<?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 11:29:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@frankoloco1/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[WSJ: Goldman Sachs Planning Direct Bitcoin Trading]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news would make Goldman the first leading Wall Street firm to allow its investors access to the rapidly growing cryptocurrency marketplace. Other firms have some products, like Grayscale’s platform]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/wsj-goldman-sachs-planning-direct-bitcoin-trading-2017102t171558966z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/wsj-goldman-sachs-planning-direct-bitcoin-trading-2017102t171558966z</guid><category><![CDATA[btc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 21:16:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Strange Story of Tether, the Digital Money That Claims it Isn’t Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tether’s official website has a surprise hidden in its “legal” section: “Once you have Tethers, you can trade them, keep them, or use them to pay persons that will accept your Tethers. However, Tethers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/alt/@frankoloco1/the-strange-story-of-tether-the-digital-money-that-claims-it-isn-t-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/alt/@frankoloco1/the-strange-story-of-tether-the-digital-money-that-claims-it-isn-t-money</guid><category><![CDATA[alt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 23:14:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just How Anonymous are Bitcoin Transactions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Users of the digital currency Bitcoin have the option either to reveal their identity or to be anonymous when sending transactions. How to identify the parties in a Bitcoin transaction In order to transact]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vendetta/@frankoloco1/just-how-anonymous-are-bitcoin-transactions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vendetta/@frankoloco1/just-how-anonymous-are-bitcoin-transactions</guid><category><![CDATA[vendetta]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:56:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clemson Basketball Cancels Exhibition in Barcelona After Van Crashes into Crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Clemson University men's basketball team cancelled an exhibition game scheduled for Thursday night in Barcelona after a van crashed into a crowd of people in the Spanish city. CBS News and CNN provided]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@frankoloco1/clemson-basketball-cancels-exhibition-in-barcelona-after-van-crashes-into-crowd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@frankoloco1/clemson-basketball-cancels-exhibition-in-barcelona-after-van-crashes-into-crowd</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:19:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josh Garza’s Sentencing Could Be Postponed Until January 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sentencing of cryptocurrency scammer Josh Garza could be delayed until January 2018. The infamous Garza was arrested in early 2017 and was scheduled for sentencing in October 2017. Reports indicate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jail/@frankoloco1/josh-garza-s-sentencing-could-be-postponed-until-january-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jail/@frankoloco1/josh-garza-s-sentencing-could-be-postponed-until-january-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[jail]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:27:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legendary Bitcoin Trader “masterluc” Predicts $15,000 Bitcoin This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ask any oldtimer, and you’ll find that masterluc is something of a legend in the Bitcoin community. His main claim to fame is that he called the top of the November 2013 Bitcoin bubble and the subsequent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/legen/@frankoloco1/legendary-bitcoin-trader-masterluc-predicts-usd15-000-bitcoin-this-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/legen/@frankoloco1/legendary-bitcoin-trader-masterluc-predicts-usd15-000-bitcoin-this-year</guid><category><![CDATA[legen]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:27:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Believer Puts House on It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Komaransky, an early investor in Bitcoin, has told his listing agent that he would be willing to accept the $6.5 mln price tag attached to his Miami mansion in Bitcoin. The seven-bedroom,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/bitcoin-believer-puts-house-on-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/bitcoin-believer-puts-house-on-it</guid><category><![CDATA[btc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:36:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt’s First Bitcoin Exchange Prepares For Lift-Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egypt is to get its first cryptocurrency exchange in September when Bitcoin Egypt prepares to go live. Offering trading in the country’s currency Egyptian pounds, the exchange is a first mover in a country]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/egypt/@frankoloco1/egypt-s-first-bitcoin-exchange-prepares-for-lift-off</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/egypt/@frankoloco1/egypt-s-first-bitcoin-exchange-prepares-for-lift-off</guid><category><![CDATA[egypt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:14:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASIA 2017 Revealing Blockchain Sensations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why You Don’t Want to Miss BlockShow BlockShow Asia 2017 is your center of the Blockchain universe with the best of what the industry has to offer conveniently packed for you in one entertaining event.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/asia/@frankoloco1/asia-2017-revealing-blockchain-sensations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/asia/@frankoloco1/asia-2017-revealing-blockchain-sensations</guid><category><![CDATA[asia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 22:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satoshi Cycle: Interest in Bitcoin Raises Price, Which Raises Interest]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Bitcoin price rises, it comes out of the shadows with more people googling the digital currency, and from that rise in interest the price seems to rise again, and so on and so on in what has been coined]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/satoshi-cycle-interest-in-bitcoin-raises-price-which-raises-interest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/satoshi-cycle-interest-in-bitcoin-raises-price-which-raises-interest</guid><category><![CDATA[btc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:58:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are the Republicans denouncing Trump by