<?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, 10 May 2026 14:33:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@menton/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THE VALUE OF BITCOIN ON THE INDIAN STOCK DROPPED TO $ 4000]]></title><description><![CDATA[On ZebPay, one of the Indian cryptocurrency exchange, the BTC price dropped to $4,000. The reason for such a large drop may be the panic associated with the announcement of the annual budget. The finance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-value-of-bitcoin-on-the-indian-stock-dropped-to-usd-4000</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-value-of-bitcoin-on-the-indian-stock-dropped-to-usd-4000</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 22:46:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJdHvju522Uv39mG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schnorr signatures may help to solve the Bitcoin scalability problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[The development of Bitcoin does not stand still. We have a lot of curiosities, new improvements that are worth looking at. SegWit, Lightning Network and Schnorr signatures are designed to solve the Bitcoin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@menton/schnorr-signatures-may-help-to-solve-the-bitcoin-scalability-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@menton/schnorr-signatures-may-help-to-solve-the-bitcoin-scalability-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 22:28:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnK76wxZshiEVHzbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRANSACTION FOR THREE THOUSAND TONS OF WHEAT SETTLED WITH BITCOIN]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first large commodity transaction in Bitcoin was settled on Tuesday. Last month, a cargo ship carried 3,000 tons of wheat from Rostov on Doenm in Russia to Samsun in Turkey. The dealership company,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/transaction-for-three-thousand-tons-of-wheat-settled-with-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/transaction-for-three-thousand-tons-of-wheat-settled-with-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:38:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnMM4GPugNnGdxC9L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 1% of all Bitcoins are used in illegal transactions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prepared by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) - and the Elliptic group the report seems to significantly undermine one of the stereotypes circulating around Bitcoin. Contrary to what many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stemit/@menton/only-1-of-all-bitcoins-are-used-in-illegal-transactions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stemit/@menton/only-1-of-all-bitcoins-are-used-in-illegal-transactions</guid><category><![CDATA[stemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:27:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCQPKDJNQFQGxAvz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further restrictions of the People's Bank of China]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Business Management of the People's Bank of China today issued a document addressed to payment service providers operating in Beijing, in which it calls them to immediately cease cooperation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/further-restrictions-of-the-people-s-bank-of-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/further-restrictions-of-the-people-s-bank-of-china</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 21:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnMa3QkYGZ3MmvWB8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The South Korean government has set the amount of tax for exchanges]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, January 22, the South Korean government announced the amount of tax that must be paid by exchanges dealing with cryptocurrencies. The state will collect a 22% corporate tax and 2.2% local income]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-south-korean-government-has-set-the-amount-of-tax-for-exchanges</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-south-korean-government-has-set-the-amount-of-tax-for-exchanges</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 20:59:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8iATM9GJgyy4QTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE FIRST PAYMENT VIA LIGHTING NETWORK HAS BEEN MADE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lightning Network is starting to function. The network will allow the execution of BTC transactions without delays and high transaction fees. We can witness a new chapter in the implementation of payments]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-first-payment-via-lighting-network-has-been-made</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-first-payment-via-lighting-network-has-been-made</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 20:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnHdsveXL13svHHMG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[53 NODES WORK ON LIGHTNING NETWORK AT BITCOIN MAINNET]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the popularity of cryptocurrency grows exponentially, the Bitcoin network encounters problems with high fees and slow transactions. The Lightning Network (LN) aims to solve this problem and restore]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/53-nodes-work-on-lightning-network-at-bitcoin-mainnet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/53-nodes-work-on-lightning-network-at-bitcoin-mainnet</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:38:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnHdsveXL13svHHMG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOUTH KOREA WON'T BAN CRYPTOCURRENCY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week focuses on speculation about whether the ban on trading in cryptocurrencies in South Korea can actually come to fruition. The Minister of Justice spoke about likely regulations, the office of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/south-korea-won-t-ban-cryptocurrency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/south-korea-won-t-ban-cryptocurrency</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8iATM9GJgyy4QTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BITCOIN WORTH 10,000 USD. IS IT TIME TO CELEBRATE OR CRY?