<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:23:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@martiniman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[No more buying likes from bots? NY AG declares fake social media engagement illegal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will this be the end of people paying for bots to upvote social media content on steemit? "New York’s attorney general has declared it’s illegal to sell fake social media engagement in order to inflate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@martiniman/no-more-buying-likes-from-bots-ny-ag-declares-fake-social-media-engagement-illegal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@martiniman/no-more-buying-likes-from-bots-ny-ag-declares-fake-social-media-engagement-illegal</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 14:46:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The historical relationship between house prices and recessions]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s now been close to a decade since the global financial crisis hit. Official interest rates have been lowered and quantitative easing has been implemented, boosting asset prices and, more recently,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/the-historical-relationship-between-house-prices-and-recessions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/the-historical-relationship-between-house-prices-and-recessions</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:39:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPJyFN2VLqrthw3D4UDYgwanoi6P1froPAEd85Ce4TY5XbYbKxeDAf5ebQ2xWsVoxArPb7kmhup?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planet or plastic?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shareholders are pressuring companies to be more environmentally “friendly.”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/planet-or-plastic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/planet-or-plastic</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNq18Hc4C1YwF9KE713g2q1eCRzy7qnjxiaxmFqM1bg6avvEhXXty5BKepcW44hmxstksMBtJXY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of investing ​​​​​​​in art]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a long time, art markets were steeped in mystery, seemingly reserved for the upper echelon, the 1 % of the top 1%. These markets were often described as being illiquid and non-transparent; it was hard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/the-art-of-investing-in-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/the-art-of-investing-in-art</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:08:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYXh3KGPLXFf3mRpA5fTVNkMh9VU5g2DsTXPyLjNymR8i5pibcVLc22mA7aVfkUpgpB9QQm9k22?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diamonds Are Forever?]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the James Bond movie song yes but could they also be a bad long term investment? After making an investment for more than 100 years in diamonds you get negative returns unlike the investment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/diamonds-are-forever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/diamonds-are-forever</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:44:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcMGZ3Zt1UjcaZAnDrcFAyn87wwAL16ed33VLXJzHz1GDVygiTjrKGJFU36QsDWtcimR3R41vn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to invest in commodities?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commodities are raw materials used to make other products. These range from agricultural (wheat, corn, soy) and metals (gold, silver, copper) to energy (crude, natural gas, heating oil) and more. Anyone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/how-to-invest-in-commodities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/how-to-invest-in-commodities</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYkmeeBki31452bXgA5qMonrppCdYU7CSFzUFasVH6yYcsFihrqcTq5bD83bUMejzsBUSFEwA78?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easy trading?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is trading or investing easy? Well, you may think so when you invested $ 1,000 early last year in Bitcoin and didn't look at it until the end of December (and subsequently sold all your coins). But that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/easy-trading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/easy-trading</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 20:06:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYXrn85AFruCNxo9a5iZxMbKhpsVvxKqxqfKwxa2fqAMkc2Ny3JJ147rYfgd2CJHCKJQb7z1R8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last year's biggest cryptoassets ranked by performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is how Bitcoin’s market cap compares to other asset classes. This tells us that a sharp correction in cryptocurrencies is unlikely to spill over into other markets (for now). As shown last weeks and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/last-year-s-biggest-cryptoassets-ranked-by-performance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/last-year-s-biggest-cryptoassets-ranked-by-performance</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:28:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa41jKNJMJ2qYhkUT6tdb4dL9QBQgdU2GwLVf5STcGQa96Pf2oM9wUXqqy7AfAkbrsvNKaGjVwU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't panic amid the market sell-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-term investors should not panic over the recent market sell-off. The market drop is an opportunity to assess your investment strategies and potentially, to rebalance. The Bitcoin price, is most certainly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/don-t-panic-amid-the-market-sell-off</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/don-t-panic-amid-the-market-sell-off</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 23:15:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYwL4tKyThdkijRUVSkmPEACCuNZuimCPB7cYgNJNF8YgRp9KAuJNJ5wN5BNWCSdf63PDANE8sY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AN OVERLOOK OF BITCOIN CORRECTIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cryptocurrency market had a stellar 2017. A good number of cryptocurrencies experienced massive price jumps. Bitcoin rose from just under $1,000 at the start of 2017 to almost breaking the $20,000]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/an-overlook-of-bitcoin-corrections</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/an-overlook-of-bitcoin-corrections</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 17:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYhCAbvM8esFtP2bXAibQgbZRRg9hAjX61FCR66jhnZLUTiaBC4kJkE27dTRVpXBFgjXUUAMTLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 Predictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[I usually don't do long term economic predictions, but like every year Saxo bank published theirs and some are pretty outrageous.