes-steps-towards-proof-of-stake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/ethereum-takes-steps-towards-proof-of-stake</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPCrqBxU1w3nWw7r5Qaibd4L7agju5813MRnnPCCjetg86ocNmyNmEcQ4vuqNqTkvweXsqZCRSW8fSurevhjDcAvSApLQQQqHp3LJa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEWS FLASH: Russia Supreme Court Issues Pro Crypto Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big news from Putin-ville The ban on certain crypto websites has been overturned by the Supreme Court. Details here: Crypto continues to eat the world.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/news-flash-russia-supreme-court-issues-pro-crypto-ruling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/news-flash-russia-supreme-court-issues-pro-crypto-ruling</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 14:23:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5xsGsUDYUN1LNu9Qi8onYittfhSMCpK247Cb8usCFYr99gtwcfDraPTMSsrtPNaNZ5m7WsJ2YFjKD5it3jknra?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Admits Crypto Will Win Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[China has been somewhat hostile to crypto. Their actions are clearly an attempt to control the markets to their benefit and have thrown up numerous roadblocks to innovation. Which makes this pronouncement]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/china-admits-crypto-will-win-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/china-admits-crypto-will-win-out</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:11:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsKQG7nhCXMsgXxUQHwtJm4rGgDFSP27G8Nse5UjEXWsjqqoAwP77ozocPb9C5J9yZBxAM6FGqzcfaxL8EfgVA7sJJdL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto is Gonna be Big ... (ya think?)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uh ... yeah. We knew that. The story is getting old, but here we have yet another batch of late comers with ties to elite finance jumping into the game.   This is both good and bad. Good because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/crypto-is-gonna-be-big-ya-think</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/crypto-is-gonna-be-big-ya-think</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM3YPY82SEa7SJvsvpWtBM6Y7qtxHYyEXyY8vM7xLM5yBRznybZacMGMtM2kbrekBHo9J4Mr7tA1jhyYTg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Jacking - An Invisible Scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of the scams surfacing in the crypto world are in your face - outright theft of coin, blatant pump and dumps, and outright fraud. But there's one scam hiding in the shadows that needs to see more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/crypto-jacking-an-invisible-scam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/crypto-jacking-an-invisible-scam</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrTps6cjBmVHvN4WKRELnFy9u363NA4sovnHTaMGnMPFL1JKvua54iMwkvc3r5EvauuagkzuDJaw54wu6i8Z5UmgqgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Attorney General Freaks Out Over Crypto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we learn that the New York Attorney General is turning his gaze upon crypto.   Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the "Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative" on Tuesday, saying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/new-york-attorney-general-freaks-out-over-crypto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/new-york-attorney-general-freaks-out-over-crypto</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynMuadCn1QV74TFBJ4dhAkvfmnAiCuCBqjmFcGpWbbTH1z9bPbKWwcM3ALw5BGGPhmZZMsQK4rhomnxNbjnd7nRx3Xf3trC8w8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRON Hodlrs - You could lose everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[As TRON gets ready to migrate off the Ethereum blockchain, they have announced that there are certain instances where you can effectively lose all your TRX if you don't follow their procedure. Don't panic.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/tron-hodlrs-you-could-lose-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/tron-hodlrs-you-could-lose-everything</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZBJYav7XE71AQobURtGKVwmDaeo5tXSe4fVo7G8Ehw2Nq4SRmp8qZfUWveajWmQeDZSocYNhav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not A Blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[With all the energy going into crypto and blockchain, it's easy to lose your head and think everything belongs in a blockchain or everything should be monetized via a decentralized crypto currency. But]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/not-a-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/not-a-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:40:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPCrqBxU1w3nWw7r5Qaibd4L7agju5813MRnnJwQMK6mZ98iNyvQU3UNGiqqYdvUywXWqjQgarQm5vsZBTu2JS8DxRFVjKVCd5gf7U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Predict The Future Of Crypto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh yay! More experts telling us what crypto is all about. But this article