<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:16:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@futurethinker/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Part 3: "Why Hive is probably broken" - View from an OG]]></title><description><![CDATA["Hive token has no utility" I notice that some people think that hive can be an applications layer without hive token appreciating in value. That other tokens could accrue at lot of value, while]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@futurethinker/part-3-why-hive-is-probably-broken-view-from-an-og</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@futurethinker/part-3-why-hive-is-probably-broken-view-from-an-og</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:37:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Hive Is Failing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me introduce myself to the people who don't know me. I started my Hive (known as Steem then) journey in 2017. I had been heavily involved in the community before I decided to leave the chain in 2018,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@futurethinker/why-hive-is-failing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@futurethinker/why-hive-is-failing</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:34:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 2: "Why Hive is probably broken" - View from an OG]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to start this series not as attack on Hive, but as someone who has been around from the start and also been outside Hive for a while, I wanted to give my view on Hive and why Hive is probably a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@futurethinker/part-2-why-hive-is-probably-broken-view-from-an-og</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@futurethinker/part-2-why-hive-is-probably-broken-view-from-an-og</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:09:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 1: "Why Hive is probably broken" - View from an OG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear sweet Hivers, I want to start this series not as attack on Hive, but as someone who has been around from the start and also been outside Hive for a while, I wanted to give my view on Hive and why]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@futurethinker/part-1-why-hive-is-probably-broken-view-from-an-og</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@futurethinker/part-1-why-hive-is-probably-broken-view-from-an-og</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2021 00:40:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey Hivers long time no see.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any OG gang still around here? :)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@futurethinker/hey-hivers-long-time-no-see</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@futurethinker/hey-hivers-long-time-no-see</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:33:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farewelll Steem and Welcome Hive: My Thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello all, It's been a long time I have posted and this will be my last post on Steem. I have been keeping track of Steem in the background and it saddens me to see how one person with money could ruin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111111/@futurethinker/farewelll-steem-and-welcome-hive-my-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111111/@futurethinker/farewelll-steem-and-welcome-hive-my-thoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111111]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Story Time During This Bear Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest Hype Today I'm going to do something different. I have written a short story that relates to the current development in the blockchain space, which is comparable (but not entirely!) to the occurances]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@futurethinker/story-time-during-this-bear-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@futurethinker/story-time-during-this-bear-market</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2018 23:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxLpfkUKN2aasNwY2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Application Curie Community Building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Curie! This is our application for the @promo-mentors community. What is your community / contest and what is its purpose here on Steem? We are aiming to create a decentralized education community.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/curiecommunitybuilding/@futurethinker/application-curie-community-building</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/curiecommunitybuilding/@futurethinker/application-curie-community-building</guid><category><![CDATA[curiecommunitybuilding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDAtjGmQjNsoVABY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marvel Creator Stan Lee  Just Died :(]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Pixabay News Just in: Stan Lee has died at the age of 95. It's unbelievable what an impact a super hero story has had on the world. First it started out to millions of readers who were considered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stanlee/@futurethinker/marvel-creator-stan-lee-just-died</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stanlee/@futurethinker/marvel-creator-stan-lee-just-died</guid><category><![CDATA[stanlee]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 21:19:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQx5fpgSzbDcdQtpYW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let there be more Bitcoin (Cash)!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not sure how many of you are already aware, but there is trouble in the biggest fork of bitcoin, bitcoin cash (BCH). The fork of the main chain is probably going to fork again! I joked about this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@futurethinker/let-there-be-more-bitcoin-cash</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@futurethinker/let-there-be-more-bitcoin-cash</guid><category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxE7u2vHdpGVNQQsp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Ned trying to Say?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ned Pre Steem fest Ned has been posting what seems to be random thoughts, but his last post in which he said "The Bridge is nearly set!", makes me wonder if he has some kind of big announcement]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ned/@futurethinker/what-is-ned-trying-to-say</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ned/@futurethinker/what-is-ned-trying-to-say</guid><category><![CDATA[ned]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 23:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxD7jnCyiirzhsBUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coinbase is Announcing USD Coin!