<?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 21:06:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@grinderman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Guides: What is a dApp]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the last year that we have been talking about virtual currencies and blockchain technology, we have heard different terms and words that we may not know what they are or how they work. One of these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dapps/@grinderman/guideswhatisadapp-94ldpbangy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dapps/@grinderman/guideswhatisadapp-94ldpbangy</guid><category><![CDATA[dapps]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 09:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPCo8L8AF3Wav6BVEnaHEbd3521gszSj2pWEnhb1dCZNBHdQiZ8YDouQtCfpaTNY1bh69Tvy8tF7pe4KAdidYTB9SzaEN8akMpr38r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korean Banks Ready to Use ID Verification Platform Built on the Blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Korean banks seem to be ready to embrace blockchain technology to improve their services and processes. This time, the intention is to verify their customer’s identities using a blockchain identity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/banking/@grinderman/koreanbanksreadytouseidverificationplatformbuiltontheblockchain-mr7qt6sw7w</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/banking/@grinderman/koreanbanksreadytouseidverificationplatformbuiltontheblockchain-mr7qt6sw7w</guid><category><![CDATA[banking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 09:38:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqfdr5kbwXN7nxVczZDPezeSiBjoMWXcpT3qVLJxmW9Krcpx2EJRnLKp8tjKeGLDRaT6P976JrkRF7QQE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[According to Research Tether May Have Been Used to Manipulate Bitcoin’s Price]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been several rumors regarding Bitcoin and its price. Was it manipulated as some regulatory agencies around the world are pointing? Well, according to a study conducted by researchers at the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@grinderman/accordingtoresearchtethermayhavebeenusedtomanipulatebitcoinsprice-o9l9mpzmuz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@grinderman/accordingtoresearchtethermayhavebeenusedtomanipulatebitcoinsprice-o9l9mpzmuz</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwbHEnG26ES6Wv7N7wsViV4FjVZ9Lhgnk4DL5HxEGePG3eHKoUgJmzpLNY1fLigvNvWm4qQv5sC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[South African Fin-Tech company Launches Blockchain Initial Coin Offering to disrupt lending market.]]></title><description><![CDATA[South African Fin-Tech company Launches Blockchain Initial Coin Offering to disrupt the lending market. The greatest agent for change in disempowered communities is access to capital and nowhere is this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/guestposts/@grinderman/southafricanfin-techcompanylaunchesblockchaininitialcoinofferingtodisruptlendingmarket-3uf3dp4ywg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/guestposts/@grinderman/southafricanfin-techcompanylaunchesblockchaininitialcoinofferingtodisruptlendingmarket-3uf3dp4ywg</guid><category><![CDATA[guestposts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57strQNCiCAirpKstznFreBXfUXKdN79NsUiyETVfFcGBjBnPahfA3ccWNC3WHyHZrWfVwpaA8gDG6kQ869mPGi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Africa Ride The Cryptocurrency Wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cryptocurrency to most people and institutions in Africa is a very big, and intimidating word. Like all new technologies, the concept of digital currencies remains an abstract idea to a lot of people,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/willafricaridethecryptocurrencywave-3dlfzropd6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/willafricaridethecryptocurrencywave-3dlfzropd6</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 18:56:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwbHEnG26ES6Wv7N7wsViV4FjVZ9Lhgnk4DL5HxEGePG3eHKoUgJmzpLNY1d9hxhLV2hEuBfkcW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korean Crypto Exchange Coinrail Suffers Theft – Markets Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange known as Coinrail has been hacked for over $40 billion won (488 billion South African Rands). Apparently, the company announced on Sunday, June the 10th that it suffered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coinrail/@grinderman/koreancryptoexchangecoinrailsufferstheftmarketsdown-9rfc9ous1y</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coinrail/@grinderman/koreancryptoexchangecoinrailsufferstheftmarketsdown-9rfc9ous1y</guid><category><![CDATA[coinrail]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 09:29:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiBDn6mXHuPK83LjjHisBKD965sXng12RbSHmwCrb2wKpwLQWsuPxshHS5m5ymvUK7vxPZcx6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryptocurrency a solution for African Payments Woes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New technology often creates a rift between those who have it and those who don’t. You don’t see a great need for garden caretaking services or mobile food delivery apps in improvised countries. Nor there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/cryptocurrencyasolutionforafricanpaymentswoes-moqfqmxedz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/cryptocurrencyasolutionforafricanpaymentswoes-moqfqmxedz</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 11:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeKmeYUnPdBgDMNkL17kynfFEfxTGCgFuADi839B3U8QiTTDpaxbGQsezMVjtNowvn5FfrMBfGgrNGc2fXwEA99XC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryptocurrencies Could Leapfrog Africa Into The Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Africa and its banking sector have always had its issues. The infrastructure of banks struggle due to remote nature of the continent, but mass adoption of cryptocurrency could see many marginalized people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/cryptocurrenciescouldleapfrogafricaintothefuture-7t5edyy72c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/cryptocurrenciescouldleapfrogafricaintothefuture-7t5edyy72c</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 10:44:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwbHEnG26ES6Wv7N7wsViV4FjVZ9Lhgnk4DL5HxEGePG3eHKoUgJmzpLNY1fLhjZcWzAZmPF9Mp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Central Bank Successfully Trials Blockchain Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Africa’s Central Bank, known SARB, has been working with an Ethereum-based blockchain system that aims to reduce transaction costs and times. 