<?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>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:56:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@cryptos17/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[#9.2 - The incremental censorship in western society]]></title><description><![CDATA[The slow suffocation of "free speech" Freedom of speech is one of the most important freedoms we have - and even though one could argue, that we don't even have this freedom in most of the developed world]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@cryptos17/9-2-the-incremental-censorship-of-the-western-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@cryptos17/9-2-the-incremental-censorship-of-the-western-world</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 13:30:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EC458YpdW58RYJXrBHH6vHXNTY5ubHRdZYbaPi8zFKu5UvfczNb66E9VcS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#9.1 - The importance of decentralized social networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The need for decentralization of social networks may currently be one of the best usecases for blockchain based platforms.   Following alleged mass manipulation of elections; loss and abuse of of user]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@cryptos17/9-1-the-importance-of-decentralized-social-networks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@cryptos17/9-1-the-importance-of-decentralized-social-networks</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 21:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKMLmHeCmJtqzfWuQsp5VZCuy2gdpVqrBZtuB5azF3egzJ6TdwHCGH28fB6uALe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#8.5 - Free Speech vs. E.U. a 1-0 win (for now)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We won the first battle - NOW we have to win the war! If you have read any of my last four posts, you will know I have been extremely focused on the most recent EU referendum on the new Copyright Directives,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-5-free-speech-vs-e-u-a-1-0-win-for-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-5-free-speech-vs-e-u-a-1-0-win-for-now</guid><category><![CDATA[freespeech]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyMYx5mJPJ1KasKjCJ6zfHmdyFoCT5NLwqxyhSf89FEwH7MDXcbfCkj5DzXmDduEzsm9txpJGDBe3SC6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#8.4 - How the internet is about to become the ultimate dream of a tyrannical state!]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Breaking down the dangers of the proposed Copyright Directive, that we are about to let happen!    (If you can't fight your way through my concerned rage in text-form, there is a TL;DR]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-4-how-the-internet-is-about-to-become-the-ultimate-dream-of-a-tyrannical-state</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-4-how-the-internet-is-about-to-become-the-ultimate-dream-of-a-tyrannical-state</guid><category><![CDATA[freespeech]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmSXB7pJSiMYYP3x2q8FpPkBo9m4CMhzC8K9EWoxKKiWeQ9jVbo57inn9J4zVWiXvjDMVkyxYXmpXMR8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#8.3 - How the EU will police what can be said online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Going back to my last post, we are now closer than ever to actual "thought-policing" of the internet, and removing freedom of speech completely. For certain people, the following is a given - but for a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-3-how-the-eu-will-police-what-can-be-said-online</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-3-how-the-eu-will-police-what-can-be-said-online</guid><category><![CDATA[freespeech]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 23:53:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTW1n1k9fnFagb7YRTnY68ryY79AYmMboQ34aDkBRNzG4ariQGpHdfjBmXFcDpxZcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#8.2 - How the EU will require all "information platforms" to spy on everything you post]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Union is about to pass a potential "patriot act" for freedom of speech online, and require Facebook and Twitter to look at EVERYTHING you post!   Earlier today - on the 20th of june,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-2-how-the-eu-will-require-all-information-platforms-to-spy-on-everything-you-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-2-how-the-eu-will-require-all-information-platforms-to-spy-on-everything-you-post</guid><category><![CDATA[freespeech]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 23:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW71znEUTCvZyqFWzzLPGnq38isU5ZtDbteS9TovCk1MJUdfmmBSRhwc2vRU8KMcYN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#8.1 - SaveYourInternet.EU - A last minute cry for action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Massive censorship is back, and it's better than ever! Every citizen in a EU country should be concerned right now.  As it has been many times before, EU regulations - perhaps in an attempt to not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-1-saveyourinternet-eu-a-last-minute-cry-for-action</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@cryptos17/8-1-saveyourinternet-eu-a-last-minute-cry-for-action</guid><category><![CDATA[freespeech]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:33:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyMYx5mJPJ1KasKjCHm9zwJ558m6x5S7bV8QhW63j8RvbwSYMgMtw1SGxQcnyN335pVsjrm9VPyLepUv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#7.1 - Why a $1000 Bitcoin could be a good thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ideological test of Bitcoin; yet another part of the cycle...   In my last post, I was talking about how the "tokenization" industry was taking over, and commercializing the ideology behind crypto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/7-1-why-a-usd1000-bitcoin-could-be-a-good-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/7-1-why-a-usd1000-bitcoin-could-be-a-good-thing</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:17:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7Uxen7Pvi2PZ8cuohejSGbh54KK9YMMArimw6k1552ng3YWWnCYFK3SbMdXLpwx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#6.1 - Crypto Currency; from anarchism to socio-capitalism..?]]></title><description><![CDATA["Well, I guess we got kind of sidetracked by all those MAD GAINZ, BRO!" "Wealth-distribution... decentralization... free, borderless and open trade... dismantling traditional financial systems...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/6-1-crypto-currency-from-anarchism-to-socio-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/6-1-crypto-currency-from-anarchism-to-socio-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 22:34:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9pwoh2WaM8PLjswHSQ1Pt7sVDe8iQX9dyy24b4ieCKKYhMaEkTiPtzszvE1o2N9JZZh5Acn5C8TfQ7YtiSmEWW8g94eAJ54?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#5.2 - Getting the most out of buying bitcoin by spending them - HODL'er edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, at long last, here it is: How to accumulate more bitcoin, by spending what you already have I will break down the principles and methods in accordance with 2 profiles:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/5-3-getting-the-most-out-of-buying-bitcoin-by-spending-them-hodl-er-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/5-3-getting-the-most-out-of-buying-bitcoin-by-spending-them-hodl-er-edition</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 03:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7Uxen7Pvi2PZ8cuohejSGbh4ZMXm1CmPiQ4vRaynETPit1fUfo5PRnRGx8tLTga?