<?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, 07 Apr 2026 02:42:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@riverman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Naysayers Were Right: Bitcoin Sucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[That sound. It grows louder by the day. As Bitcoin inhales fiat currency around the world at an accelerating pace, it will turn into a wale more intense than turbine engines ripping into bare eardrums.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@riverman/the-naysayers-were-right-bitcoin-sucks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@riverman/the-naysayers-were-right-bitcoin-sucks</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:25:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpydz9VB14Av5b3o1HUAPigpfXsGK3CBB7TLxyrnVq9L1Lf82447HqV9Lp4CSyTyc67S39eN99985XaWsvFp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Central Banks Killing Our Farmers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I read a story that was, to put it mildly, disturbing. Farmers in the United States are killing themselves at more than double the rate of our war veterans. The war veteran suicide rate is already]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/farming/@riverman/are-central-banks-killing-our-farmers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/farming/@riverman/are-central-banks-killing-our-farmers</guid><category><![CDATA[farming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVev6wyR9rnc5pjsx1UVyv61amJNPCGZcGuVygUWuGpy5XsJ3HnatvZszPrt85Ngxm6Js3Qpect3Xyok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Internet of Value Revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The greatest thing the internet has done for the world is democratize information. Now it's time for the internet to do the same thing for "value". For money. This internet of value must help]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@riverman/the-internet-of-value-revolution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@riverman/the-internet-of-value-revolution</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 22:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9srhD6kjcR7GhzMwrzSdC4FfxJqARLDK5riNEmr9aMV8hyoCnshrJ1duxvksUGnespRHh8PTZ71M4LoGXYiKDFmwTWotwZQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Lessons and Learning: Volume 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the first of some articles I am going to post about Bitcoin, specifically. I will write about other cryptos of course but I don't want to generalize too much. I learned a couple things early on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@riverman/bitcoin-lessons-and-learning-volume-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@riverman/bitcoin-lessons-and-learning-volume-1</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 18:16:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76fqV6CqxS4kRGYdcFPUWnSdKmg8VhcnMwTP8woDq3PUTXmNkd26xpqLjx8zA6KoqubvvV4HKjXTkmxSkisSyRMDXUfdE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Feel Bad For Stackers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I feel bad for “stackers” of precious metals, these days. They’re getting absolutely screwed by fraudulent banks that trade “paper metal”. Let’s face it: the gold and silver markets are totally rigged.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrencies/@riverman/i-feel-bad-for-stackers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrencies/@riverman/i-feel-bad-for-stackers</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrencies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:40:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesVKBSpGHRzVbgtqcrYkv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banks, Blockchains & Blowhards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin vs. The Banks "battle talks" have really quieted down in the last year. Mike Hearn went silent. The former Googler turned Bitcoin developer sold his coins and signed on to work with the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@riverman/banks-blockchains-and-blowhards</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@riverman/banks-blockchains-and-blowhards</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 20:26:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.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?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Exciting Stage Of The Internets.]]></title><description><![CDATA[To me, digital currencies and digital assets are "it". The most exciting, important, and underestimated building block of the internet. Decentralized. Pier-to-pier. The ability for everyone to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@riverman/the-most-exciting-stage-of-the-internets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@riverman/the-most-exciting-stage-of-the-internets</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[riverman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 23:45:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>