<?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, 13 May 2026 23:09:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@circularsolution/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[SEC stops AriseBank ICO]]></title><description><![CDATA[image credit: drpatrickkeelan.com The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday it has obtained a court order to halt and freeze the assets of what is likely the largest initial coin offering]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/sec-stops-arisebank-ico</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/sec-stops-arisebank-ico</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbUKwyNZo5aia531vgJJouarnAjBhGatDaVaRAX8xy6LXunpkmFnn7oCaa2N2XajSp2tjs3GiJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[XRP being utilized by MoneyGram]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit: Team Ripple To allow their customers to send and complete cross-border payments quicker and cheaper, MoneyGram — one of the world’s largest money transfer companies — will use XRP in their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ripple/@circularsolution/xrp-being-utilized-by-moneygram</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ripple/@circularsolution/xrp-being-utilized-by-moneygram</guid><category><![CDATA[ripple]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:17:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqm4DXRarjiScDhGyCF73nnAdszmsdkfshZzfidThvnEdL1AnyYktS9S6wyX7isbZBoMD9nzni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socrates was right...]]></title><description><![CDATA["I cannot teach anyone anything. I can only make them think." This quote by Socrates is my mantra for how I look to explain things like the #circulareconomy and #blockchain tech combined with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@circularsolution/socrates-was-right</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@circularsolution/socrates-was-right</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:16:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Security Commissioner issues cease & desist order to BitConnect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Travis Iles issued a cease and desist order to Bitconnect today, January 4, 2018. If you have BCC earnings, cash out asap! Governments will attempt to regulate and shut down decentralized systems but we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/texas-security-commissioner-issues-cease-and-desist-order-to-bitconnect</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/texas-security-commissioner-issues-cease-and-desist-order-to-bitconnect</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 03:11:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZAmkTCZJoAj8oBR7Qo4Tqt65fbQ5ZUwjkchEzMqoz6esDBWnkfXMHVzmwaSHdAXR1TMPYPhmCS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once again...another cryto scan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another lovely exit from a crypto lending platform company. Bitsiren promised big returns, but only after 12 days of operation, they took the money and ran. As always, be wary of the monies put into hyip]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/once-again-another-cryto-scan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/once-again-another-cryto-scan</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2017 21:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVevzi59ResgnoBAU72iTbaJEq5R5mMenV2oWFbLNMevLDD8gRbyU3SaM6xaTu1759nwHouMxzcRqdRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NexCoin takes after the Steve Miller Band...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Go on take the money and run... Seems like NexCoin is the next coin, no pun intended, to scoop up our investments and take a nice paid vacation.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/nexcoin-takes-after-the-steve-miller-band</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/nexcoin-takes-after-the-steve-miller-band</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 01:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWP5XTD3xn6oitZPj6RYm6KAWnxvnJnpL436M1tv5GUuKw6d5VqW7UaZJmfBMj1YZtnJKVhDG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BTC Futures 'Impossible' per CME Clearing Member]]></title><description><![CDATA[credit: cointelegraph In a letter reproduced online, Interactive Brokers Group Chairman Thomas Peterffy said that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have “no fundamental basis.” “As a CME clearing member, we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@circularsolution/btc-futures-impossible-per-cme-clearing-member</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@circularsolution/btc-futures-impossible-per-cme-clearing-member</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZARhxiC15MtdE6uA842PAfqWGGuki5J9Nq5kcamJnrUr4fX6RUzQYAQ19mY3YdiuhRLJfFnnar?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linux Foundation and edX Offer Blockchain Class]]></title><description><![CDATA[The edX online educational platform has opened up a first-ever class teaching #blockchain for business. The lessons introduce the user to blockchain #technology and the #Hyperledger project. #edX offers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@circularsolution/linux-foundation-and-edx-offer-blockchain-class</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@circularsolution/linux-foundation-and-edx-offer-blockchain-class</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvKiJrdRYKP9aKDiBa1x9cqWSHfKKxeeSo813kqDx64wGaqYniTkCYkQmN16dKJPqEWrMUDKYA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Nears $6K Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[From CoinTelegraph: "Bitcoin is almost hitting $6,000 on major exchanges again Thursday as a seven percent daily uptick sees this week’s bear market left behind." Read the full article here:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@circularsolution/bitcoin-nears-usd6k-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@circularsolution/bitcoin-nears-usd6k-today</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYMJGd7R7w5vYfopZpUVeLST5L4ubHAZEbNLLTGG71ossMSpqFB7VYr8m4oH5UMQADp6f9yJB4i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's Largest Bitcoin Exchange Closing Oct. 