<?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 13:49:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@methodofmad/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Who's Holding The Bag? 10 times volume on Hive yesterday.]]></title><description><![CDATA[10 Times the normal volume yesterday. Highest volume of the year. Maybe in the last few years. Either somebody is cashing out or somebody is stocking up. But yeah, the price is going down, so I think it's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/whos-holding-the-bag-10-times-volume-on-hive-yesterday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/whos-holding-the-bag-10-times-volume-on-hive-yesterday</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9kkpfAoCmuvhXpkxFkav1Q1vc4LTSGZsAJKuxxCmVamDVHtjG61JtTcMHLu6xBKE6ncqXJ5raV8ZFN8MQ7ZLeKcQWSZ9mXMMb2fYFSnV2FEtRDwZ98G6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of Season Rewards and new updates. What will this season look like?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I play Splinterlands and I decided to document my end of season rewards this time. This season will look different. Splinterlands added a few changes. The first change is that cards are not limited by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@methodofmad/end-of-season-rewards-and-new-updates-what-will-this-season-look-like</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@methodofmad/end-of-season-rewards-and-new-updates-what-will-this-season-look-like</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:23:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9kkpfAoCmuvhXpkxFkav2vtHDj3T6uhLaHXMMFaNkzF78mWW7jQ1Gwuzin4XajVmz5UJXiwWzvyjpzLYy5mLU8NxUq7ViMHfqC9YGFnHD9Wsq8WCKz9t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive on rise. 27% in a one month.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hive is finally getting the upward swing on the coattails of Bitcoin. coingecko image As of today, it's up 27% for the month. 5% growth in the last 7 days!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/hive-on-rise-27-in-a-one-month</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/hive-on-rise-27-in-a-one-month</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnHejRhgtJTRSPWUv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPS sliding again? I thought Splinterlands had gamed this one.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So my last post was prior to Splinterlands shifting from collection power as determining rank to requiring the staking of SPS. Here's that article: As usual, my luck was not great. I sold SPS at it's lowest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/sps-sliding-again-i-thought-splinterlands-had-gamed-this-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/sps-sliding-again-i-thought-splinterlands-had-gamed-this-one</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:06:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8ef2NW7HtYzyG3mpUnu1EtGLNowLWhSfdQ5VYc44WcgeCpxUq84sxigBu1rLd5GiEYczPrYELJ8U7S8mWNbM4V9YFHer5H2bLYWuVjkE1XhKv1sk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sold the SPS, bought the HBD. What about the license nodes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A month ago, I debated if it was time to pull the plug on my SPS stake and move it to HBD, since the APR on SPS has dropped lower than the APR on SPS. Here's a link to that article. I think it was a pretty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/sold-the-sps-bought-the-hbd-what-about-the-license-nodes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/sold-the-sps-bought-the-hbd-what-about-the-license-nodes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 16:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgV9zNdEUzDitVMRizGFT4FFkMJrZ8njsN6Aux5sCiQqHvzt6oZtPRfvVx5sg82HSAjTR4PEyre?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPS returns less APR than HBD. Time to make a change?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, SPS that's SplinterlandsShards are returning APR of 19% when staked. image courtesy of Splinterlands.com That's a big decline in APR from a year ago. And it's reflective of a much bigger decline]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/sps-returns-less-apr-than-hbd-time-to-make-a-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/sps-returns-less-apr-than-hbd-time-to-make-a-change</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:30:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8f8YiyozMqNZdCxFAFj51TVnepVTo6sSS9uQexxAb4ZoFHuKzabpm4TASkBfH7LPzrhWHv9J9iwcEy7E7reVRGwy62SX6Y8DwFesYZb4CYohyyUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Let's make a delicious and nutritious Chayote curry with a new and different taste.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @hive.samadi/lets-make-a-delicious-and-nutritious-chayote-curry-with-a-new-and-different-taste by @methodofmad.Recipe to try]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138397/@methodofmad/lets-make-a-delicious-and-nutritious-chayote-curry-with-a-new-and-different-taste-hive-138397</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138397/@methodofmad/lets-make-a-delicious-and-nutritious-chayote-curry-with-a-new-and-different-taste-hive-138397</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138397]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 19:48:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What US crytpo exchange should Hivers use since Bittrex is closing shop at the end of April?