<?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, 08 Apr 2026 06:59:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@coinoclast/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome bonus for Steemians on Uptrennd!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a nice opportunity for Steem users to join Uptrennd: As a welcome bonus you will receive points (1UP tokens) in the amount of 10x your current Steem level. Check out the post here: I've been on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@coinoclast/welcome-bonus-for-steemians-on-uptrennd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@coinoclast/welcome-bonus-for-steemians-on-uptrennd</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP9bfdXTzJWJEeCCCgRhPiXZMqx6qsHoVG1eRDJDHSgzniMur4T2VAd2vLcWUckuhZaCfF9a6Kx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin's Declaration of Independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the founding documents of the United States is the Declaration of Independence, in which the American states declare themselves to be independent of the British Crown. What is Bitcoin's Declaration]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/bitcoin-s-declaration-of-independence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/bitcoin-s-declaration-of-independence</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 06:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzo5aF4s6DCQrMT4fQvWxS5XeYEGTFu8Jdvhrj95mXP72uKf1GiNFyhJBFdjut6U2WCndCZ41C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magical Internet Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may have heard that Bitcoin is "magical internet money", implying that it isn't real money. The thing, how real is "real" money? What makes it real? Isn't it like Monopoly money?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/magical-internet-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/magical-internet-money</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:31:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQMsPWc6itT682yguz5YzKhCRq8P84hjQftsE36E1VSkyGrPuGZAaQ9nocMxXmc3o59exZWG4t6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemians, are you using multisig?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My key takeaway from the podcast "Every Bitcoin Wallet Sucks" (see my post here), was the following: Everyone should use multisig. "Multisig" stands for Multiple Signatures. It means]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/steemians-are-you-using-multisig</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/steemians-are-you-using-multisig</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPdN19pxmR6DBP6ayvRWfCWCVegbjpVcHSJtfDtBufqP1mFHhP6Ckp1s3xsZzDoqFnhGyB95zoQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hype cycle -- where are we for crypto and blockchain?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New technologies usually follow the "Gartner hype cycle". When a technology first comes out, there is a bubble-like frenzy because many people explore different possibilities for applying the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@coinoclast/hype-cycle-where-are-we-for-crypto-and-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@coinoclast/hype-cycle-where-are-we-for-crypto-and-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 07:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPEtp4gHGz7UsqyuPDiCcdc9gd6oU7znx6B986NbcUbLroq7iH92Mi1AwujkmM7TJuxAmUxJEvS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIAT or BTC? (version 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should I hodl FIAT or BTC? Hmm such a difficult decision...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/fiat-or-btc-version-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/fiat-or-btc-version-2</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:09:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQGUve8qm8keDm1fcev4veMHDdTwJwt657FmMDXc5pakpwWwvABvVy5JhWzNh8ZeKbncoFtji1c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which should I hodl -- FIAT or BTC?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hmm I can't decide.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/which-should-i-hodl-fiat-or-btc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/which-should-i-hodl-fiat-or-btc</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:55:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzBw83bkhbTJUSJaK9mXrypQRVSSww8UFBgVtk18f72QRs7CyvGCJEiPihjA3b3KdbFWv11ZRQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs bullish on Bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs is recommending to buy the dip! Are things heating up?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/goldman-sachs-bullish-on-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/goldman-sachs-bullish-on-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:27:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQGaHm6X9Jha4NsZuDdLT5FF3eCPxdcmvzuv13kP9jQFed2s6c4nQqnT6y2EFMxJtzToG63d4ni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BTC the new NPT?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world where currencies are Weapons of Mass Destruction, and currency manipulations are beginning to look like tactical nuclear attacks, (the populations bearing the brunt of the toxic/lethal side]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/btc-the-new-npt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/btc-the-new-npt</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 20:32:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNvGGDSdp41qqUVDk8vefFgkZZGKAWvffhNfvtR9SetU1rdyoxUr6SG8qLjtHx21dvVvtP92ter?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much Bitcoin should you HODL?]