<?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, 11 Apr 2026 20:25:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@dereksilva/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to Protect Your Identity 🔒]]></title><description><![CDATA[Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America. Since 2012, 1 in 3 Americans have been victims of identity theft. In 2017 alone, there were over 16.7 million victims of identity fraud,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/identity/@dereksilva/how-to-protect-your-identity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/identity/@dereksilva/how-to-protect-your-identity</guid><category><![CDATA[identity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dereksilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My First Year at Bloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[In mid-February 2018, I started as Head of Community Relations at Bloom. I first heard about Bloom thanks to ETHLend, when they announced their partnership in the fall of 2017. As I began reading about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bloom/@dereksilva/my-first-year-at-bloom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bloom/@dereksilva/my-first-year-at-bloom</guid><category><![CDATA[bloom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dereksilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPJfGdwPUxovynBFNpvjARAhKouzB2fAxB9iM4YFtyLkLNS8qYMVFzcRr4ygebeK8LoWdgF5YCn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Milestone: 250,000+ BloomIDs Created]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that over a quarter million people have now created a BloomID, taking back control of how their data is stored and shared amid rapidly growing concerns about the massive collection,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@dereksilva/major-milestone-250-000-bloomids-created</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@dereksilva/major-milestone-250-000-bloomids-created</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dereksilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPYtKUo2e3Z1n9EB554uWxnMWkwGtyWMjWkrsmisZFMtTp4p1sQXwTKY4JF8JtfSXL2Rd8nACFQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating Data Sharing Models That Work (Video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bloom co-founder, Jesse Leimgruber, outlines the problems with data sharing and presents solutions to create data sharing models that actually work. Approximately 200 people were in the audience. This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@dereksilva/creating-data-sharing-models-that-work-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@dereksilva/creating-data-sharing-models-that-work-video</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dereksilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eFsymJqJQYvAunaxEBzLL7o4tWEHV1GemeW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Entire History of You Is Being Sold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every moment, servers are logging, cataloging, and selling your personal, private information. It’s not just your credit score. Your utility bill payments, cell phone records, insurance payments, auto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@dereksilva/the-entire-history-of-you-is-being-sold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@dereksilva/the-entire-history-of-you-is-being-sold</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dereksilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 14:29:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYXczK6A14mqGKu6spwb4mUtVnTBKBMC4Qp8wgpLCU8MGPLHvKWumWMh34unhyPjPwjQwzjhzNa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloom Q1 Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bloom’s mission is to build a robust global credit infrastructure on the blockchain. 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