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Bitcoin's price dropped below $ 10,000 for the first time since early December. Most of the new investors have lost faith and accepted the worst, while cryptocurrency market veterans enjoyed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/bitcoin-worth-10-000-usd-is-it-time-to-celebrate-or-cry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/bitcoin-worth-10-000-usd-is-it-time-to-celebrate-or-cry</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFs83ZEhPPMFXZZQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA: WE WILL NOT BAN CRYPTOCURRENCY]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last days have been stormy for the cryptocurrency market. After the news from the Far East about the possibility of introducing severe restrictions in both Korea and China, the market shrank from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-president-of-south-korea-we-will-not-ban-cryptocurrency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-president-of-south-korea-we-will-not-ban-cryptocurrency</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8iATM9GJgyy4QTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korean petition against cryptocurrency regulations was signed by 200,000 people]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, January 16, the petition regarding the regulation of virtual currencies reached the number of signatures required to enforce a response from the government An internet petition calling on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/south-korean-petition-against-cryptocurrency-regulations-was-signed-by-200-000-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/south-korean-petition-against-cryptocurrency-regulations-was-signed-by-200-000-people</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8iATM9GJgyy4QTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PUMP AND DUMP: HOW DOES IT WORK?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pump and dump schemes are everyday in the world of cryptocurrencies. Different groups artificially increase the value of cryptocurrencies (pump), then abandon it (dump) with a profit. Such communities]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/pump-and-dump-how-does-it-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/pump-and-dump-how-does-it-work</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAw7RpaPP8LAuBta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[80% OF ALL BITCOINS HAS BEEN MINED!]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a special date for this weekend, date mining 80% Bitcoin. The most popular online asset, thanks to SatoshI Nakamoto has limited supply, as well as a protocol that makes it increasingly difficult]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/80-of-all-bitcoins-has-been-mined</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/80-of-all-bitcoins-has-been-mined</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 21:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn9AkNNVxHij7PH4i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SIACOIN HARDFORK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past year, Sia's market capitalization has increased from just USD 5 million to USD 2.5 billion. At the moment, SiaCoin is worth around 0.06 USD. The last SiaCoin hardfork took place on December]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/siacoin-hardfork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/siacoin-hardfork</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 20:20:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnACo7rC4PELWVzAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[COINBASE IS CLOGGING BITCOIN NETWORK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The problem of high fees and long transaction times has been bothering Bitcoin users for a long time. It turns out that Coinbase is party responsible for clogging mempool, the space for unconfirmed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/coinbase-is-the-reason-of-bitcoin-network-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/coinbase-is-the-reason-of-bitcoin-network-problems</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 11:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnBRsGWfFhs1XMrP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1000 units of the new ACTION cryptocurrency for FREE]]></title><description><![CDATA[New ICO - ACTION - cryptocurrency created on Ardor blockchain. You can get 1000 ACTN for registration on their website. It is worth mentioning that ATS and XLM also handed out coins at the start and check]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/1000-units-of-the-new-action-cryptocurrency-for-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/1000-units-of-the-new-action-cryptocurrency-for-free</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 22:06:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDRsrmk3jRfzLsYJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST RIPPLE.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Larson, co-founder of Ripple, is currently involved in the lawsuit with the R3 banking syndicate. In the summer of 2016, he signed a contract with banks that allows him to purchase 5 billion XRP]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-judicial-proceedings-against-ripple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/the-judicial-proceedings-against-ripple</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 21:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnLN9wxwuqnu1FQAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOVERNMENT OF THE USA WILL SELL BTC ON THE INTERNET AUCTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US federal agency, Us Marshals, announced the sale of 3,813 bitcoins (worth approximately $ 53,000,000), taken over in connection with several federal, criminal, civil and administrative cases. Interested]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/government-of-the-usa-will-sell-btc-on-the-internet-auction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/government-of-the-usa-will-sell-btc-on-the-internet-auction</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 21:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn7usAzYCPbsuMS8n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[KFC accepts Bitcoin payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been speculated for a long time about McDonald's acceptance of Bitcoin. The reality turned out to be different. Not McDonald's, but KFC! The KFC campaign does not cover the entire offer, and also]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/kfc-accepts-bitcoin-payments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@menton/kfc-accepts-bitcoin-payments</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 21:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnBhVLPV6S4x74rA2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>