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Image taken from here] According to this article, the global money supply is estimated to be around $90 Trillion. Here is a rationale that you may want to consider: what is your current net worth, in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/how-much-bitcoin-should-you-hodl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/how-much-bitcoin-should-you-hodl</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP9WCcFmQGf2bfaAGiNbURuZa32XdgwLMrU9eRmoey9XRvrBq4877fmcCMrVw8zNLtBn2trohJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coinbase LTC/BTC manipulation: investigations by JohnRusso007]]></title><description><![CDATA[I came across the YouTube channel "JohnRusso007", it is quite fascinating, happening right now! John has posted many videos about market manipulation of the LTC/BTC pair on Coinbase. He has been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/litecoin/@coinoclast/coinbase-ltc-btc-manipulation-investigations-by-johnrusso007</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/litecoin/@coinoclast/coinbase-ltc-btc-manipulation-investigations-by-johnrusso007</guid><category><![CDATA[litecoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 13:51:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3R2rvzdYZFLYRSxqEUGDGgmkhTU3cybCd4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tally sticks -- split tally]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Image taken from here] Have you ever heard of tally sticks? They were a form of money, used in many different places throughout history. One very interesting type of tally stick was the split tally,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/tally-sticks-split-tally</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/tally-sticks-split-tally</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 09:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPJUVKgMnr4uDfBciauDdyLoVhHoSgKPBnhqom8FonxTVaHVsjEHeR3bgY2sXSNkKdTdYz4b9VG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trustless: episode 6 -- trustless science]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the previous episode we discussed politics, where trustlessness has been put to very good use. Another area that is moving into this direction is science. You may have heard that science has a replicability]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-6-trustless-science</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-6-trustless-science</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnqBMjReoapR1sSrE9NRvcMFJd7RXxq68nZuG9vbH5fP3A9GsSgnd8bvndrLNNSXnZRtF5QGMzq6JUfgXyRLYQtHMnTSEW3YkDYwhEuTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HODLER TA: macro view]]></title><description><![CDATA[If anyone was not fully convinced by our previous article on the HODLER Technical Analysis approach (based on the paintings of Ferdinand Hodler), let us demonstrate its power again here by looking at the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@coinoclast/hodler-ta-macro-view</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@coinoclast/hodler-ta-macro-view</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 07:45:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNv9qvDqdvZM8ksAUn8iJgRu3DTyfjnH4R9N5UhVrc978WGgrofrfMeALwUHV4D5VquwNuWcxox?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trustless: episode 5 -- trustless politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the previous episode, we wondered whether trustlessness would be a good thing to aspire to in society, and were not so convinced. However, there are definitely great applications for trustlessness.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trustless/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-5-trustless-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trustless/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-5-trustless-politics</guid><category><![CDATA[trustless]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 18:33:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSGmDmoptD3u7be836TdwJsp8acCYroqNvdY3hRGXMqWmt4oHM9KTipWYjQNsG36qkJKk8zYNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HODLER TA]]></title><description><![CDATA[My personal style of Technical Analysis (TA) is based on the paintings of Ferdinand HODLER. It is very clear that these paintings contain the full knowledge of Bitcoin price history, into the very far]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@coinoclast/hodler-ta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@coinoclast/hodler-ta</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:12:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPdh3m4bbbzsitz92KCbVhBY7eD9SxbQPVTAvKUZzTyUB3bMFr1yG7fs9JAFLfPUJooC885ynR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trustless: episode 4 -- trustless society?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've established that the Bitcoin network is trustless in some sense. We still trust in some aspects of it, but typically we don't have to place our full trust in an intermediary, like we do with our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trustless/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-4-trustless-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trustless/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-4-trustless-society</guid><category><![CDATA[trustless]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP9drQSAjM7bcgwTgu47ts2iSZBM2TA8UUrm4TvTBybfHJSvQP7QnXw4SrhZWsssRb32m1faL8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quotes from the Bitcoin white paper (Satoshi Nakamoto, 2008)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some nice quotes from Satoshi Nakamoto's 2008 white paper. On the goal: What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust. On mining difficulty: The work required]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/quotes-from-the-bitcoin-white-paper-satoshi-nakamoto-2008</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/quotes-from-the-bitcoin-white-paper-satoshi-nakamoto-2008</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPQCGRhBQsmGTP2Z8xis8PRodywaka3rvdnhiKPxo3dhUqUkFuB5U4nHySSK5CZ198MEDVrUEUn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trustless: episode 3 -- in mathematicians and developers we trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the previous episode we saw that Bitcoin works on the basis of trust in mathematicians. Here is a tiny bit more detail on this, as well as on developers! The cryptographic building block used in Bitcoin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-3-in-mathematicians-and-developers-we-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-3-in-mathematicians-and-developers-we-trust</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:57:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdLTZ59JGu6SFFUERSNr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trustless: episode 2 -- in math we trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Image taken from here] We've established that a node in the Bitcoin network doesn't need to trust its neighbors to tell the truth, it only needs to trust in math. Here is a bit more detail on that. You]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-2-in-math-we-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@coinoclast/trustless-episode-2-in-math-we-trust</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinoclast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQRtRkCKHTjbSPQEKyUPZQUnA9JWK8PKeRHKzQVJ7BWxsU8V8y1P7ECHZc4jwtnASnHZo4yURXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>