<?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>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:38:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ethan.erkiletian/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hodl Craefully Mr Oliver]]></title><description><![CDATA[It can often be difficult to explain cryptocurrencies to people. Heck, it's even pretty difficult to explain traditional fiat monies to people, so it's kind of entertaining when we see a traditional media]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/eos/@ethan.erkiletian/hodl-craefully-mr-oliver</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/eos/@ethan.erkiletian/hodl-craefully-mr-oliver</guid><category><![CDATA[eos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ethan.erkiletian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqCEaeKaazQR1mruh9NBrZVRNz7dKRu5LBProDf2qKUwVuB6F7xK4dfKZXRQ48i3PNwajm1Gd6xSTkTQEDu9x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Gold a Ponzi Scheme?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If we torture the definition of "Ponzi Scheme" enough, can we call Bitcoin a Ponzi Scheme? The best way to answer this might be to wonder if gold is a Ponzi Scheme also. Charles Ponzi I'm inspired]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@ethan.erkiletian/is-gold-a-ponzi-scheme</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@ethan.erkiletian/is-gold-a-ponzi-scheme</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ethan.erkiletian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 04:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeShKtfmJ9Z76217Tjf7b3JnKZHXdNVnSZ7PTMA1kYbkAuwEPeaGbor2aeiWFy6v6sor1yJefLK74qk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi I'm new here. Do you also like...things?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My favourite picture that I think serves as a good ice breaker. :) Hi there Steemit folks. I'm new here and to be completely honest, it's because I saw very little value in this platform and considered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ethan.erkiletian/hi-i-m-new-here-do-you-also-like-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ethan.erkiletian/hi-i-m-new-here-do-you-also-like-things</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ethan.erkiletian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 01:05:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeS9yLs9sC8gsy4M397RprA1TXPbB2cU4QM3shLxkJGs5z5oqe1bN2GexzpRAf1E25vgzggQWfdd1Y2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bank of Canada Researcher Imagines The Bitcoin Standard. A Detailed Commentary.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Assistance from Mr. Joel Morrison, a thoughtful response to this BoC paper pondering the notion of a Bitcoin backed currency. } It wasn’t too long ago that I stumbled across this research paper from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ethan.erkiletian/a-bank-of-canada-researcher-imagines-the-bitcoin-standard-a-detailed-commentary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ethan.erkiletian/a-bank-of-canada-researcher-imagines-the-bitcoin-standard-a-detailed-commentary</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ethan.erkiletian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:43:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZyuVeSVRnHFyV5vaFk8gawbgPi5XchTcFRYYfdt3QfBaa5HbfhFWkt8WWdTeUhewNZzzXkPDrZaUM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An interesting lack of a relationship between two metrics. A thought spurred by the immigration debate.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I did something a little silly and nerdy. I was pondering the notion that there might be any relationship between a country's size and its levels of individual access to economic opportunity. That is,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@ethan.erkiletian/an-interesting-lack-of-a-relationship-between-two-metrics-a-thought-spurred-by-the-immigration-debate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@ethan.erkiletian/an-interesting-lack-of-a-relationship-between-two-metrics-a-thought-spurred-by-the-immigration-debate</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ethan.erkiletian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 23:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcPVSGYJpyPDAB13QNYu3c5fUqvsFY1hYTyai5XSjbxvh923tPpDoYA7ZFmYomVq1oiQcH46vS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>