<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:09:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@serapium/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The San Jose. Riches? Check.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Somewhere down there is the end of our search.” I couldn't have disbelieved with him more. When Jake spewed out this bit of nonsense I just about threw up. But hey, who am I to rain on his parade? He's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@serapium/the-san-jose-riches-check</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@serapium/the-san-jose-riches-check</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChTJfP15Do7scnZ1RER8PKG4fEBAwmemopyYwU6PsATCD5odjqkD1Habkg2aRi84urEbXyYnRbYo5ZBKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does 'Love at First Sight' Look Like? This:]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is mostly a series of mundane experiences. If you were to chart out every minute of every day that you have lived and assign each minute a relative value of importance most of the minutes would be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@serapium/what-does-love-at-first-sight-look-like-this</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@serapium/what-does-love-at-first-sight-look-like-this</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 18:05:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdQ3PorovkZEyvwMMSiz8TDKm2qb1wnysKWRYVJFa4mDwCgiVLAyeqTyipG4N1LjgcGUwVSh3b8MF49oUa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Secret: The Files of Unsinkable Sam - Shipwreck Writing Challenge Round Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Source Following is my entry for the Shipwreck Writing Challenge, Round Two. As a prompt I chose the subject of ‘Unsinkable Sam’, a ship’s cat that survived multiple battles and ships that were sunk]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@serapium/top-secret-the-files-of-unsinkable-sam-shipwreck-writing-challenge-round-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@serapium/top-secret-the-files-of-unsinkable-sam-shipwreck-writing-challenge-round-two</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:36:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu3KsTJr81PZap2FLZB3p5CwBy7ta8avA1RpiXLXcfPPaWQjDcCxWZXh4NNJW1pKEiq3rGF7Fk23GUN2PJnppT1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing Bitcoin! 2018's Hottest New ICO!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can you image what it would be like if you were introducing Bitcoin as an ICO today? I tried picturing that last night while having a conversation with a fellow steemian, and decided to write the following]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@serapium/announcing-bitcoin-2018-s-hottest-new-ico</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@serapium/announcing-bitcoin-2018-s-hottest-new-ico</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:58:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zg12NSQzvHu8iee5MBb9JiHuHKT8jgLNxCA116DL4SG4Edpi4gV78a2kvdUFGr4yCNKcG5orC6uZqbBHsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consequences - Shipwreck Writing Challenge, Round One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Photo Source Down here in the dark, nestled alone among the pipes and rusty bulkheads is where I belong. This is what they've made me. The unbidden thought came as I affixed the last of my treasures]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@serapium/consequences-shipwreck-writing-challenge-round-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@serapium/consequences-shipwreck-writing-challenge-round-one</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMqWxm9UBpksjig2CQ4ca9kSDCdZ5DheraKRLV1FKBf4ZWeRWr4MVWfEcjmhxpAiXaBUN42xWfzdnoJ9Bx1nSU4tnYJ4dU3ewst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spawning - 5 Minute Freewrite Prompt 'Children']]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Source Her distended abdomen convulsed with the reassurance of fulfilling her biological imperative as the eggs emerged. She had already established the collective connection between them all as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@serapium/the-spawning-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-children</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@serapium/the-spawning-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-children</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqDv6HWEHibNVtvFDbAyQzu9a51xwFBvuXFN3hiPKcvYbeF5i5PDWS4Zz1VBFbd5LFSMsjbPNggKGhtU8AT2E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Creative Exercise in Science Fiction: Airlock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given the state of the crypto market this week I just can't bring myself to even look. If I do, the FUD will be strong and I know that as long as I don't sell out of any of my positions I'll be just fine.