<?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, 10 Apr 2026 11:39:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ntomaino/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Some thoughts after 10 months away from Steem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Been away from Steem for a while. What are some of the most interesting new projects built on Steem? D.tube looks interesting. I've always been a fan of Steem but it does seem quite difficult to separate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@ntomaino/some-thoughts-after-10-months-away-from-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@ntomaino/some-thoughts-after-10-months-away-from-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:46:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Token Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Network effects are one of the most powerful phenomenons in business. A network effect occurs when a new user of a service increases the utility of the service for existing users. Robert Metcalfe first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/protocols/@ntomaino/the-token-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/protocols/@ntomaino/the-token-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[protocols]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 13:53:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1DfntHEGiSfA2gvoZVdwmQfxZ8ZYAuhpWDmWgBXrbfjf5udEmphiT1AbuAuU8V6himGzjWzyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Governance of Blockchains]]></title><description><![CDATA[A glimpse into governance structures the world has never seen before Blockchains are generally hard to relate to for non-engineers. 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You’ve probably also heard of Ethereum, which took inspiration from Bitcoin and made significant protocol changes such as a more flexible programming language and faster]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/protocols/@ntomaino/meet-sia-a-user-owned-amazon-s3-challenger-that-lets-you-rent-out-your-extra-disk-space</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/protocols/@ntomaino/meet-sia-a-user-owned-amazon-s3-challenger-that-lets-you-rent-out-your-extra-disk-space</guid><category><![CDATA[protocols]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2017 17:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesAaHciNkWzQchpYqA9k2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earn Anywhere with the 21 App]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been waiting for a Bitcoin app to show my non-techie friends for 4+ years. It’s finally here: 21. The vast majority of people in the world would like to more efficiently manage and monetize their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ntomaino/earn-anywhere-with-the-21-app</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ntomaino/earn-anywhere-with-the-21-app</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:08:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesBjkgUtfsyEK856h9Bxi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tactical Guide to Investing in Blockchain Assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prior to Bitcoin, every tech innovation in history has put money in the pockets of an exclusive few. During the Internet boom of the late ‘90s, VCs, founders and early employees got rich from the massive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@ntomaino/a-tactical-guide-to-investing-in-blockchain-assets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@ntomaino/a-tactical-guide-to-investing-in-blockchain-assets</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2017 20:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesVPWcj4bRCRjnK7CGw18?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Blockstream]]></title><description><![CDATA[San Francisco-based Blockstream is arguably the most important and misunderstood company in the Bitcoin world. As an engineer-driven organization, Blockstream has not communicated much externally up to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ntomaino/understanding-blockstream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ntomaino/understanding-blockstream</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 04:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesDWY9rJce7iMWp86VhZx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the Future Business Models of the Consumer Web?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, Medium announced it is giving up on its ads driven biz model. What does the path forward look like for consumer web business models? The Internet’s original sin is advertising. Ads became the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ntomaino/what-are-the-future-business-models-of-the-consumer-web</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@ntomaino/what-are-the-future-business-models-of-the-consumer-web</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2017 00:04:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesAwXT3XqbYaTjpVAzma6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing the Blockchain Asset Index]]></title><description><![CDATA[An index that tracks the price of leading blockchain assets What is a blockchain asset? A blockchain asset is a digital asset, represented cryptographically on a distributed ledger, which plays an essential]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/protocols/@ntomaino/introducing-the-blockchain-asset-index</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/protocols/@ntomaino/introducing-the-blockchain-asset-index</guid><category><![CDATA[protocols]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 06:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesWRDcEGCTuYJgiTqw1JW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Best Performing Digital Currency of 2016: Monero]]></title><description><![CDATA[The privacy-focused digital currency Monero was up 2760% in 2016. Is it for real or a flash in the pan? 2016 was a good year for Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two digital currencies with the most traction]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monero/@ntomaino/meet-the-best-performing-digital-currency-of-2016-monero</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monero/@ntomaino/meet-the-best-performing-digital-currency-of-2016-monero</guid><category><![CDATA[monero]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2017 05:51:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesVkevN61tPF6E8oqatTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2016 Blockchain Year in Review for Casual Observers]]></title><description><![CDATA[2016 is over and there are still no mainstream use cases for Bitcoin or any other blockchain. 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Broadly speaking a meme is an idea, typically represented as an image or video, that a group of people gets behind. The term]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/protocols/@ntomaino/meme-markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/protocols/@ntomaino/meme-markets</guid><category><![CDATA[protocols]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 08:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesD9EGBudScAc3fHvXrcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A discussion on the innovation of governance with the father of futarchy Robin Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democracy has been the gold standard in modern politics since the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, and it’s not likely to go away anytime soon. But recent events in Europe (Brexit)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@ntomaino/a-discussion-on-the-innovation-of-governance-with-the-father-of-futarchy-robin-hanson</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@ntomaino/a-discussion-on-the-innovation-of-governance-with-the-father-of-futarchy-robin-hanson</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesCUfVwWKFxrAgDoxGg4v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opting out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The days of one being born into the circumstances of a specific location are numbered. 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We're currently lacking that right now and it's becoming increasingly apparent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@ntomaino/we-need-fact-based-unbiased-commentary-in-the-cryptotoken-space</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@ntomaino/we-need-fact-based-unbiased-commentary-in-the-cryptotoken-space</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 02:13:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesBk25crBA8wMA4USPFFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The latest experiment in tech, economics, and psychology: Zcash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cryptoeconomics is so fascinating to study because it’s a combination of technology, economics and psychology. Satoshi got all three of these right when he created Bitcoin, and when you look at new]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zcash/@ntomaino/the-latest-experiment-in-tech-economics-and-psychology-zcash</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zcash/@ntomaino/the-latest-experiment-in-tech-economics-and-psychology-zcash</guid><category><![CDATA[zcash]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:08:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesAvxYCBYeLe3x1WyjBdg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call a Trump voter, chat about issues, gain empathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digital currencies and politics don't go together, but we all have someone in our lives that's extreme about their politics (for me it's my father). Background Call A Deplorable (and Call An Elitist) make]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit-hunt/@ntomaino/steemit-hunt-call-a-deplorable-call-a-trump-voter-chat-about-issues-gain-empathy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit-hunt/@ntomaino/steemit-hunt-call-a-deplorable-call-a-trump-voter-chat-about-issues-gain-empathy</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit-hunt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 23:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesDsroFHo8547AWrSMj7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future media should be open-source, distributed, and user controlled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angellist founder Naval Ravikant just succinctly described the way an increasing number of people are feeling about traditional social media. The benefits of an open, user-controlled protocol like Steem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@ntomaino/future-media-should-be-open-source-distributed-and-user-controlled</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@ntomaino/future-media-should-be-open-source-distributed-and-user-controlled</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ntomaino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:53:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesDDDJU1nVJf27qDjTJDU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>