name]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republicans are mixed in their response after President Donald Trump's unpredictable Tuesday news conference, during which he defended white supremacists and blamed "both sides" for violence]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cnn/@frankoloco1/here-are-the-republicans-denouncing-trump-by-name</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cnn/@frankoloco1/here-are-the-republicans-denouncing-trump-by-name</guid><category><![CDATA[cnn]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:00:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Goes Ethereum: $561 Bln US Company Releases Ethereum-Based Protocol ‘Coco’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft, the $561 bln US-based technology company, has released the Confidential Consortium (Coco) Framework, an Ethereum-based protocol which commercial companies and large-scale organizations will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/eth/@frankoloco1/microsoft-goes-ethereum-usd561-bln-us-company-releases-ethereum-based-protocol-coco</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/eth/@frankoloco1/microsoft-goes-ethereum-usd561-bln-us-company-releases-ethereum-based-protocol-coco</guid><category><![CDATA[eth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:53:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethereum Technology to Thrive as EEA Adds Legal Industry Support]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the leading Ethereum Blockchain consortiums just got a bit stronger. Yesterday, Aug 14, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced the addition of 14 new members to its Legal Industry Working]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/eth/@frankoloco1/ethereum-technology-to-thrive-as-eea-adds-legal-industry-support</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/eth/@frankoloco1/ethereum-technology-to-thrive-as-eea-adds-legal-industry-support</guid><category><![CDATA[eth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:13:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine Issues Clarification on Legal Status of Bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine’s central bank, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), has issued a statement about the regulations covering digital currencies like Bitcoin, as well as the legal status of the cryptocurrencies. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/uk/@frankoloco1/ukraine-issues-clarification-on-legal-status-of-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/uk/@frankoloco1/ukraine-issues-clarification-on-legal-status-of-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[uk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:35:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNc6ECC6Jmf52Qaeogecf4VwgnqCCs5B5t9kEPvkTyxG9iJY81j4cyTbPiKknhEgKz727XNp8E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brief Overview of China’s Cryptocurrency Mining: Capital, Costs, Earnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Bitcoin mining operations are in China. As of July 2017, it is estimated that almost 70 percent of all Bitcoin mining is located in China. Cryptocurrency mining, like other forms of businesses, needs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/brief-overview-of-china-s-cryptocurrency-mining-capital-costs-earnings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/brief-overview-of-china-s-cryptocurrency-mining-capital-costs-earnings</guid><category><![CDATA[btc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:05:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICO-Hypethon Announces Teams and Angel Pool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than two days left until the ICO-Hypethon in Saint Petersburg, the cultural and soon to be Blockchain capital of Russia. Crypto Friends, the organising team, and their sponsor Waves Platform, have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/ico-hypethon-announces-teams-and-angel-pool</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/ico-hypethon-announces-teams-and-angel-pool</guid><category><![CDATA[btc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 21:21:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Police Shut Down Scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[A call centre in the middle of London, purporting to sell fake digital currencies, has been shut down by the City’s police. Having set up their ‘boiler room’ in the City's famous square mile, on Old Broad]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/scam/@frankoloco1/london-police-shut-down-scam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/scam/@frankoloco1/london-police-shut-down-scam</guid><category><![CDATA[scam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:09:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Tulip Mania Continues as BBC Journalist Calls Time on Bubble]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC’s technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones has said Bitcoin price is a bubble and said the same phenomenon could happen with tulips. In a Twitter exchange begun by Guardian journalist Alex Hearn,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@frankoloco1/bitcoin-tulip-mania-continues-as-bbc-journalist-calls-time-on-bubble</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@frankoloco1/bitcoin-tulip-mania-continues-as-bbc-journalist-calls-time-on-bubble</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:09:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese Exchange Coincheck to Invest in Crypto Startups and ICOs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese bitcoin exchange Coincheck has launched an investment program to help startups that are engaged in digital currency business or are running an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). In addition to funding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/japanese-exchange-coincheck-to-invest-in-crypto-startups-and-icos-2017811t114455235z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@frankoloco1/japanese-exchange-coincheck-to-invest-in-crypto-startups-and-icos-2017811t114455235z</guid><category><![CDATA[btc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:44:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore Regulator Unveils 6 ICO Risks For Consumers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released further “clarification” of its position on ICO tokens, asking investors to “exercise due diligence.” A circular published Thursday follows a similar]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@frankoloco1/singapore-regulator-unveils-6-ico-risks-for-consumers-2017810t113010700z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@frankoloco1/singapore-regulator-unveils-6-ico-risks-for-consumers-2017810t113010700z</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankoloco1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 15:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN2qhHfEnedP92V1LxQSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>