<?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, 15 May 2026 04:56:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@devinbalkind/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchains Can Shift the Balance of Power Between Cities, States and Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most powerful tools of a modern nation is its central bank’s ability to create money “out of thin air.” Nations can use this new money to purchase their own nation’s debt in the form]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@devinbalkind/blockchains-can-shift-the-balance-of-power-between-cities-states-and-nations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@devinbalkind/blockchains-can-shift-the-balance-of-power-between-cities-states-and-nations</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[devinbalkind]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2017 22:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGjgs2NudGs4BYxtwsDAZ3kyPBHbXDBm5NgQ4uyLZ1Rj48QqERgTtsSK3ZUso8tHYKJZPHQYo39toYc3XpAR8hFCWTh4dQa4FF9Lyjatyu8mh6efnyxRW2rZsQBzPAT8sXCJuLM65E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>