<?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>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:25:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mbrant02/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Missed you at class last night...]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/missed-you-at-class-last-night</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/missed-you-at-class-last-night</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yyw7PZGHEbaDogrLuBUnBYU7TRaHtrrMd5LgCxqgty1MAZsENrFj6KyQ9J6Ebb2QA9PQeckeNmAcZn3fS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain for Centralized Organizations...  Use the Cloud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every day I have to read the meme in comments on MarketWatch that bitcoin is destined to fail but blockchain is the real technological innovation. This comment is invariably made by someone who does not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/blockchain-for-centralized-organizations-use-the-cloud</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/blockchain-for-centralized-organizations-use-the-cloud</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77ki8UWgboTZZHjNm7AR3NqipyhARED3t1HXRLSRqVYjRoHaJs98yzk1SvDcgGXBMMkcNwZB4Tv6GsYJxHJd3URdYedsvE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fidelity Now Supports BITCF]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Bitcoin Capital Corporation (BITCF) is now available on the Fidelity Investments platform. I am not sure when it first became available but the shares hit an ATH today at $1.09 and closed at $0.945.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/fidelity-now-supports-bitcf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/fidelity-now-supports-bitcf</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9ssjU29hNLP9iokjT7Gr8YigFsG8P6nkUNqjKLdsr18KReWePsdRKLe5FZoh5wDKsgySVbVWU3kEt7sJQZYoG4rKwzXRqJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Everyone Can Have One Bitcoin - Minting Coins]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/not-everyone-can-have-one-bitcoin-minting-coins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/not-everyone-can-have-one-bitcoin-minting-coins</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:24:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Intrinsic Value, My Turn To Speak]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, irrelevant of the Business Insider CEO coming out today and claiming bitcoin has no intrinsic value, we all have long debated this topic and everyone is exactly correct... Just ask them. Anyways, if]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/bitcoin-intrinsic-value-my-turn-to-speak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/bitcoin-intrinsic-value-my-turn-to-speak</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 18:42:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe5jMaSTybg46DxsbziEpXwsLkij9KvD7MbGz4BPHotxTWJth8yq2KDCF6Kit1mjUagucY7h4D3pPBndrN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin & Gold: How Much is My Share?]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Population: 7,500,000,000 (wiki) World Above Ground Gold Supply: 179,000 tonnes (goldbroker.com) = 5,370,000,000 ounces Total bitcoin supply (final): 21,000,000 Gold: 0.716 ounces per person (cost]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/bitcoin-and-gold-how-much-is-my-share</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/bitcoin-and-gold-how-much-is-my-share</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 13:38:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGde2ps7GZY5Qpe9ycUieNBn68BGGcNGY5fqjcSFUzNsBiLHRWuN3WEe3LFXrJLEpSdGWJq3qGypXxHXQAJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the Comex Control Bitcoin Price?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal recently reported the CME Group may be in the process of issuing futures contracts on bitcoin in the near future. Anyone who has done any research on the role the CME plays in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/can-the-comex-control-bitcoin-price</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/can-the-comex-control-bitcoin-price</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 20:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkvNsExDUb8nmT1SehdLuMGMhsmxUUm2cCmrvCvQCf8nK2TjV3QfYnDjQ1VVixs2Bp3zyaavgWjPy5Ps1YHDoVxtqkjNSA57gQdhpvCYRjfvgfsL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy, well you know the drill...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is quickly becoming an everyday deal. Anyways, tomorrow I will investigate the possible ways in which the US government will attempt to control the bitcoin price in the future. Also, you should appreciate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/happy-well-you-know-the-drill</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/happy-well-you-know-the-drill</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 04:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn78buaKc1L27pzawgFs2HANjSgjNeCBehKECyBMDrpWYNWfoWaRrSi5pi1rnczPD8DV1wUSKNqvyQMwfTahfwQef84adtEptWt36V6ouK4Ma6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy "Day it takes Two Thousand USD to Buy a Bitcoin Day"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I promised to post on 2K day! I know Bitfinex is claiming yesterday was the day but whatever...