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@serapium/a-creative-exercise-in-science-fiction-airlock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@serapium/a-creative-exercise-in-science-fiction-airlock</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:11:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZxJd1nmf1ogEs44iUt14c1iwdKVk4mVWgtJHw4tEuNzuVJ5g3Nw23L13p3L83jWGpdqYW5swqc8fQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Einsteinium Testing the Top of the Price Wedge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the current bearish climate within the cryptosphere as a whole, EMC2 appears to finally be re-testing the top of the current price wedge, which has been a month and a half in development. Note]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/altcoins/@serapium/einsteinium-testing-the-top-of-the-price-wedge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/altcoins/@serapium/einsteinium-testing-the-top-of-the-price-wedge</guid><category><![CDATA[altcoins]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:35:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSsREtMVPLoWAo7qYeePBqJ9j7QHeqwCjQJoo8kwHZz84EW6SbxQ1Y1FovLRTgt2VaiBHUyEYTtbmZGwHtrfRMejbhrfqVEZyxzvA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Einsteinium (EMC2)... Is it the Best Buy Out There Right Now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Have a Love/Hate Relationship With EMC2 Let me start by saying that over the last several months I've been in and out of Einsteinium quite a few times, and quite successfully. I've easily traded EMC2]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@serapium/einsteinium-emc2-is-it-the-best-buy-out-there-right-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@serapium/einsteinium-emc2-is-it-the-best-buy-out-there-right-now</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 18:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zggarXjVNjnYg5T2fJffwGy1CnLfSepcvPGzwY8SE9X5qZAn9qqV6hxFwyMqMNTZZ7z2sARidfUiYGiLKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[KCS - the Token for Kucoin's Exchange - Looks Primed to Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning all! Take a look at this chart. Notice the closing wedge of price action within the last two days? Every single time I've seen this pattern on a chart the cryptocurrency suddenly makes a huge,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@serapium/kcs-the-token-for-kucoin-s-exchange-looks-primed-to-move</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@serapium/kcs-the-token-for-kucoin-s-exchange-looks-primed-to-move</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGde1r5T2vVM5EoSnKPNdwp2SsUmqEgsTzkesCt1u4JA9yQPXMMKSmTir2DjNMSYcaLGab6cGM7ivsQGHBU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trading Crypto: Let's Talk Dollars, Gains, and Taxes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trading Cryptocurrency: Let's Talk About Dollars, Gains, and Taxes Good morning, everyone! I honestly hope that anyone reading this has had as good of a few weeks in the cryptosphere as I have. Today I'd]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@serapium/trading-crypto-let-s-talk-dollars-gains-and-taxes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@serapium/trading-crypto-let-s-talk-dollars-gains-and-taxes</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 19:02:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtxqdXCiqHEQNm6xnLwuFH9iGgAd3GjHbGaoXfxqpVofokP8ETCQaEiAACaniXhbdMCzTYozTUr8m5WuM6DxAhvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Disaster of Stupidity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all! I decided to take a break from looking at crypto charts and exercise the creative side of my brain a little bit today. This short story seemed like a better idea when I started it, but as an exercise]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@serapium/a-disaster-of-stupidity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@serapium/a-disaster-of-stupidity</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 21:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCvgaRep1uyFv49oU7sd1jqgtLf73UYTxGrqPG3Mqn9uqJ6PKucpqZLpNKJwxNvHvtqRHZEStH9E6yDGvkRAn7QmENxruXVxefcDhcun7yFGPhTPRmuo3rN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Steemit Becomes Irrelevant and Dies - A Newcomer's Perspective on Why STEEM is Today's MySpace]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been struggling to motivate myself to post on steemit. It's not me. It's you. When I was new to the platform and got introduced to the raw potential of the steemit model as it was originally designed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@serapium/how-steemit-becomes-irrelevant-and-dies-a-newcomer-s-perspective-on-why-steem-is-today-s-myspace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@serapium/how-steemit-becomes-irrelevant-and-dies-a-newcomer-s-perspective-on-why-steem-is-today-s-myspace</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 19:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVMrqTSfxJRcSeL4BcFgRp36HGaRUgmZgXao6VWGDRpUyukqKCZHUXXbQ7wUSsTwHW3C9fosF7q8GbGhaVxhgdhCidHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BTC Really, Really, Really Likes to To Trade in Channels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I first started tracking BTC using various TA methodologies, one thing that I've noted time and time again is that BTC seems to very often settle into distinct channels that it trades in for extended]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@serapium/btc-really-really-really-likes-to-to-trade-in-channels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@serapium/btc-really-really-really-likes-to-to-trade-in-channels</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 04:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8nehWo3Rmtk3nyCHbgCdW8UhgSRTx47gU1C62g8nY6M2BtUYGNQ6P24i7V6KtFLDJaoWfE4EATaczgX1uYoxdnL2a7US?