<?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 00:54:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@crypto.news/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Funderbeam Launches Blockchain-Based Trading and Investment Platform for Startups]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago, Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn and Funderbeam co-founder, Urmas Peiker, had a vision of a blockchain-trading platform designed for new startups looking for angel investors. 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The event, commonly referred to as “the halving” (or sometimes: “the halvening”), was a key moment in Bitcoin's history.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@crypto.news/how-bitcoin-s-second-halving-came-and-went-and-not-much-happened</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@crypto.news/how-bitcoin-s-second-halving-came-and-went-and-not-much-happened</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[crypto.news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 15:42:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaapjtN5yUJzbJH2Uox7SCnpjBF3wtNrpbueZrazvBZ3Rnr2Af4teubeWaADnDjX2F7o3TuuK4FEwgySDtctueQgpkQrDZ8R8LDTv1DYZLXWCmxhF4mwxZVwrXQE88hifCiLMBAJUBSa8WGe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How Bitcoin's Lightning Network Could Fail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lightning Network is viewed by many in the Bitcoin community as the network’s best hope for long-term scalability. 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Falling $13 since our last price piece, the digital currency now hovers around $666 at press time (sorry to all you religious people out there). Also read: Bitcoin Price]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@crypto.news/is-ethereum-wounding-the-bitcoin-price-s-ascent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@crypto.news/is-ethereum-wounding-the-bitcoin-price-s-ascent</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[crypto.news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 09:16:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2QhhddTGwaGzpfo3mRMDTBAWJDstFWE7kSXnxuRhch2oKQHriHdSWr3PXSY86FtzL1p3Ahokp4wr3xsVaqHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie Shrem Released From Prison, Enjoying the ‘Small Things’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie Shrem, former CEO of early bitcoin exchange BitInstant, has been released from prison after serving a sentence for money laundering and unlicensed money transmission. 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I recently came across an article about a very interesting social behaviour that's been observed between whales]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dolphins/@crypto.news/dolphins-riding-whales-in-the-ocean-and-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dolphins/@crypto.news/dolphins-riding-whales-in-the-ocean-and-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[dolphins]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[crypto.news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961KHXwJJiJJcK5sEE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HELLO FROM NORWAY /#/ The Background Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh.. Hi there, Steemit! My name is Joakim and I'm a 22 years old. I'm a web developer from Bergen, Norway and I first got into computing when my father brought home his laptop from work and let me play]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/norway/@crypto.news/hello-from-norway-the-background-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/norway/@crypto.news/hello-from-norway-the-background-story</guid><category><![CDATA[norway]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[crypto.news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:01:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqYqtn2Cp9YoCPuBZnm2WqaqTjLvTat3dg3yzrYyTFdnhxqfrC3GfoWfe3PGgDPecj5viVvEEYL2gvAmMY6XpqWgwg2zpSSuTBRZPhBcq8GtwyS3venLeo1P?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask me Anything. Say something Neat. Get a Steem Dollar. Or two, if you're clever.]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know what's great about getting money? Giving money. 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