<?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>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:22:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ctrpch/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[HPUD 1891 HIVE Powered Up While Petrol Prices Try to Drain My Wallet]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m sitting here looking at the numbers, and honestly, it’s been one of those months where the "real world" and the "crypto world" are both trying to see who can be more annoying. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/hpud-1891-hive-powered-up-while-petrol-prices-try-to-drain-my-wallet-6ap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/hpud-1891-hive-powered-up-while-petrol-prices-try-to-drain-my-wallet-6ap</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/82kPqomaPXmNsjpEo1MWkrS8vWaakcVReTTQdfKCmftr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking the Talk My 3,245 Hive Power Up and the Road to 300k]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yo! It’s that time of the month again. You know the drill. The first of the month rolls around, and suddenly everyone on the feed is talking about "Powering Up." It’s Hive Power Up Day (HPUD),]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/walking-the-talk-my-3245-hive-power-up-and-the-road-to-300k-b9z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/walking-the-talk-my-3245-hive-power-up-and-the-road-to-300k-b9z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAwigon6N4qq6obt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Power Up Day of 2026: Staying the Course When Markets Test Your Resolve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat this one. January 2026 has been, rough. The entire crypto market is bleeding red, Hive included, and yeah, it's taken a toll on my enthusiasm for posting. There, I said it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/second-power-up-day-of-2026-staying-the-course-when-markets-test-your-resolve-5kx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/second-power-up-day-of-2026-staying-the-course-when-markets-test-your-resolve-5kx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn4zsUq41aom6NMiv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Power Up of the Year Scraping the Barrel for 250k]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first Hive Power Up Day (HPUD) of the new year is always a bit of a weird one. We just came off the holidays, everyone is completely tapped out from buying gifts (or just surviving the inflation crazy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/first-power-up-of-the-year-scraping-the-barrel-for-250k-kcx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/first-power-up-of-the-year-scraping-the-barrel-for-250k-kcx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5Ev76qqXePVXebG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The $1.3 Trillion Time Bomb Nobody's Talking About]]></title><description><![CDATA[So apparently we're doing 2008 all over again, except this time it's "different" because it's called private credit instead of subprime mortgages. Cool cool cool. You guys seemed to have enjoyed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/the-13-trillion-time-bomb-nobodys-talking-about-dbb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/the-13-trillion-time-bomb-nobodys-talking-about-dbb</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 06:47:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5UhGtHATPGkMJ6q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming the Card Why This Update Actually Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finally, Something for the Battle Players I've been pretty meh about Splinterlands updates lately. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the land stuff is cool for people who are into that whole thing, but that's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/becoming-the-card-why-this-update-actually-matters-cqq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/becoming-the-card-why-this-update-actually-matters-cqq</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFuwUENxdZzdtrWS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resurrection Revenge When Your Tank Refuses to Stay Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[G'day from the Drop Bears guild, yeah, that's right, I'm rolling with one of the top Aussie crews of Splinterlands degens. We're out here grinding battles, stacking wins, and occasionally witnessing some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/resurrection-revenge-when-your-tank-refuses-to-stay-dead-8ob</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/resurrection-revenge-when-your-tank-refuses-to-stay-dead-8ob</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:32:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnHcRMXZPGba3JjTt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fed's "Hawkish Cut" Is Peak Clown World]]></title><description><![CDATA[sps 25 cents! That's what the Federal Reserve gave us on December 10th, a quarter-point rate cut that somehow managed to feel both dovish and hawkish at the same time. If that sounds like complete nonsense,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/the-feds-hawkish-cut-is-peak-clown-world-4pa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/the-feds-hawkish-cut-is-peak-clown-world-4pa</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnKKkXdEnYV4vG6tW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HPUD Flex 2288 More Reasons to Love This Blockchain!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright guys, listen up! It should come as absolutely NO surprise that this Hive Fan Boy has powered up 2288 Hive today for HPUD. Why? Because I'm a big dawg and that's what big dawgs DO! This brings me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/hpud-flex-2288-more-reasons-to-love-this-blockchain-4ag</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/hpud-flex-2288-more-reasons-to-love-this-blockchain-4ag</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:05:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCSU5BF7QbDqbwgi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burn, Baby, Burn Cinder and the New Splinterlands Land Meta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright, folks, let's talk about this Land Card Edition thingamajig. Now, I gotta be upfront, I'm not a Land kinda guy. Give me a good brawl, a ranked battle that's where I get my thrills. Land? It's just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/burn-baby-burn-cinder-and-the-new-splinterlands-land-meta-dfy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/burn-baby-burn-cinder-and-the-new-splinterlands-land-meta-dfy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:18:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/82kPqomaPXmNsjpEo1MWkrS8vWaatFLoSJVnkcRZFftJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dragon's Breath? More Like Dragon's Barbecue My Scattershot Splinterlands Sanity Check]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yo, my