<?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, 03 Apr 2026 21:54:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@qsyal/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Do you support a 6-month pause on AI development?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since AI was first introduced in the fifties last century, there have been concerns about how far it could go and how much of an influence it could have on humanity. Some went as far as predicting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@qsyal/do-you-support-a-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@qsyal/do-you-support-a-6</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 02:42:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nkkd6q9ByyyPyjqFHrDmwZXKVkrfQwV8MPPnYCxy9jKu22MphRMjcJTJfWfqyJfeAGdg4o9pQ7tP3aC668NJhdMoGNS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BTC is holding on and approaching 30k!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi guys… I know I’ve been absent for two months, but life has its own way of sneaking up on you and hitting you where it hurts. Sometimes, it distracts us and forces us to stop doing what we love as it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/leofinance/@qsyal/btc-is-holding-on-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/leofinance/@qsyal/btc-is-holding-on-and</guid><category><![CDATA[leofinance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 14:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWtz9BnPXcN7mcLWPtCk6JEHirFeoGRSE8YxqPSDdr31NEEtoxaThuA2oggtBJNv3cV9WgiLWvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be wise and take some of your profit...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I woke up this morning to the lovely view of BTC being above the 21K level...Wow, although it's been just 2 months since it was at that level last time, it does feel like years and even decades... I guess]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/be-wise-and-take-some</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/be-wise-and-take-some</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 13:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVwHjCcJVxGWTi9YaGQRj7CCyVL6FAt2h4anX574umofWtwyK2pNDpuPBZSWM81WuNkzEdmHcut?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy crypto year!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here we are on the cusp of 2023, and I hope you guys are not facing a situation where a friend or family comes up to you saying "hey bro, what happened to that internet money you advised me to buy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/happy-crypto-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/happy-crypto-year</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnV8nPhRujz7K7ybmMjLDwJVKZBWKdb3E3qasu88PbRk1XRKg1ToxT77H7gMmbqWfMSM5x53tzza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is not your duty to save your favorite exchange!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been yet another roller-coaster week for centralized exchanges in the crypto world, and unless you've been living under a rock for the last few weeks or so, you certainly know about the FTX saga]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/it-is-not-your-duty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/it-is-not-your-duty</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 14:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWfcbsY681FftgBuewoUQCa3o7rQuzMVnFyvrGkizTr45rzUkxEWPZFFS3JTG7WKxmYUBsaFEAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Russia sell at $60?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since Russia started its war against Ukraine in February earlier this year (what a long year!), western countries are overtly and secretly trying to cut Russian revenues that can be used for financing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/will-russia-sell-at-usd60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/will-russia-sell-at-usd60</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:56:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXkzCd9HNSAM9TwKNjpGfnwzKi5wrRs9tN5SumBZ6yV2QNQuGTpHCMx5deLR7D47WZSVxarTzyz5k4CJrhkvSB8esPAGJCrA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show me your reserves!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow…I think everyone would agree that it has been the craziest fortnight that crypto has ever seen since the infamous Terra’s collapse. All episodes of turmoil in crypto’s 13-year history actually pale]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/show-me-your-reserves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/show-me-your-reserves</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 01:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXkzCd9HNSAM9TwKNjpGfsXjWQ659YHf9gFmUQoCFTUX5Fteb6UCP9ksonFAEzoDbZJYdw8xXhtbkqJLqGTfbpvrwbnjQkRL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin's Hashrate is on the moon already!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In last week's post, I talked about how most investors were patiently waiting for crypto to go much lower and how that might mean that it is wise to go against the grain. This is simply because of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/bitcoin-s-hashrate-is-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/bitcoin-s-hashrate-is-on</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 05:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWffnCtMfFYbYiykNrHZrizKuq891xbsEx6BBi1Z8sUF834cWXNcbp8RcdBq5GbKLs8rjenfWR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it the bottom? Is it wise to buy? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking at crypto markets nowadays is no fun. Bitcoin has been moving inside the boring 18k-20k canal for over a month and is showing no signs of a breakout. 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The big elephant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@qsyal/a-cold-winter-vs-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@qsyal/a-cold-winter-vs-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:37:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVHVmtP6s8cdCXYfaehmHxmhoA4fpDPMsZUhL4m6aHXrtUKkjtZdHaQoHuEbx9LbksKpPZDMX6n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An objective thought of ETH 2.0 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are all no doubt pretty excited about the upcoming ETH merge, a move on which high hopes are attached to improve Ethereum scalability and efficiency, and thus, it has been heralded as one of the most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/an-objective-thought-of-eth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/an-objective-thought-of-eth</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVx4JPCXcZstWj9ZE777bS34zKp3a7XzKVi3J5xCZXULRteTpxKmfTdXN9ocoGi7SFZhU13eBwU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is riding the POW boat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Ethereum has come within an inch of being a fully proof-of-stake blockchain, rumbling and grumbling among miners seem to be on the rise...It should come as no surprise though because when the Ethereum]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/who-is-riding-the-pow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@qsyal/who-is-riding-the-pow</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[qsyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:45:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXkzCd9HNSAM9TwKNjpGfoM8XiyJtcQrv5T6Ezx43gcWyTSbSYsfUhHKAKfhZBEzYJhr6UjoeJkCNe6GeWtBy5P9m3cLVQnA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it good to abandon your own project in crypto?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do we know who invented Bitcoin? Well,Yes and NO... 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