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There, blockchain enterprises, cryptocurrency-related start-ups, and mining companies have their operations and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@grinderman/roveretoitalysbitcoinvalleywhatcanyoudothere-mbqjc7y1yx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@grinderman/roveretoitalysbitcoinvalleywhatcanyoudothere-mbqjc7y1yx</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 08:50:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv729Z6zMpVCrLzjTfL2sYzyEkTorPHGGKPSgcymJyqitG6bTAUBD2tcSKD9DhjutfzTujesa8B8gNnz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ways To Make Money With Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The simplest definition of Bitcoin is “Bitcoin is money”. Yes, Bitcoin is the money of the present generation and of the future generation. 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My Broadband originally reported that it was not the first ATM in Johannesburg or another]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@grinderman/bitcoinatminstalledinjohannesburgwasinfactthefirst-pr1nx99w99</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@grinderman/bitcoinatminstalledinjohannesburgwasinfactthefirst-pr1nx99w99</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 14:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqfdr5kbwXN7nxVczZDPezeSiBjoMWXcpT3qVLJxmW9Krcpx2EJRnLKp8tjK6eMvK6oqtdAbGmPFETGYGE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Bitcoin ATM to Spike Consumer 'Alternative' Investing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recent announcement by Vendibit, a South African blockchain firm, opening its first commercial cryptocurrency ATM at the Spar-Northwold, Johannesburg is an indicative sign that there is a serious demand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@grinderman/newbitcoinatmtospikeconsumeralternativeinvesting-rwbl44jljh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@grinderman/newbitcoinatmtospikeconsumeralternativeinvesting-rwbl44jljh</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 14:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruv7Grd5AZxwDizGxRdxEznagq8SKugeE7YPMcQappDgmMxFCYx7ekPvtgtpWxHdmYwqv44TNXzkSAjJtuLxVc37o8xh3JZWjbHZpGWJr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sygnia Plans Launching a Cryptocurrency Exchange During the Third Quarter of 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[The financial services group called Sygnia will be launching a cryptocurrency exchange in the third quarter of 2018. The information has been released by Magda Wierzycka, CEO of Sygnia, and has been reported]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@grinderman/sygniaplanslaunchingacryptocurrencyexchangeduringthethirdquarterof2018-z73hozjyml</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@grinderman/sygniaplanslaunchingacryptocurrencyexchangeduringthethirdquarterof2018-z73hozjyml</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 14:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PcNbh8z71Mppr3mp2efRcMQZrYh6mLwnetcGzYrtZFmUL8BmtYzjM2naukQEqifCYP9TTHsnS3Nrmnib4S6P1DsDzgp2gjymhki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guides: What Are Stablecoins?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cryptocurrency markets are notoriously volatile. 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The distinction has been made, according to Bloomberg, because the bank does]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@grinderman/southafricanreservebankcallscryptocurrenciescyber-tokens-pc268ypnll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@grinderman/southafricanreservebankcallscryptocurrenciescyber-tokens-pc268ypnll</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 15:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pDmypCinarAu7VkTqRcxk2LxdgWwggANmrbfHHgKviJ3NiAtaiQzJVpABfkqf4tG7PFG1iaMvGeCJrFxM1L9ePn9goJ4i6F1UqzzHxC8o6nBCi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Crypto Help African Countries Achieve A Common Currency?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cryptocurrencies have the potential to change the lives of some of the world’s poorest and most desperate people for the better. Cryptocurrency can improve lives by helping residents of developing countries]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/cancryptohelpafricancountriesachieveacommoncurrency-fhshb70qz8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/cancryptohelpafricancountriesachieveacommoncurrency-fhshb70qz8</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 11:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57strQNCiCAirpKstznFreBXfUXKdN79NsUiyETVfFcGBjBnPahfA3ccWNC3WHng1Pb1NsbKtSYSPThJoqca958?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Benefits Of Big Data and Effective Data Analytics]]></title><description><![CDATA[As more organizations embrace the concept of big data as a veritable tool for enhancing marketing decisions, the business-use opportunities that exist therein continues to expand and is currently seen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bigdata/@grinderman/5benefitsofbigdataandeffectivedataanalytics-tbfmsuuyx7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bigdata/@grinderman/5benefitsofbigdataandeffectivedataanalytics-tbfmsuuyx7</guid><category><![CDATA[bigdata]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 08:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBQbSgxEX1E8M4SDko4vYg6TZKHLLxJ4fqBsDRxWwKa8MiReVN3CsFNAmtc5TLHMTVJg1T9HcnZN9CvNVL2WvD3eYL8p4v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zimbabwean Famous Cryptocurrency Exchange Golix Takes Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Important information arrives from Zimbabwe, a country that has experience a surge in cryptocurrency interest in the last years. This time, one of the most prestigious virtual currency exchanges in Africa,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/zimbabweanfamouscryptocurrencyexchangegolixtakesreservebankofzimbabwetocourt-robwxq0bfc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@grinderman/zimbabweanfamouscryptocurrencyexchangegolixtakesreservebankofzimbabwetocourt-robwxq0bfc</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinderman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 14:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbek7Q4TWhcDUz5L7beonUXNahSW2tb97HYzd3LFKsDYn6apensgGMckoXi1bUMET3LmprRDZmp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>