fellow Splinterlands degens! Let's talk about a team so crazy, so off-the-rails, it just might work. I'm having trouble squeezing out these posts lately because the new guild overhaul is coming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/dragons-breath-more-like-dragons-barbecue-my-scattershot-splinterlands-sanity-check-3kf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/dragons-breath-more-like-dragons-barbecue-my-scattershot-splinterlands-sanity-check-3kf</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5BnQucTiDXka5Wn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Gold Really the Answer? My TGLD Experiment Begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Gold Bug to TGLD Believersps I'm looking for a safe-haven asset right now. I'm sure you know the feeling. The alts are squirming, Bitcoin is well, Bitcoin-ing, and the news cycle is a never-ending]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/is-gold-really-the-answer-my-tgld-experiment-begins-kw1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/is-gold-really-the-answer-my-tgld-experiment-begins-kw1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 02:29:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNGRsquVstT3f9aEPqCTsbDPxtLTVaJRcGp79BxMqxK8jUzuKv6fiHpjfMjMsbGM7af9LmR11xAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait, Hold Up - I Did  WHAT Now?? (Another 3,180 HIVE Powered Up!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, yesterday I was yammering on about my measly 4,724.76 HIVE power up for HPUD (if you missed that thrilling tale, you can find it here!. Thought I was done for the month, obviously. Narrator: He was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/wait-hold-up-i-did-what-now-another-3180-hive-powered-up-f1m</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/wait-hold-up-i-did-what-now-another-3180-hive-powered-up-f1m</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:27:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnH8g3KuboVhCAEGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alright, Alright, Alright A Little HPUD Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, 1st November 1, 2025. you know what that means Hive Power Up Day (HPUD)! And yes, I actually did it. I powered up 4,724.76 HIVE. Apparently so! Why, you ask? Well, I think it really comes down to,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hpud/@ctrpch/alright-alright-alright-a-little-hpud-action-6kb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hpud/@ctrpch/alright-alright-alright-a-little-hpud-action-6kb</guid><category><![CDATA[hpud]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:50:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn4xrMK8dsxfnCVVQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Foils The Ultimate Flex (and Why YOU Might Just Get One)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's be real, Black Foils. Just the name itself conjures images of ultra-rare, unattainable splendor in Splinterlands. For the longest time, these were the whispers of legends, the kind of card you saw]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/black-foils-the-ultimate-flex-and-why-you-might-just-get-one-2ff</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/black-foils-the-ultimate-flex-and-why-you-might-just-get-one-2ff</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 06:11:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDcWaU5ksC2w987G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unleash Bloodlust Dominate the Modern Meta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright, let's get into the nitty-gritty and dismantle some old-school meta. This isn't your grandma's Splinterlands advice, this is how you turn a seemingly unwinnable fight into a savage beatdown. Lately,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/unleash-bloodlust-dominate-the-modern-meta-bnu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/unleash-bloodlust-dominate-the-modern-meta-bnu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnBhP6dAFdeQFNwmG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chain Reaction Mastering "What Doesn't Kill You"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright, alright, settle down, you magnificent degenerates. Let's see where the real intellectual flexing happens, where knowing the ins and outs of a single, infuriating ruleset can turn a guaranteed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/chain-reaction-mastering-what-doesnt-kill-you-3iv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/chain-reaction-mastering-what-doesnt-kill-you-3iv</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 10:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn3VX2aqDgCNQgtrz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eternal Tofu Fears The Drop Bears Unleash a Tactical Demolition]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's that time, boys and girls, guild brawls to be exact. Now, my buddy, @mattclarke God bless his cotton socks, he's got this challenge running in the Chairman's Bounty Discord channel to beat some dude]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/eternal-tofu-fears-the-drop-bears-unleash-a-tactical-demolition-ayx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@ctrpch/eternal-tofu-fears-the-drop-bears-unleash-a-tactical-demolition-ayx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:17:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAe2nCYDfU2jefrn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 41k Hive HPUD Are You Still Sitting On Liquid?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While most folks are probably staring at their portfolios with one eye twitching, wondering if the bottom fell out of reality this week, I was doing something a little unconventional. Something that might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/the-41k-hive-hpud-are-you-still-sitting-on-liquid-2uy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/the-41k-hive-hpud-are-you-still-sitting-on-liquid-2uy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 05:08:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnMpkdWWe3Y6Kd5FC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Just Dropped Money On InLeo Premium (And Why You Should Probably Think About It Too)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright, listen up, because I’m about to clue you in on something I just did that might seem a little nuts to some of you. After years in this crypto game, watching cycles ebb and flow, seeing projects]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/why-i-just-dropped-money-on-inleo-premium-and-why-you-should-probably-think-about-it-too-b3d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ctrpch/why-i-just-dropped-money-on-inleo-premium-and-why-you-should-probably-think-about-it-too-b3d</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctrpch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/82kPqomaPXmNsjpEo1MWkrS8vWaZuLLHHyrxJxiVWMeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>