<?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>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:52:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@nealmcspadden/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands Cinematic Universe (SCU)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agg threw the mavs chat into a tizzy this morning with an announcement that a major movie studio wants to do a pack sale in Splinterlands. He threw out some numbers, but those are just picked out of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/splinterlands-cinematic-universe-scu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/splinterlands-cinematic-universe-scu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:31:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72Son36dmQdwCyMDWtKqZ7WHRQbMJn8ohf7FRHJzU6skQEUjYyxxPe1tsyhH8FbMBPhewvX9Y62FRf?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silvergate Isn't GameStop]]></title><description><![CDATA[I made a thread yesterday about this article from zerohedge: And I said it was fascinating. Let me try to explain how different this is compared to some of the other massive shorts we have seen in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/silvergate-isnt-gamestop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/silvergate-isnt-gamestop</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhmjiNvzvV79MScQTxn9Pi9zRUDNU3idifMeYrVEBzd8RzA694tw4XupgiiwjLR885XZkHgWUXQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Attack on Stables, CBDCs, and Banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[So 2 years ago I mentioned this on one of my Monster Maverick shows and how it was going to be a big deal: To be honest, it has taken longer than I thought it would. This is the OCC saying banks are allowed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/the-attack-on-stables-cbdcs-and-banks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/the-attack-on-stables-cbdcs-and-banks</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:18:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[So the SEC is Going After Paxos and $BUSD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paxos is the company that holds deposits for and issues $BUSD. They've been given notice that the SEC intends to sue them. Over what is not exactly clear yet. Typically the SEC goes after securities. Part]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/so-the-sec-is-going-after-paxos-and-usdbusd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/so-the-sec-is-going-after-paxos-and-usdbusd</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh3vaPcpiYym6JXiX8jZn44tu9N9DNahVgcskY4N8RuckS3naBFQjjho6sAfJKj7wsQoEdpTQ2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun with Fed Funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[So if you pay attention to any financial news you've heard that the Fed raised interest rates again. Most people don't actually know what this means other than higher rates = bad. To be fair, that's not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/fun-with-fed-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/fun-with-fed-funds</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 16:50:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYupU8Lxhf1D96cEwEucLZkjwGHkdNveZnJryWLXaTbj2zJurcgJrZ3kbXwY1PBDn7FEMgcNja2BDeLcG1ggWrqZBFwFmRuRNDPsWk45mVhU4z8AEMxWLtz3vu2X8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internal Markets, External Markets, and HBD Pumps]]></title><description><![CDATA[So hive's internal market is pretty confusing for me. I managed to start an argument between marky and edicted on the discord last night, but that just goes to show how confusing the whole thing is. (for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/internal-markets-external-markets-and-hbd-pumps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/internal-markets-external-markets-and-hbd-pumps</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:42:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgu9Fgy8eorfhYYm4KeFdyNUBXcNCNaPL5Fec2TK8iQjjWtmAVi3RJzDp19bTusMuyW5ofn5iE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stock Markets and Crypto Markets are the Same]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a drum I've been beating for a long time. Crypto markets are high beta proxies to the stonks. It's particularly relevant today because I thought about how it is important to realize the flip side]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/stock-markets-and-crypto-markets-are-the-same</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/stock-markets-and-crypto-markets-are-the-same</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:43:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh4mXn6Vw84dbQxX56FHVXqecTS4NYnW1gGvRSMYuhZKWD8TVE8s7Zh2ZuNkxdLFZcFheRyAVi6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Get Rich Quick is a Scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days ago I wrote how Getting Rich Ain't Easy. Yesterday I wrote How to Get Rich with HBD. Today I'm telling you Get Rich Quick is a Scam. At the same time, I personally know people that have made hundreds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/why-get-rich-quick-is-a-scam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/why-get-rich-quick-is-a-scam</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKGxq8wdcWEcHeMJjWjUCt6xArBnB1Uj3SgR1hDTeQ4tkWGA4nzccap2wCXjfHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Easy Way to Get Rich with HBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I wrote how Getting Rich Ain't Easy. Today, I'm telling you it is. In the leofinance discord this morning we were chatting about large HBD holders. And that got me to thinking, what would happen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/the-easy-way-to-get-rich-with-hbd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/the-easy-way-to-get-rich-with-hbd</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 17:29:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6pu4ZRycQdDVszABaTxXd5MytWJS23UamNrC9JtfiEXV9fskzxpTRD57PunvQ4vwDgb4jX2nz9YpjdKtwLqaH3kSkEgJ7M4Zziy5tuaC1DD7G51qurtAaTyFLK7FsQ3KoLWSfMbyQZbzv1AythJ4pCMsfXxUkpGacYxdFvVKPw62Sz5e94uWvnSG1Lkr8EC8XdCC7?