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/happy-day-it-takes-two-thousand-usd-to-buy-a-bitcoin-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/happy-day-it-takes-two-thousand-usd-to-buy-a-bitcoin-day</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 21:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn7ZTet7FHx8aNYvKxij9vvuCi6XifFmWBLgeoUhCXrxdjAJoVrxXYa1YPkqpwoFLUyYrsrbmfFnywwxVTMWUhXirJ9FGt8hnuzrEV4GdW2NHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are the PM-Only Advocates Just Ignorant or are they Controlled Opposition?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over on the dinosaur of a platform called YouTube, I watch different financial vloggers who concentrate on different asset classes. I find it very disturbing that so many precious metal advocates are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/are-the-pm-only-advocates-just-ignorant-or-are-they-controlled-opposition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/are-the-pm-only-advocates-just-ignorant-or-are-they-controlled-opposition</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 17:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZuLXtHR9NaGr9fjPDGWgVrrtmgYfsDTCJqKqVw83AabMjWYNQuvUb65ZMFmQ28QpnEeJMKKPr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy "Day it takes One Thousand Nine Hundred USD to Buy a Bitcoin Day"]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the same day some officials are calling for bitcoin to be banned because of the evil WannaCry hack nonetheless! See you next week on "Day it takes Two Thousand USD to Buy a Bitcoin Day!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/happy-day-it-takes-one-thousand-nine-hundred-usd-to-buy-a-bitcoin-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/happy-day-it-takes-one-thousand-nine-hundred-usd-to-buy-a-bitcoin-day</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 00:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwnAYB6zXr3mfrL4QSqC2MF9KD5YsJFnngLWiodDBNEeV6cGrnXLKgQES5vCsKTrLwWSJyq8d45oZGKVnkPHahQEo5iH8bvVUfyfQcnMnZHxVf4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dumb Question: How do I add a picture to my post?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@mbrant02/dumb-question-how-do-i-add-a-picture-to-my-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@mbrant02/dumb-question-how-do-i-add-a-picture-to-my-post</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 15:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdB9yp4R2nsJzJM7K2yWFf9qeLMmJDXXZoSzLwY95ay34JrZg8yVEQKLHnr5R8TfoRMb5wDPhdDs1dU564XE15boWaxk8NPMrFw8U4ffkGP6t1KjVs9wHE4cLbVWP?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retiring Soon: Is Bitcoin for Me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was recently asked by a bitcoin novice who is retiring in 3-5 years if he should invest in Bitcoin and I had to pause. In the long-term I am bitcoin bullish. The features it offers are unlike any other]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@mbrant02/retiring-soon-is-bitcoin-for-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@mbrant02/retiring-soon-is-bitcoin-for-me</guid><category><![CDATA[btc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 15:33:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD6Wv6Nqs5pFx3BvsDuMqwAJYVCunMmG8n3y3bCrYmFWpTyYCw4z3fuV1K8ACZaVYK4Rg4XMR2uZYXMceewKyrRoT59DpXqx4mvF6es3Mfd69BTRmh3t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investing with GBTC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although the SEC has recently rejected multiple Bitcoin ETF's, Including the Winklevoss twins, opportunities exist to turn your tax deferred retirement account into a bitcoin investment machine. The vehicle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/investing-with-gbtc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@mbrant02/investing-with-gbtc</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 14:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5cZUEw6DD9wPv6nb6dAGViZm8CaFo5CithXf8FMXKVfye6TJTMTMpEZ4xTXYAn4AX3kyduyjzumZq4cjsih17LMyWn7VFLUZ4DS5wKwHE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where/What will Steemit be in 5 years?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I finally got an invite today and understand the idea behind the site but what is the real perspective of the users at this time? I understand the site will evolve but what do you believe it will look]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@mbrant02/where-what-will-steemit-be-in-5-years</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@mbrant02/where-what-will-steemit-be-in-5-years</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mbrant02]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:18:09 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>