<?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 11:10:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jedstephen/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Beringia]]></title><description><![CDATA[When and how did the First Peoples arrive in the Western Hemisphere? While conflicting theories embattle academia, the most widely accepted theory is that the Paleo-Indians in the Americas made the great]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@jedstephen/beringia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@jedstephen/beringia</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 04:39:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conflicting Investment Advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those who are not financial bankers, stockbrokers, professional investors, or the like, it can be difficult to decide what investments to make. Though all investors — professional or not — should take]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@jedstephen/conflicting-investment-advice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@jedstephen/conflicting-investment-advice</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:40:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVLHVvUW8BYqASSdFAtb2afd93ZE2HFUCfRawqBqJWasg3sxCzhm43XD8vpBeLcqG8JsaSZLeabrG7QczDXwR8whputr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons Learned from Early Bitcoin Investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[For all new or relatively new investors into cryptocurrencies, it is easy to think, "ah, if I had only invested in Bitcoin five years ago." Sure, we all wish we could go back in time or better]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/lesson-learned-from-early-bitcoin-investors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/lesson-learned-from-early-bitcoin-investors</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 06:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9u2LEbZFVjrJUtqYeqBpyxZ7d64veGAY2nrsM5o6rk3XdZphKggUEHias574oBohavcsmESsrE6wBB5VvJDPP5XCxTNCs98?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expense of the State]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.” ~ Frederic Bastiat The United States of America has, more or less, kept to its founding’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/government/@jedstephen/expense-of-the-state</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/government/@jedstephen/expense-of-the-state</guid><category><![CDATA[government]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:35:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdZ17A1D4Wq6HDQ13scWKJM9BvaWDQQSJxoxFKbreUJNGNVpJCnQkB2FDPtMgPEHvi7DhT5TKjnbRG594A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharing Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology is a force for good that has improved human development since the beginning of civilization. The 21st century has seen many ideas and innovations which contributed to rapid growth throughout]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@jedstephen/sharing-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@jedstephen/sharing-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxvPaUjztcV9zTZ7YRNQS1LHStxoYBgWRqB6ck31BXQZNLDiRc8Y3tbsojrQWMw2me43EaY9cffvV71HYbuvoqCUugNkaZ6zsr3G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Crypto Correction]]></title><description><![CDATA[After an exuberant 2017, the Great Crypto Correction has dominated 2018. The market cap dropped by over $100 billion, and it is still not clear if the the market has bottomed out. Yes, this crash, depression,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/the-great-crypto-correction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/the-great-crypto-correction</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 14:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdykaMqBHNvixYYKams7jKdHzgQsBxkc8KegZGtZmkDs9tigEz3p4YMtJYyzcyMnVG2SEgNkYhuHMCS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Article from Crypto Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything is going to be OK. Check out this article: Crypto Briefing Be strong and be smart.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@jedstephen/great-article-from-crypto-briefing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@jedstephen/great-article-from-crypto-briefing</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 02:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9pujFn9A7hhPJFxXrfbB5fnVNAbEFTc5XTwPb9uQ9P8oKoadE2JFSKLWwMC8wyw22iraHh4q3yRVhjNGUBYbeGpeRUp1D7C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyranny 1, Freedom 0]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyranny is cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control. The regulations and prohibitions being dealt around the world on cryptocurrencies are tyrannical in every sense. Antitrust laws around]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/tyranny-1-freedom-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/tyranny-1-freedom-0</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:36:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeTY84G8UdAsobxy5agktYzFeH4oykJmo8CbEQsctrJk7vV5wZLy1bBpvwUwp7e8AJg2NdYQPoNDjt2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LitePay: Why It's a Big Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[LitePay is here, and it's a big deal. Users can now easily accept, store, and spend Litecoin from anywhere in the world. It sounds awfully similar to Satoshi Nakamoto's peer-to-peer electronic cash system.