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merry Christmas! Here's your Politically Correct photo. The non-PC Photo is inside.]]></title><description><![CDATA[From our steemit family to yours, we would like to wish you the best during this holiday season. Don't forget to tell all your family and friends about steemit, and use that conversation to bring them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@serapium/merry-christmas-here-s-your-politically-correct-photo-the-non-pc-photo-is-inside</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@serapium/merry-christmas-here-s-your-politically-correct-photo-the-non-pc-photo-is-inside</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 00:19:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH1mQ85nWvDxLvVCGYSQGPpvu6J7kyxyjmh7itc8Q2nvwe2XvgH5b49cMQCgQU5i3D39HrWusCDVj9p9D9QR9Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Wife Says I'm Weird. I'm Not Sure Why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you haven't had a chance to read my #introduceyourself post, you should probably do that before reading this post. Go read it now. I'll wait. Welcome back. So you see, the core of what makes me function]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@serapium/my-wife-says-i-m-weird-i-m-not-sure-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@serapium/my-wife-says-i-m-weird-i-m-not-sure-why</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMqKhtsjEijtAnbv75qiK81aj6DynZrDYwawE6ZaZd4iMaLCnBq7kfumcKqEe9kcdeVDxYHsovLanEwovTY1GG29h5YbqfuGoMG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Man Bitcoin Isn't Feeling Too Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning, fellow Steemians and cryptothusiasts. Today I thought I'd take a bit to talk about the huge white elephant that's sitting in the corner. Well... I suppose today in particular it's not sitting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@serapium/old-man-bitcoin-isn-t-feeling-too-well</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@serapium/old-man-bitcoin-isn-t-feeling-too-well</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKae8Zaj594qUJafNyNSBw9svATPAkZ7ggiijcGFzTCU3YMzexZ8w2EEJUj3soRZ5RzXF4ZhiTuzWSJw4XbLT3LBB7QL1d5YboJuyzwiiYzBcELsxNeVbQMETanWA9afdo7EXCbwaDUhMESbg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello, Big Money. Welcome to Crypto. Thanks for the BTC Flash Crash, Asshats.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unless you've been living under a rock in the crypto world, you're probably well aware of the fact that in recent weeks Big Money has started to take an official hand in the Bitcoin and Altcoin revolution.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@serapium/hello-big-money-welcome-to-crypto-thanks-for-the-btc-flash-crash-asshats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@serapium/hello-big-money-welcome-to-crypto-thanks-for-the-btc-flash-crash-asshats</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 17:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2TGVZcKQowWEiz627WDHdRQSE17r2rVPz8AkSmB4K2BCXjCm9CpvJpxRgaPu7qx5ZADdsMKVm7wu8syyrErt7aUe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I paid 30 BTC for a t-shirt. Hello, #steemit. I guess this is my #introduceyourself.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gosh. Where to start? I suppose by defining myself. My name is Patrick. To the vast majority of the world I'm just some guy. But... I've been married to a beautiful woman (@byn) for 24 years, and together]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@serapium/i-paid-30-btc-for-a-t-shirt-hello-steemit-i-guess-this-is-my-introduceyourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@serapium/i-paid-30-btc-for-a-t-shirt-hello-steemit-i-guess-this-is-my-introduceyourself</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 02:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76BQnRAipMkgz3LbF5wiKwT31zMXSbQm8j91kSq3jWxKpNmp5rReN3MREqvrNjnKxEPhvLnoB3i3cPyLDUvUcx5BCQgWia?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apologies to anyone reading my previous post....]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just wanted to apologize to the community for posting my last blog post several times. When I attempted to post it I received a 'transmission broadcast error' and the website behaved as if it didn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@serapium/apologies-to-anyone-reading-my-previous-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@serapium/apologies-to-anyone-reading-my-previous-post</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serapium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:14:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>