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Getting Rich Ain't Easy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone is all abuzz about the HIVE pump. It's great, but the trick to the whole thing is that you need to already have the HIVE in your wallet to benefit from it. This dovetails with the general concept]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/why-getting-rich-ain-t-easy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/why-getting-rich-ain-t-easy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:35:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Gr7d242AAPKfM7MhXeV4D2cSeE8CFsXMUsShk2Zajswyg6tgStQtMgW8MY3Qq7hWK6KiKAFL5uuf9uDWRt9ZcuAMgMWxKBRt1uKnuvEtPdJGN4ZWB9wLeXCHfqzRvwaXeQo11oP3jxPeidVZ3Q8RaV9oE7egYSzEXanukv9cAkEKAbokobc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobs, Jorbs, and Jerbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[We got a new jobs report today. Apparently over there are over 500k new jobs for last month in America. It's all over financial news with articles like this one: Combined with the 0.25% fed hike on Wednesday,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/jobs-jorbs-and-jerbs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/jobs-jorbs-and-jerbs</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:10:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW71fTRU48biPHQm5dprXuQvXQrjcQGRj3LuGT8hRA1WXrjEXmpwimSD4eWtyo9jAM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So last week I wrote about how I have less BTC than I want. And that maybe I should sell my BTC, wait for a drop, and buy back in for more tokens. I'm glad I went through the analysis of opportunity cost]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/don-t-just-do-something-stand-there</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/don-t-just-do-something-stand-there</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri29vdukQHRRCF31deZJbniBTJcYS9kjFEJBcE3YH91GoFdatwUmhaM3EWWCsU5ULiKhP5Vcj6e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Note About Splinterlands Survey Potions]]></title><description><![CDATA[So right now there is a proposal that is right on the bubble of pass/fail regarding creating and selling survey "potions." I've been reading in the mavs chat discord as people talk about why]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/quick-note-about-splinterlands-survey-potions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/quick-note-about-splinterlands-survey-potions</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:29:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgebuSEyN4UVyhXSeveCy9HCQFxR7Tv55YX21figp5jSDwnZMXakSH2pVfWoHf8yNUaRDkFczrJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adapting Buy Borrow Die to Crypto and Splinterlands Assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[I mentioned on the Splinterlands discord yesterday that Buy, Borrow, Die is the way to go. Here's one guy explaining the concept: TLDW - loans are not income. So buy assets that produce cash flow, borrow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/adapting-buy-borrow-die-to-crypto-and-splinterlands-assets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/adapting-buy-borrow-die-to-crypto-and-splinterlands-assets</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 20:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3Trjd4E3vtPzwGiTR9rGLR1PaiJdVwQtri?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layers of Abstraction & ChatGPT]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of digital ink has been spilled about ChatGPT already. I had a funny idea and asked it: can you write a blog post about how chatgpt is changing how we write blog posts for finance websites Turns]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/layers-of-abstraction-and-chatgpt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/layers-of-abstraction-and-chatgpt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 23:33:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhruXfpcpho2ApqgekHW8jeKb4kfF1Mf811Hq7jE1piVtSSvY3FjpiXuLbLotroRBCoysEWcrop?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Circle is Launching it Own DEX... on Solana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Circle, the outfit that custodies USDC, is launching it's own dex called... wait for it... circle-dex. I decided to check it out. I don't even want to put the actual link in here since it seems so strange]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/circle-is-launching-it-own-dex-on-solana</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/circle-is-launching-it-own-dex-on-solana</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhwQTXdALnEN6Q17dVDiy9nKKyVfFBKNr6QgZhFRQEUdx2BMacYeq3gwKsCKZD2tqc9Erks5vRc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pamp Continues...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pamp continues in the markets. We're back above the 200-day ma. We are starting to see golden crosses. It all makes me feel like this is a bull trap. Maybe that's just my cynicism. But it got me thinking,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/the-pamp-continues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/the-pamp-continues</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFxUeR4FRWDt5PWrvM51s74Aqax9xCwGWgRymCiB8rUdZQ8kccXv7nFjDhNgwqPpfoWDWiCiRMCh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Will We Get Our Own Market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've had many people suggest to me that the price of bitcoin, and crypto more generally, is its own thing and not so tightly tied to the stock market. Maybe that has been true at some times, but it isn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/when-will-we-get-our-own-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/when-will-we-get-our-own-market</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:19:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2riBXPLpjNECeeKiQZHEjpcNuVqpULqjoG741CtuEEhShuxEcN2cwtSB9xBKHLJQ53dLD6u9KfXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the PetroDollar System Ending?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So Saudi Arabia and China just announced that basically they will be swapping oil for Chinese RMB. This is a huge nail in the petrodollar coffin. What is the PetroDollar? Back in the 1970s, the USgov went]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/is-the-petrodollar-system-ending</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nealmcspadden/is-the-petrodollar-system-ending</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nealmcspadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 18:03:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgVC8EjdgKsQeoyU2Gg3ZKgcEYGtVuV3XjGxECEXHGJ27czUsAmnprLBBmNBTuhWJNUMt6i4yCa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[About That $HIVE Chart...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just yesterday I said: Uptrend is consolidating on the short term moving averages. If you can catch those wicks it makes for a nice trade. I might be psychic. 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