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/litepay-why-it-s-a-big-deal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/litepay-why-it-s-a-big-deal</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 11:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZr8J58JiB5vr25zFuGtRJC2Tcd8GTjxsoyPia5RYhS2mGNFMDJwi3KqSR8gTLvZr2EvxjbEYZ72HL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Price Prediction 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not professional advice, it is just my opinion; do your own research, yada yada yada. Now that the obvious has been stated, let me predict. For the month of February (or most of it), the price]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/bitcoin-price-prediction-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/bitcoin-price-prediction-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 02:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9uTs7hGGXg6zFpurxJVXMmGHn74yFG3DN46QQ572THUkUGSs4bpvQxe3t2ByCKBvHjvw1PvPirdDYm4Jq2nNJhfSY2MFEAz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letting the Dust Settle]]></title><description><![CDATA[No, Bitcoin is not coming to an end; no, it's not a Ponzi scheme. Bitcoin will recover. Will it go back up to $20,000 a coin? I don't know, but who cares. Maybe it will go over $100,000 a coin. 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Facebook, who has been accused of discriminating against older workers and helping Russia]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/facebook-no-thanks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/facebook-no-thanks</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:42:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvnDYmewHwHt9HLJ6FrsJD9B5AiVZ8Yc88KspiozDoVj3szdojCxfmh5NU1qFnTwToLp4ewp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Tether Scandal is Great for Crypto Investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tether scandal — if it turns out to be a scandal — is great news for investors. To start, the subpoena given to Bitfinex and Tether by US regulators was issued in early December, not today. However,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/why-the-tether-scandal-is-great-for-crypto-investors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/why-the-tether-scandal-is-great-for-crypto-investors</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:24:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSWbt4HpLvQL5c6G7vLjUCEV56n7ryafQxUqJnYR4aua3VznneNXFutdPTMoAVw6jEEK6H3JbPsgBd8AHVKTGgnKpcW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEO dApps]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dApp is a decentralized app. It differs from traditional apps in that it is open-source, operates autonomously, and there is no central company controlling it. If changes are to be made, they must be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@jedstephen/neo-dapps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@jedstephen/neo-dapps</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 03:43:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DogN7fF3oJDTvMdoz3MGS3dzmoTn43jCn8Pv6x31gkex4NYMntMSsBxF6mNvVRrxZ3raerHGSvqZGtA7dM5bgAFf5QBjnVx1kHNRM9qr9hCS5Cspovbmm64FQBmVUTm8fSLjnKo9kuCPqpaXoALG8v3obJ3KkPYQ9RoUr6J8CDCHyxB4ZQiwjaQgbPD7ywG2hvQrH7TcAdZBL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Way of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Altucher changed my life. Why? He wrote a book titled Choose Yourself. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. Basically, it argues that life is not like it used to be. Office jobs are being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/decentralized/@jedstephen/a-new-way-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/decentralized/@jedstephen/a-new-way-of-life</guid><category><![CDATA[decentralized]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9pJ8dMy9sJuBpbwWzUfLBMnDFLXFZT7HewxzzuYipQUhrj9hr3ozzccTuMxUfpKy21sEySVzrterQa66QNN9wf7dNXgvUq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Pains and Imperfection - The Blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just finished writing a post about the possibility of blockchain technology replacing the internet. Now, I want to look at another view. Maybe the blockchain will not be necessary. 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Will Ethereum or EOS or any other project follow the steps]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@jedstephen/why-you-should-take-stellar-seriously</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@jedstephen/why-you-should-take-stellar-seriously</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 13:42:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLmvJYLbRHy9tKzEnCsyjRegSV3Tv6FUdvJphKQX59g7cp6Z8fcoWbRaz8ZKiGmHMZRT4s6h5BHASCLSGD4Z5vVyWGLfHEWZgHkFXXfjQ9wJSd99JStkXEAuDMpdhesTEkWaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Bubble?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is Bitcoin in a bubble? Is it bursting now? Will it burst in the future? Maybe it is a bubble and it will burst, but maybe that is OK. Check out this video and let me know what you think.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/bitcoin-bubble</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@jedstephen/bitcoin-bubble</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedstephen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4GMdhuDpNL9zcjoKjAZZuMNXFDuyb3dSgE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>