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bittrex is closing its US Exchange at the end of April, 2023. This is after 9 years of operations and due to the heavy hand of US regulators. Here's a link to a recent news article So what's a good exchange]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125205/@methodofmad/what-us-crytpo-exchange-should-hivers-use-since-bittrex-is-closing-shop-at-the-end-of-april-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125205/@methodofmad/what-us-crytpo-exchange-should-hivers-use-since-bittrex-is-closing-shop-at-the-end-of-april-</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125205]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 21:01:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are production points in Splinterlands? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I noticed on @peakmonsters that there is a column called production points. What are production points? What determines the production point value? How is the information useful to cardholders? Can you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@methodofmad/what-are-production-points-in-splinterlands--</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@methodofmad/what-are-production-points-in-splinterlands--</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:38:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the gold square mean when combining cards?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I notice that when I combine cards on @peakmonsters that there is a Gold outline around one of the levels. The gold square is not related to the highest level that I can combine cards. And it is on different]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125205/@methodofmad/what-is-the-gold-square-mean-when-combining-cards-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125205/@methodofmad/what-is-the-gold-square-mean-when-combining-cards-</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125205]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:09:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powell talks today. Will a hawk ground crypto? 
FED announces rate tod ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powell talks today. Will a hawk ground crypto? FED announces rate today at0.25%. Stocks/crypto been on 45-day bull with expectation rate hikes stop by late summer. If Powell indicates otherwise today,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@methodofmad/pwbec8gxdn90i7a6wzuig9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@methodofmad/pwbec8gxdn90i7a6wzuig9</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:57:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Justice Dept disrupts Hive? What? Oh, Not Us. 
I don't usually buzz ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Justice Dept disrupts Hive? What? Oh, Not Us. I don't usually buzz a news article but I thought this was interesting. It's not our Hive, but it was a startling headline. Those crooks need to rebrand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@methodofmad/450y7i15xa816qqbo1cs40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@methodofmad/450y7i15xa816qqbo1cs40</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 17:57:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burn Party Grows With Two New Participants! Every Friday we burn some gold cards!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the METHODOFMAD Splinterlands Friday Burn Party! This week we light up some Golden Vampire Bats. I am excited to see new burning partners this week. @leonchikov joined in with the burn of a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/burn-party-grows-with-two-new-participants-every-friday-we-burn-some-gold-cards</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/burn-party-grows-with-two-new-participants-every-friday-we-burn-some-gold-cards</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 13:03:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9kkpfAoCmuvhXpkxFkav2Y9uMhPjWpxFMBimdJ2tHGsWmqvomCZod5TMt2LuwYAY3mhaHdxwh5W6wstsPFxtU8UL4kPM9TS9F1ZtfHJCk55kpj9R2Uuk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 28 of the 52 Week Pack challenge 