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#5.1 - The reasons for spending your bitcoin, constantly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin was meant to be "peer-to-peer cash"... And here's a few reasons for using it as such... As mentioned in my previous post, the use of Bitcoin as a "peer-to-peer cash system" is what I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/5-1-the-reasons-for-spending-your-bitcoin-constantly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/5-1-the-reasons-for-spending-your-bitcoin-constantly</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:13:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW71EKMZS5FnSkrsRLbAQocapPm2n1fDU4mygZe68WfTj6SgDGL4oDWNmpv8SyGhPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#5.0 - Why you should spend Bitcoin NOW, no matter what the price is...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because it needs to be kept alive... Yes, I admit the title is a bit click-batey - but it is not intended to be... I mean it very litterally (in the original sense of the word ;D ) And I would like to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/5-0-why-it-is-good-to-spend-your-bitcoin-even-at-a-loss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/5-0-why-it-is-good-to-spend-your-bitcoin-even-at-a-loss</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:24:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW71EKMZS5FnSkrsRLbAQpmUcDRT5VHczpZP5LBGfnjkw384PQHucGcaSMXZhFthc2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#4.1 - Is Bitcoin doing it's job? And are you putting it to work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The short answer: Yes... The question is, however - are you putting it to work? In my previous post, I exemplified one of the ways that Bitcoin DOES have practical use-cases, already - even though you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/4-1-is-bitcoin-doing-it-s-job-and-are-you-putting-it-to-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/4-1-is-bitcoin-doing-it-s-job-and-are-you-putting-it-to-work</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 02:38:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76aMZ1SnWkvAeHkGwrqfjTBe84RHQhD25UNjfqGmnXb8kFw5UMSpaCqLyz7drztetXnLE4XwbFPhBpRntYjN3RWMVPVybL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#4.0 - Is Bitcoin doing it's job?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The short answer: Yes... And here's another reason why... Recently, I was travelling between countries, and I didn't have a Credit Card with me (why is an entirely different story, so I'll save that for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/4-0-is-bitcoin-doing-it-s-job</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/4-0-is-bitcoin-doing-it-s-job</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:44:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76aMZ1SnWkvAeHkGwrqfjTBe84RHQhD25UNjfqGmnXb8kFw5UMSpaCqLyz7drztetXnLE4XwbFPhBpRntYjN3RWMVPVybL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#3.1 - The revolution that never came... Or did it? [Pt. II]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting on the sidelines, waiting for your neighbours to knock on your door, pitchfork in hand, saying "Come on, we're done with this ****!" - while slowly resigning to the fact, that it probably won't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/3-1-the-revolution-that-never-came-pt-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/3-1-the-revolution-that-never-came-pt-ii</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 13:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTW1n1k9fnFagb7YRTnYA9CY6mDcyxRdCfkjo6prbeadWoNsGV3CtvyDqJSQ16CRpS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#3.0 - The revolution that never came... [Pt. I]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever had the feeling, that something was gravely wrong with society? That you were one of the few, that saw things for what they really were? Meanwhile, questioning how it could be possible, that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/3-0-the-revolution-that-never-came-pt-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/3-0-the-revolution-that-never-came-pt-i</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 03:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7Uxen7Pvi2PZ8cuohejSGbi4m3nkHg7HC5byeq8mvej3gji28xrJr6YUnAQdWNa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#2.1 - Is Bitcoin the exception to the rule..?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For as long as you, me and most readers can probably remember, we have only ever had one system of money. Sure, they had different names, and the pictures on the paperbills or coins were different, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/2-1-is-bitcoin-the-exception-to-the-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/2-1-is-bitcoin-the-exception-to-the-rule</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:23:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HuuaCwcKuiEkhSgyU8BnWZacdBTc2vadcNgAsj6N4gYjkPPvpRxUA4U4QoGsUiETpaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#2.0 - If something seems too good to be true...]]></title><description><![CDATA[     If something seems to good to be true, it usually is...   Or so the old verbiage goes at least, if I'm not completely mistaken... Especially involving money... But then again,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@cryptos17/2-0-if-something-seems-too-good-to-be-true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@cryptos17/2-0-if-something-seems-too-good-to-be-true</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:34:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EC458YpdW58RYJXrE2kLfPeSYKZfdfX3ngPXede8J1CxpGHUH2GYGyrScn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#1.1 - The power of addiction...]]></title><description><![CDATA[So now that you know a bit more about my past, you might also be able to imagine why this technology, in combination with the Deep Web eco-system, became extremely appealing to me as a - 'entrepeneur']]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/1-1-the-power-of-addiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/1-1-the-power-of-addiction</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 22:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EC458YpdW58RYJXrHVaXRW2eV35e4RqqSZB2ChH6j1kTQvTH6MRd3JyViW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#1.0 - How going "Deep" made me a HODL'er]]></title><description><![CDATA[My third and first "real" post in my 'story' needs to be prefaced with a small confession. My hatred for banks was, strictly speaking, not the ONLY reason I originally got into Bitcoin... In fact - initially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/1-0-how-going-deep-made-me-a-hodl-er</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cryptos17/1-0-how-going-deep-made-me-a-hodl-er</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptos17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 09:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW71EKMZS5FnSkrsRLbAQnQnPayVdreK8SCKUdyaQxSC7SZYgfD7SdsUHvLK4ruhWe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>