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coinbase announces USDC We all know tether and the shadiness surrounding it. I personally have never trust tether and I don't hold any of it. Now luckily Coinbase is going to basically copy Tether, however]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coinbase/@futurethinker/coinbase-is-announcing-usd-coin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coinbase/@futurethinker/coinbase-is-announcing-usd-coin</guid><category><![CDATA[coinbase]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 02:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxE7u2vHdpGVNQQsp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Are on Top Again! Netcoins]]></title><description><![CDATA[To Retail Keep it up guys! It would be so awesome to see retailers over the whole world accepting Steem. Imagine Imagine being able to store your money on a Steem debit or credit card. Imagine all kinds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/netcoins/@futurethinker/we-are-on-top-again-netcoins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/netcoins/@futurethinker/we-are-on-top-again-netcoins</guid><category><![CDATA[netcoins]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:05:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxKnnKJZhfTPSbVQa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Post After the hardfork]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update We can post and comment again! But be aware of voting one vote can drain almost your whole voting power. I used one vote and my vp went down to 20%. My poor vp :( Mana and RC Now we got this RC]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hardfork20/@futurethinker/first-post-after-the-hardfork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hardfork20/@futurethinker/first-post-after-the-hardfork</guid><category><![CDATA[hardfork20]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxE7u2vHdpGVNQQsp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard Fork Will Begin in About an Hour - This is Very Exciting!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hardfork 20 is a massive update, although it won't change much of how Steemit looks, it will pave a way for the bigger updates such as SMTs and Hivemind. The key changes in HF 20: Faster and free account]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hardfork20/@futurethinker/hard-fork-will-begin-in-about-an-hour-this-is-very-exciting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hardfork20/@futurethinker/hard-fork-will-begin-in-about-an-hour-this-is-very-exciting</guid><category><![CDATA[hardfork20]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxE7u2vHdpGVNQQsp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass Witness Accounts Disabled After the Blockchain Shutdown Yesterday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking at the witness list top 100 today, we can see that many witness accounts were disabled in the aftermath of the long blockchain shutdown yesterday. What happened? The following witnesses have quit:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/witnesses/@futurethinker/mass-witness-accounts-disabled-after-the-blockchain-shutdown-yesterday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/witnesses/@futurethinker/mass-witness-accounts-disabled-after-the-blockchain-shutdown-yesterday</guid><category><![CDATA[witnesses]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:42:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxE7u2vHdpGVNQQsp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steem Price Falls Further... Do We Need A Culture Shift? @Promo-Mentors: Conceptualizing An Education Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I started writing this article Steem just dropped below $1, however right now it is at 90 cents. What has happened that Steem is almost 90% down from its all time high of $8. How much of the drop]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@futurethinker/steem-price-falls-further-do-we-need-a-culture-shift-promo-mentors-conceptualizing-an-education-platform</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@futurethinker/steem-price-falls-further-do-we-need-a-culture-shift-promo-mentors-conceptualizing-an-education-platform</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxMop2xFRqkUdK3Bk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scipio Is The Oracle of World Cup 2018!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This World Cup was one of the best we have had! Full of surprises by the underdogs able to beat the favourites coming in to this tournament. I enjoyed most of the matches to th fullest, even if the teams]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/worldcup/@futurethinker/announcing-the-oracle-of-the-world-cup-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/worldcup/@futurethinker/announcing-the-oracle-of-the-world-cup-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[worldcup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 18:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxCN6ThA2856CRKNE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last Interim Scores of The World Cup Oracles!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day all! The semi-finals have just played out, and what a games again! Croatia beating england while being 1 goal behind for the first half. With the finals coming we are 1 match closer to finding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/oracle/@futurethinker/last-interim-scores-of-the-world-cup-oracles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/oracle/@futurethinker/last-interim-scores-of-the-world-cup-oracles</guid><category><![CDATA[oracle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:48:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxDdFGRhfE3TnVZx2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The @blocktrades World Cup | My selections for the Finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[My prediction This is my prediction of the @blocktrades worldcup for the finals! This is the post if you want to join. I wish everyone a good worldcup! ScoreTeamvsTeamScore 2FrancevsCroatia0 2BelgiumvsEngland0]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@futurethinker/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections-for-the-semi-finals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@futurethinker/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections-for-the-semi-finals</guid><category><![CDATA[blocktradesworldcup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[futurethinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:29:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXB6DfixgRs18hVdqwooFTPVzUC54j2BtdmZYYb3yZVioK4AL9boyihz3ZXKjfwxRGKrxrDy1porWF7WBLowgh8EvhkppE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>