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/2018-predictions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/2018-predictions</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:58:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYzoKuP6NYAiLRbFhQhz27aKkNAjyJBVARPzFaCVqJQg7SFuDiL9E4xVRQpJinxF2mv6ai9AKGr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing goes up forever ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am kind of bearish about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies right now. You can see several countries governments and regulators becoming increasingly hostile with non-regulated exchanges and digital]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/nothing-goes-up-forever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/nothing-goes-up-forever</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyPjtmdopFcY2F6G8k3pkpwH1gD9DUP5oMBuB5e5owUBhLfjZiFZFdTHH9qaJKKL2AKveTXbJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where is the Bitcoin price going?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the long term BTCUSD is trending up, in the medium term BTCUSD is trending down and in the short term BTCUSD isn't trending because the price is triangulating. We can even see a smaller triangle inside]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/where-is-the-bitcoin-price-going</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/where-is-the-bitcoin-price-going</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:26:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/QVdSJhgNm7s4n4Kd1rQJaMSfV24DQSM1BHVmQXky3fH3aXqD3RtwiUyP3FJydTg2t3vv47yTqhu4apYoUy1guuH7zU85EtaRVJtvfwbFiSCpHoQHvRwMCiwnW4v6tyCzttapaMxosjygps9bJw9X4BTGKsAviPFSVWuMmp7TFBmJU9qE17ejLez?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the real potential of Steemit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just let this revealing statistic sink in your head.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@martiniman/what-is-the-real-potential-of-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@martiniman/what-is-the-real-potential-of-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 12:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwjPJtcJJmZusPtExyx3sTaZakhzEo89Wxp2c24JqExxdj5yTAcBPnEDpJ64394iDc1ddyRQP2kYSpfJBtuvWTjA1tCcjpy3TdWAqtnqbSHaYMUsGRgVg75yLeHeQ6WPcmEFMz6t9HaTkNmfsDAW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POOR MAN’S GUIDE TO CRYPTO RICHES]]></title><description><![CDATA[I watched this video on youtube and the advice made a lot of sense to me so I am sharing it on Steemit. It looks like I just found another great youtube channel about cryptos to follow.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@martiniman/poor-man-s-guide-to-crypto-riches</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@martiniman/poor-man-s-guide-to-crypto-riches</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eF7UDWbgcGkrbgHF4FhTAGMx6BGoCgQvw9g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[History Biggest Booms and Busts]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Bitcoin is rising faster than any asset class we have seen over the last 400 years,” Atlas Investor founder Tiho Brkan tweeted. “The sharp bull markets including tech bubble of the [late] ‘90s, US stocks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/history-biggest-booms-and-busts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/history-biggest-booms-and-busts</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod4YXxa34oiGZGbcKYvyCWd2shyvoKs7oR2wC4RnDoPpZvTWVQZF7MxBBwghQbfwWbTJhc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water resources future issues and problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Mauldin Economics: Generally, when we read about water, the stories are about shortages or droughts. But there is good news on this front, too. We are using roughly the same amount of water in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@martiniman/water-resources-future-issues-and-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@martiniman/water-resources-future-issues-and-problems</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWVEa5TxnoPRiGMS1Ae6MyfiK8oyuudvrnAwwjXaoe8KXWWiNJDLJFam6gv4ZgaLjEq4jGpG5B5ZdPhcEHLkVCxrSif8UuSD3RX2jPGm5S7hLFmoQ8orU6eRkoubQGFenWjYhE57qBMT5ANKBbzvv22?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["One Thing Arnold Schwarzenegger Told Me That I’ll Never Forget" - Will Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will Smith in his video blog gives insightful advice about life and career and travel and food. I love Will Smith he always has such profound and poetic things to say.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@martiniman/one-thing-arnold-schwarzenegger-told-me-that-i-ll-never-forget-will-smith</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@martiniman/one-thing-arnold-schwarzenegger-told-me-that-i-ll-never-forget-will-smith</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:20:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGjByDvJpXqT2Rsfdzs5CXeatXdyPia7r2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the strongest man in the world?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2017 World's Strongest Man competition, was held in Gaborone, Botswana. The tournament was won by Eddie Hall of England, with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson of Iceland second and defending champion Brian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@martiniman/who-is-the-strongest-man-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@martiniman/who-is-the-strongest-man-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:45:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiS9kYbm1HM2DpWkz9afyWb7x7YWUexycX3FTG1xR3SSKeJNdC2i4eFX3YKLjufFsjAhTkiDHLojNs6eAhp8oV7bzif1uMoFzNpZPc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Futures Facts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cboe’s Futures contract launched on Dec 10th and CME’s contract launched on Dec 17th. Two different exchanges mean two different contracts, means two data reference rates, means different margin, means]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/bitcoin-futures-facts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@martiniman/bitcoin-futures-facts</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martiniman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 18:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWVEa5TxnoPRiGMS1Ae6MyfiK8oyuudu3vCV7JAGikywGgAQA88CmjUK1M17GwHU32ZQxc8YSuR9QQL6iBSXvVUyX9V9XiRpHXVJnUck87vsBrXnuYepYfWSd6FhLThGbsXReULgmTYFpY4i95EQLvr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>