<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:33:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@brixx/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[eCornell Blockchain For Business course cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[In case you were wondering, since they don't post the price on the program page before trying to harvest your name and email address, the cost of eCornell's new Blockchain for Business certificate program]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cornell/@brixx/ecornell-blockchain-for-business-course-cost</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cornell/@brixx/ecornell-blockchain-for-business-course-cost</guid><category><![CDATA[cornell]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 20:38:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin -- not "Blockchain", Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA["Proprietary money is the cancer of modern societies, and it has infected democracy and it is killing democracy. And the answer to that is open, neutral, borderless, censorship resistant -- open source]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@brixx/bitcoin-not-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@brixx/bitcoin-not-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 06:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePC9pEX3LUSrnHKDTLMA1nLHXHvmsai2s3L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Warren Buffet Doesn't Understand Cryptocurrency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffet is one of the most successful investors of all time. Born in 1930, he has accumulated $86 billion dollars in his 88 years. The style of investing he mastered is known as "value]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@brixx/why-warren-buffet-doesn-t-understand-cryptocurrency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@brixx/why-warren-buffet-doesn-t-understand-cryptocurrency</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZTZT7xnEfYWP8sWit6optBcD6ttod7to5SoRXGUjPQtHs2UkTKnbtd9QP2E9dc1v6WPV2UA6urdbMGJ3sfjLPxr8Nq8MobU2E93FNs4vY3WFyriibsuTXu98QWiwWeDcVFt46XE4Uz5a4Den9BbfeK6F9Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is happening in South Korea now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jan 11 Update: This was all FUD; the South Korean government has no intention of banning/closing cryptocurrency exchanges. See this tweet and its comment thread, and this article clarifying the issue.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@brixx/what-is-happening-in-south-korea-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@brixx/what-is-happening-in-south-korea-now</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:49:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EOS vs Cardano (ADA) drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently Dan Larimer posted a nasty review of Cardano's consensus algorithm, "Ouroboros", criticizing it for being slow and a copy of the DPoS protocol that he invented in 2014. He was angry]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cardano/@brixx/eos-vs-cardano-ada-drama</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cardano/@brixx/eos-vs-cardano-ada-drama</guid><category><![CDATA[cardano]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKBGVfcoG11te3NFXRHV1N9AqWieP9rWGBytG38X8DMR9zbyYAKbUe9bEnACwmp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BeeToken ICO has started!]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most promising ICOs just opened its doors for whitelist registration: The Bee Token. BeeToken is a direct competitor to AirBNB, run by former Google and Facebook engineers. When evaluating ICO]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@brixx/beetoken-ico-has-started</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@brixx/beetoken-ico-has-started</guid><category><![CDATA[ico]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 20:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgsQ2j24d7kbJqPuA8gd3AiPM8AsdAUDEtwSMZYJ7rZY2tb14AUUWs9aj4Z2SpwV7xhE77ircRdKdLS4KRan?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was South Korea's ICO ban the cause of yesterday's dip?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the entire cryptocurrency market took a significant dip, selling off from a global cryptocurrency market capitalization of US$144 billion down to US$137.5 billion. The only news I could locate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@brixx/was-south-korea-s-ico-ban-the-cause-of-yesterday-s-dip</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@brixx/was-south-korea-s-ico-ban-the-cause-of-yesterday-s-dip</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqDjcjt27m1qYVRLKD4N7sgzBsKWP7teumcLMGXLiSwGdnXzxQCgf2Q4pD1mk39LdKYBebuZNUKpMKPp6th3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasdaq stock exchange testing blockchain for mutual funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[It doesn't get more mainstream finance than mutual funds and Nasdaq! From Reuters: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exchange group Nasdaq Inc and Nordic financial services group SEB have teamed up to test a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@brixx/nasdaq-stock-exchange-testing-blockchain-for-mutual-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@brixx/nasdaq-stock-exchange-testing-blockchain-for-mutual-funds</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:37:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGmrW5jDhMGx3GWiW5vpkfDdEcqdkYwCydbHDh1JzqPBKCPuXeDsQycnJBvRAPa9ZQFNAnU1YLmdXc6V6B3iSVJf7Ya6cuJseCbccy5C6psT13R2TEq8KHNijJTL1boqcQujs5jpwFiAFnEXY3gfjaTKzburkuhMUmRyFHpT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Russian Bank Pushes for Bitcoin Legalization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like many countries, Russian bureaucrats and bankers are discussing how to classify and tax cryptocurrency. In 2014, their central bank argued that Bitcoin should be banned, but since then, the sentiment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@brixx/major-russian-bank-pushes-for-bitcoin-legalization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@brixx/major-russian-bank-pushes-for-bitcoin-legalization</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwy2QoX1D5qrYDEiaFUbs2WhE6kn6bghd2hJnT2Y3mSHgjujHy5iu2WijMUXkhQZKtoKNzGgkwj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The State of the Cryptocurrency Market, by Cryptogrinders]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a great little video by Ryan Lye, for his group, "Cryptogrinders", on the current state of the cryptocurrency market, investing in general, with sprinkles of life advice. He uses the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@brixx/the-state-of-the-cryptocurrency-market-by-cryptogrinders</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@brixx/the-state-of-the-cryptocurrency-market-by-cryptogrinders</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2017 07:56:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eNmdQtnwKL4wSHkDisur45p88LzpUtX4gii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook's plan to fight election engineering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia has been engaging in cyber warfare, including propaganda and disinformation campaigns, with the aim disrupt and destabilize democracies around the world. During the last election in the United States,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@brixx/facebook-s-plan-to-fight-election-engineering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@brixx/facebook-s-plan-to-fight-election-engineering</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNhUKPtWHh3G73v4J33ViMR4FXBNmkdocuTHYYrFJcaa22kkjJkjPNhgHySHWqL1G4bCcinAbx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large Japanese Travel Agency To Accept Bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The snowball continues gaining momentum... One of Japan’s largest travel agencies, H.I.S., will start accepting bitcoin payments at some of its stores via Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange, Bitflyer. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@brixx/large-japanese-travel-agency-to-accept-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@brixx/large-japanese-travel-agency-to-accept-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/SiQni9EsHGrCCtx3GPiDDTSRVnXw6GBHWA1SPasHz6cfp7CzLRBNSciN1PjXgMfc7DPWtFHKrnctpCn22jpdYvXkNvHCSjBwT4LZnui8o7KBQE2AF6W1X9wCAyxmNMu6AE46yBmpEN46WYMYeA85RG8qGypqnGzAukJPdJPxx34v3d4j1g4kcUuyU4HnxsW81YhfjU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The CoinMe ATM company is having an ICO fundraiser: UpTokens]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw this article in Forbes about J.R. Willett, who did the very first ICO back in 2012, and how he's investing a million dollars worth of his own money into the Oct. 16th ICO for UpToken, a new token]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@brixx/the-coinme-atm-company-is-having-an-ico-are-uptokens-a-good-investment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@brixx/the-coinme-atm-company-is-having-an-ico-are-uptokens-a-good-investment</guid><category><![CDATA[ico]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWNr3XydmprGQd8oktZWVoZTuGcfv34v3GX3MQH6bPe8pVec1YDN2tDuAtGGSkXZMia4Unoev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doubts About Golem (GNT)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't think the early investors understand how ambitious the Golem project is. As a 20+ year IT & programming professional in the mathematical sciences, it seems to me that the technical challenge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/golem/@brixx/doubts-about-golem-gnt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/golem/@brixx/doubts-about-golem-gnt</guid><category><![CDATA[golem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brixx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 19:46:21 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>