isn't all that bad. In fact, I think it actually hits all the right notes. If you are just getting into blockchain and cryptocurrency,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/experts-predict-the-future-of-crypto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/experts-predict-the-future-of-crypto</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PdDH5Qnyenf3kEqaSK2xJ4st8eMrsXNNr7kLvZW7sFYSVSRfbQQTr5XKFgRuWU3nnN5dh46RdqSggwXJhuG1qAzrRg4n66fLwMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware The Pseudo-Scams]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know there is outright theft and fraud in the crypto world. But there is another type of "scam" to watch out for. These are the type of things that, while not illegal, add noise to the system and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/beware-the-psuedo-scams</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/beware-the-psuedo-scams</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXB6DfixgRs18hVdqwooFTPVzUC54j2BtdmZYUiUhe6iHpopQpgtEPJPPn7RV6AD4b7HdLGEnxFbLbCBY57Rx5fJWNURmg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Bull Roars - and Other News]]></title><description><![CDATA[You have to be sleeping or dead not to see the positive market activity. Bitcoin is up 23% for the week and our beloved Steem is up a whopping 68% over the same time period. Hodlers are very happy. Meanwhile,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-bull-roars-and-other-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-bull-roars-and-other-news</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:31:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5xsGsUDYUN1LNu9Qi8onYittfhSMCpK247CjiYS4FTxHqTm5xFXAV6uHPxLdStiu95HZ1wd77v2ubtAwtH1XZG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up up and away!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who would have thought that a song from 1967 could be such a perfect fit to today's price action. Let's hope tomorrow this song still applies.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/up-up-and-away</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/up-up-and-away</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dwTAnGoKDhuesxNwbCL4FhqsByUroF9xKgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Bubble Deflating?  (puh-leez  ... eye roll)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hate articles like this one over at Investor's Business Daily. Basically they use the delisting of Long Blockchain as an indicator of the collapse of crypto. First thing - Long Block Chain used to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-bubble-deflating-puh-leez-eye-roll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/bitcoin-bubble-deflating-puh-leez-eye-roll</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 03:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3m8MumiUXfA7eZTW31v33oUtB9pXeiNoYMiGiGgGvrsgwzTHEqFut7cjGQ8dHHAYj6LEkSN1bZtA8c66Akn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buy! No - SELL! No - HODL!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My head is going to explode. This post is just a little levity in among the insanity so if you were looking for insightful analysis or some hot insider tip, move along. How is a poor boy supposed to stay]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/buy-no-sell-no-hodl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/buy-no-sell-no-hodl</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:46:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3m8MumiUXfA7eZTW31v33oUtB9pXeiNoYMiiFnEQ8Q5JXFFd99dqfdFaaWLoeAR1cF7aLnVSvVeq58VmJEJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ultimate FUD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to have your giblets freaked out? Read The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report.: Even Bitcoin gets a mention in the economic risks section;   Inflation in all these traditional asset]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/the-ultimate-fud</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/the-ultimate-fud</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 18:58:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsKQG7nhCXMsgXxUQHwtJm4rGgDFSP27G8NseWvEiWDt7oecnmA7GmWnLgzm31XJ9cXqYA6S3zzHaTcb16kq5FnPGHSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE SKY IS FALLING! Run away! Bitcoin is Dying!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well ... at least according to these researchers. Their analysis tells them that the bottom is still a long way off But his isn't just FUD. It's good analysis. You can't call the mathematics FUD because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/the-sky-is-falling-run-away-bitcoin-is-dying</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bobcastleman/the-sky-is-falling-run-away-bitcoin-is-dying</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobcastleman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 14:55:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHxyVySZpuLfU8yQ6r3QxqS7YGenoRHRF6Dndy1NUS6bFETLvd1pn6aAGtS7JgDvRJgc1J3WtUWGQWh4p9JzhuK9tbxeX9GnS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>