<?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 22:53:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jmjatlanta/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Who do you trust with your investments?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors in the US markets have a pseudo-government agency that has their back, the SIPC. If a broker takes their investors' money, this "insurance" makes them whole. Contrary to some conspiracy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/who-do-you-trust-with-your-investments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/who-do-you-trust-with-your-investments</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmjatlanta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some benefits of BitShares]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firstly, let me make sure I am clear: These are my personal thoughts. I am not writing in behalf of anyone else. I am not paid by anyone to write (other than when you vote on my posts, and I am paid by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/some-benefits-of-bitshares</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/some-benefits-of-bitshares</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmjatlanta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:21:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of Finance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I reached working age, I have been fortunate to work secularly in two areas that I like. Software and finance. I have worked for insurance firms, banks, and banking software companies. I like software.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/the-future-of-finance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/the-future-of-finance</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmjatlanta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:46:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A note about changing BitShares database IDs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Items within the BitShares database have an identifier. They are mostly hidden from the end-user. But when we do some elementary development using the BitShares platform, database ids become important.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/a-note-about-changing-bitshares-database-ids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/a-note-about-changing-bitshares-database-ids</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmjatlanta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:06:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The "Killer App" for cryptocurrencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the personal computer, spreadsheets were a true "killer app". Before PCs, universities had computers to do complicated (for them, at least) simulations. Banks had access to computers to keep]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/the-killer-app-for-cryptocurrencies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/the-killer-app-for-cryptocurrencies</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmjatlanta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:31:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trading on the Bitshares Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am sure you can find plenty of opinions here on steemit and elsewhere about trading cryptocurrencies. I feel my perspective is a bit distinct for a few reasons. I am the type that normally sites facts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/trading-on-the-bitshares-platform</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/trading-on-the-bitshares-platform</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmjatlanta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:08:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connecting the Bitshares DEX to existing trading systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my last posts here and here, I examined Bitshares as a trading platform. In this post, I will examine some of the challenges in implementing the FIX protocol to connect to the DEX. The vast majority]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/connecting-the-bitshares-dex-to-existing-trading-systems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/connecting-the-bitshares-dex-to-existing-trading-systems</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmjatlanta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:26:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitshares Trading Software Options]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a previous post, I rattled off the good and bad points I see when using Bitshares as a trading platform. It boiled down to the following questions: A) Should a "connector" be built that wires]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trading/@jmjatlanta/bitshares-trading-software-options</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trading/@jmjatlanta/bitshares-trading-software-options</guid><category><![CDATA[trading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmjatlanta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 23:36:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitshares as a trading platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the outside, you can see Bitshares as another blockchain, with their coin attempting to survive in a soup of other cryptocurrencies. But unlike many of the others, there are some differences that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/bitshares-as-a-trading-platform</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@jmjatlanta/bitshares-as-a-trading-platform</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmjatlanta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:52:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>