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Cointelegraph: "On Oct. 23, BTCChina, the largest Bitcoin trading platform in China, has updated an announcement that it will shut down the exchange business and stop providing withdrawal services]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@circularsolution/china-s-largest-bitcoin-exchange-closing-oct-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@circularsolution/china-s-largest-bitcoin-exchange-closing-oct-30</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:17:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjWVNte4mo92F1FDFcHfiN3JNFmEgtu53YAP4yziKAwqL8P9ZqUG9jckKFzfZWPGVJNU7Q9JQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Central Bank Declares Bitcoin Funds Terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA["Mubarak Rashed Al Mansouri, governor of the Central Bank of the UAE was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Islamic Financial Services Board Summit in Abu Dhabi this week when he rebuked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@circularsolution/uae-central-bank-declares-bitcoin-funds-terrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@circularsolution/uae-central-bank-declares-bitcoin-funds-terrorism</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:45:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protostarr Team Plans to Refund ICO Investors]]></title><description><![CDATA["According to a blog post from a blockchain-based organization called Protostarr, the company had a recent phone call with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and had to shut its token]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/protostarr-team-plans-to-refund-ico-investors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@circularsolution/protostarr-team-plans-to-refund-ico-investors</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:13:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6XzaaB6TSP6xK5yhDzw4Vo8CcVmDAL6WUkSJQ3XPWUUaeVAAo7WJUL9DfKWTsbvK15qKigBK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HP ENVY is First Photo Printer Made with Closed-Loop Plastic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses are capturing the fast-growing market of the circular economy, where waste is rethought and eliminated through product stewardship and designing for end-of-service repair, refurbishing, or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@circularsolution/hp-envy-is-first-photo-printer-made-with-closed-loop-plastic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@circularsolution/hp-envy-is-first-photo-printer-made-with-closed-loop-plastic</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:46:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYznQcmQ33cfkNqHQD83UdcrvCunaZKssNVqSHnGJtD94oP2EpHhnbFoUYeuBhpua6qYGFKgMdx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Buy Jeans When You Can Lease Them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why pay $120 or more for designer jeans only to outgrow or dislike them a few months later and not be able to recover your investment? MUD Jeans has the solution, in a circular economy business style that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fashion/@circularsolution/why-buy-jeans-when-you-can-lease-them</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fashion/@circularsolution/why-buy-jeans-when-you-can-lease-them</guid><category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:58:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWNp9PCPfvogE2Xs1sGcHQMXwdfzPeDFzPxRsHMpBjiT6JTkGAp4TmjVn7Fugqs95XKsC1rmU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join the Revolution of the Circular Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world where there is fast, cheap, always new consumer goods being pumped out, which use finite resources, businesses and governments are realizing that the practice of simply generating waste is not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@circularsolution/join-the-revolution-of-the-circular-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@circularsolution/join-the-revolution-of-the-circular-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9utBD2DBa3ZdNp9BNwA9mKzPqbFwFcVXXa7JTVKNMrXpustYYfiVzNsBLmYw7J9AdDZ719nCbdvEhmz5gobvniDM6pxg61VQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microfibers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a tidbit of information to expand your knowledge base... There are millions of people who wear synthetic fabrics like polyester every day. Just look at the tag on your dress shirts, yoga pants,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fashion/@circularsolution/microfibers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fashion/@circularsolution/microfibers</guid><category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:23:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2i2E2yBoLb9uX6M5J7T8UGbE8gfyCbsrfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cage-free vs. Pasture Raised Eggs Meme]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a clear difference in the health of chickens and the result of their keeping conditions via their eggs. Pictured are eggs from "cage-free" and from "pasture-raised" eggs, both]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@circularsolution/cage-free-vs-pasture-raised-eggs-meme</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@circularsolution/cage-free-vs-pasture-raised-eggs-meme</guid><category><![CDATA[meme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yHi21ouMZqkmrxPgEaJbA6MU6TSaabn6gnvDgkMSiGCtuEe464qWAtRyhBvRPUceRuanLQixHXsg4nvmLr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remind me again...]]></title><description><![CDATA[While strolling down the beach within the South Padre Island reserve area, I found this discarded leaded-glass TV. The copper was stripped as that was the only valuable component, the rest is a hazard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@circularsolution/remind-me-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@circularsolution/remind-me-again</guid><category><![CDATA[meme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA8eLzaPj3r5YGXGHNSRG9KhrfEQ7y8Mi9CzoWBpBc6gRCT7YoUq74juPxuecjNoFejMMVnFUctumN96t8Q2bhA2dHPUDGzDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready for the Revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemit community! I am a resource specialist and circular economist; I have a strong desire to facilitate broad social inclusion into the global marketplace all the while eliminating the concept]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/welcome/@circularsolution/ready-for-the-revolution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/welcome/@circularsolution/ready-for-the-revolution</guid><category><![CDATA[welcome]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circularsolution]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:55:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtzSnfF7ECY1THhN2JZGxSQvNrahsBmK1ND4yNcYEAnsRZpCiSdWDorHG3F48Zp7QSc2xurcqRgVRQQwi1ToKq6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>