I open a pack a week of Splinte ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week 28 of the 52 Week Pack challenge I open a pack a week of Splinterlands Chaos Legion. The return on this pack was a shabby $0.81. The cumulative cost at this point is $63, while the return is now at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@methodofmad/7xga2cizx0uydlf2vvrcyx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@methodofmad/7xga2cizx0uydlf2vvrcyx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eRDZWp1fJErxqk8MVAomXMo68AChZG14CcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Torching the Golden Bats in my Splinterlands Burn Party! Every Friday we burn some gold cards!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the METHODOFMAD Splinterlands Friday Burn Party! This week we light up some Golden Vampire Bats. Every Friday, I burn a minimum of 5 gold cards in Splinterlands. Why burn? Fewer cards in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/torching-the-golden-bats-in-my-splinterlands-burn-party-every-friday-we-burn-some-gold-cards</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/torching-the-golden-bats-in-my-splinterlands-burn-party-every-friday-we-burn-some-gold-cards</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 15:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9kkpfAoCmuvhXpkxFkavodJ38m3o9rokDhqNAbtvDSPhaLmXbC9UAawb7oGA26DWkXdsRgyfb6rVhsadTxJYqbTA64koKgFHyHn9WpcskjW1DzajofQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join the Splinterlands Burn Party! We burn some gold cards on Friday!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the METHODOFMAD Splinterlands Friday Burn Party! Every Friday, I burn a minimum of 5 gold cards in Splinterlands. If you haven't noticed, gold cards have nearly doubled in value this week. That]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/join-the-splinterlands-burn-party-we-burn-some-gold-cards-on-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/join-the-splinterlands-burn-party-we-burn-some-gold-cards-on-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 02:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PGyumdJZxbg4G6Bf88UfV6bUyt5bf8f8baXT6dYvaKUg71KwuqiiRzPKRZWUxKZhZgTHKmb6eLxpwCKmChNTnDg1YiLVctodh6ghJyaCYrbxu5jhp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cue the angels singing, and blue skies all around! Great pack opening.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last two months have been rough on my pack openings. But not this week! Thanks to Grandmaster Rathe Image from www.peakmonsters.com In fact, there's lots of good things happening this week. I know]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/cue-the-angels-singing-and-blue-skies-all-around-great-pack-opening</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/cue-the-angels-singing-and-blue-skies-all-around-great-pack-opening</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:38:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhscwCvtfP6wJcZ23toT492XAe5AyVPViTZw7TcueizNTeSWNLfagLVJyQ8Buqov8FpUZHe3qGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heatbreak at the midway point of the 52 Week challenge. Chaos pack opens for $0.44...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am opening 52 packs in 52 weeks of Splinterlands Chaos Legion. This week hurt pretty bad with a return of $0.44. Ouch to the ouch. Pack opening is at the end of this post. Let's find some good in today]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@methodofmad/heatbreak-at-the-midway-point-of-the-52-week-challenge-chaos-pack-opens-for-dollar044</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@methodofmad/heatbreak-at-the-midway-point-of-the-52-week-challenge-chaos-pack-opens-for-dollar044</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 20:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9kkpfAoCmuvhXpkxFkav1Q1vc6Dt5izdSCStBBeVGmLbeyzSK1vvhuhFXMWceXxP9KZMBRV2gvGmzDjMoT31TEaKH7TB9B5DushRhrtfFYV4n9DzyaVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Torching some Lions in Week 3! Join the Splinterlands Burn Party! Every Friday we burn some gold cards!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the METHODOFMAD Splinterlands Friday Burn Party! Every Friday, I burn a minimum of 5 gold cards in Splinterlands. Why burn? Fewer cards in the game will result in higher future prices. It's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/torching-some-lions-in-week-3-join-the-splinterlands-burn-party-every-friday-we-burn-some-gold-cards</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/torching-some-lions-in-week-3-join-the-splinterlands-burn-party-every-friday-we-burn-some-gold-cards</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9kkpfAoCmuvhXpkxFkavBMscjwaQpzkH92XJmdpZZEVjGXEkyfjihrcszAJXAUQJ1oMPwmpMM1UrL91fbA63fgHnueGropVBpou6BdbjDVNAmiTQAHft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands Winterfest promotion. What promo will it be?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Splinterlands has a Winterfest promotion for the next six days. If you buy a pack, you are guaranteed a common promo card. There's a 2% chance of a gold foil and if you buy 50 packs, then there's a guarantee]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/splinterlands-winterfest-promotion-what-promo-will-it-be</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@methodofmad/splinterlands-winterfest-promotion-what-promo-will-it-be</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methodofmad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri2Qb4cnkDFYzZVu9eheMUym32RGWnYaDLf7w1x8ApeaMK3PMR2BAfVx6G6wWfa2swZFpHQoNvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>