<?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, 13 May 2026 11:42:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@smartmoney/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why banks will use XRP:  The case of cost associated with Treasury Operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[What the Fud “Why would banks use XRP if they don’t have to” – angry cryptoman “The XRP token is unnecessary for the ripple network,” – angry cryptowoman Yes, the above quotes are true, banks do not have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/xrp/@smartmoney/why-banks-will-use-xrp-the-case-of-cost-associated-with-treasury-operations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/xrp/@smartmoney/why-banks-will-use-xrp-the-case-of-cost-associated-with-treasury-operations</guid><category><![CDATA[xrp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smartmoney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa3yXoeWrEfJdW4QmLMn9iDF3WTnSKfhkNvyUpKmB8hN8ZFaqs6XV2winraaT21nFUatHFDYAZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iota and Ripple: Incentives without  a mining reward. The case of the chicken and the egg.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chicken and Egg Problem For most people loosely following crypto-currencies, IOTA seemed to come out of nowhere. They appeared with a 1 billion dollar market-cap almost overnight, and make large claims]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ripple/@smartmoney/iota-and-ripple-incentives-without-a-mining-reward-the-case-of-the-chicken-and-the-egg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ripple/@smartmoney/iota-and-ripple-incentives-without-a-mining-reward-the-case-of-the-chicken-and-the-egg</guid><category><![CDATA[ripple]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smartmoney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:37:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICOs: Are we in a Bubble Universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past two months, crypto-products have raised unprecedented amounts of capital, usually in the form of of transfers of ether or bitcoin. Half way through 2017 and over $600,000,000 has been raised]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@smartmoney/icos-are-we-in-a-bubble-universe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@smartmoney/icos-are-we-in-a-bubble-universe</guid><category><![CDATA[ico]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smartmoney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 12:47:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZuB1K6Pmo7moX1BPNezHBRQokviYaGBGyX5B4jcgEEe89xwQSboCLwcodgFDC3zNHMs8kvqbhY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>