<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:56:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@iwan.spillebeen/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ICO / Token Review: Another Pyramid - Stepium]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next project we will be reviewing is called Stepium, this one's website is a little bit better put together than the last 2 we’ve seen, at least on the surface, but nonetheless a pure pyramid scheme.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/scam/@iwan.spillebeen/ico-token-review-another-pyramid-stepium</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/scam/@iwan.spillebeen/ico-token-review-another-pyramid-stepium</guid><category><![CDATA[scam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iwan.spillebeen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 17:49:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiNGmmXT9WMPjeghxjU74Qaw7iY5nrMNHjWreLrcfsDneup8apDD68BM6Haod6P5s9SK7dWR5rixFxYc1Vhg74Vmv8MwqJkYruvGAqTFNuU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICO / Token Review: The Monetize.coin Scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction There has been quite a bit of discussion on Monetize.coin and on whether or not this is a scam or a legitimate business so I decided to take a look at their website / whitepaper and other]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monetize/@iwan.spillebeen/ico-token-review-the-monetize-coin-scam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monetize/@iwan.spillebeen/ico-token-review-the-monetize-coin-scam</guid><category><![CDATA[monetize]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iwan.spillebeen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/yX2kCPo1MLz1pW5UNmNT7YeHzk5BrT3GzBe9PFutpG8FJqLvLdMXGfrdFhuscxiZrskeyp4EhoxFWnu8VRWRAWX8LHiJFyGkGezg8X3YMvKyHSc6BfJgutLoqR28b61f1mtVX5vzjRxwHVDF7gAYv5T5imRBBnFKiciyazzPCZBnDE534wvhg8Yfewn6KohFnchAHeszxyVPSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - Resolving Forks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 7, sadly we are approaching the end of the series (for now) on how the block lattice operates, so we have one final thought on how it deals with resolving transactions, double spending and forks in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-the-block-lattice-resolving-forks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-the-block-lattice-resolving-forks</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iwan.spillebeen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 15:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Ssh2iwUPVkqPhucpudQXenZ2SsaxwbAZvG8d1gqPDyCseE3u1p97e8zNcXXLCuBWcoXyo6HN8Nx9AiGj7MyVWcRazjtZDN6tdR4qMLmY2Ei49XD6p7R3nn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - Network Flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 6, since we’ve explored the inner workings, the scalability, attack potential and took a visual view of how the block lattice operates, it is time to look at what network flooding really means and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-the-block-lattice-network-flooding</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-the-block-lattice-network-flooding</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iwan.spillebeen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 12:09:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7NqGr5y7HSV2UHNdR3CV919xze9G4P5Av13qP6kxBFLjCoBWdG7xwJhjbjKaYP1hk2odG1Kf5pjE7v233GrN6LVn7H4FknkMU5yZeJBXAJzSuzimLX3Xyn949ueiJMG64ZW84pqt4BKURDhz3UtwqJaJKqeUYzuNbuPEcMEeweXvTZrSppZVMnSQFe5o2bHsRcaQ4Hio9ckE3z49Qaj8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICO / Token Review: PoWH3D is a Pyramid Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog is meant to be about blockchain and I tend to stay away from cryptocurrency related topics but every so often there are things out there that the public just needs to be made aware of: enter]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/powh3d/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-powh3d-is-a-pyramid-scheme</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/powh3d/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-powh3d-is-a-pyramid-scheme</guid><category><![CDATA[powh3d]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iwan.spillebeen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 11:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3uGGCvyenqJn4w4ottjewAD1QHsURhwshar9QYxHVNaD2MoKw8RXXNEzszBZbFTjJtRPXufTtqK1JcY1ucoU9pVQwWJYuDreqFt3syhGyjpbnpJ4jYLoYCUGqTuY8mF8U1MPG7RaQBb1mUN3rjx9dU81QEKRYvfMayXmW4JstSMKnPFrcf9r9P1iovEZauqMi4dJXQfxL8RL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - Visualisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 5, it is high time we get visual, here we take a look at how the block lattice actually works from a visual perspective, what is the sequence of a transaction and how well does it all operate together.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-the-block-lattice-visualisation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-the-block-lattice-visualisation</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iwan.spillebeen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4BAcMbXZnLLL24nZKotyebrPPAZpgDJ266NmA1LienEBNW8miwS2nZJw4HLDSq5ixqKhybDwVXBcsoFQQ8x3mwKUJy4PLXUrZbGQ7DrZeS3sDDjYHtPSXwGPe3weg8P3Kiz7WfibyxugSZrcx1iDmqd6tAbZx3NC3m3AKQgWv44Ap4VkxtGuBhHMeNGvbz4yGTeG9MmuEGqvN79muoYDDyqJ5rN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - 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It's a 7 part series in which we take a deep dive into the block lattice, how it works and why it is a true innovation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/bockchain-decrypted-the-block-lattice-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/bockchain-decrypted-the-block-lattice-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iwan.spillebeen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 15:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/yX2kCPo1MLz1pW5UNmNT7YeHzk5BrT3GzBe9PFut7rREYzaA95QWuXfa3yckkAH1mt8W4pDVLAyEC5hF1yV2rXxLf775sMaMwvEpbNZLQ8bSsztNEW7vDodDUYkMqtha83544KLa5a3e95fNSd4XkeeShDCqBpc5T7CR6uz2UkE5hg6GPMGUpuatjQ7hUpUWCWUEfkgkKyGYMk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Decrypted - The Merkle Tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article is part of a series and focuses specifically on clarification of the Merkle Tree. 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In its simplest definition, a blockchain is a decentralised and distributed global (public) ledger which is used to record transactions across many (public) computers so that the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-what-is-a-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@iwan.spillebeen/blockchain-decrypted-what-is-a-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iwan.spillebeen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/f85of4KXmvsYFWs3hGZA6iEgiS2gakFCuyuCgQrVk4oLBYioMM2kR2aNgCfjuzkRCXXDAtV2MhFNijF74Upjy3ov1xSsGRrzNLeCPPaeab2V6anehRirzoE3NVQc69QiRM8EML7M5LsyZVDan5SxVyGHzabAS5WWzZh5ed7ErPXrhJwrCUoXmn9g6HWS5KLDuCpLVT3Pf4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Decrypted - How mining works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit To be very clear, the below is largely based on Azotic’s post on Reddit from February 2013 ( he/she provided such a great explanation that I didn’t see the point in rewriting a lot of it. 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