<?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 21:01:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@smooth/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[HBD stabilizer proposal August 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[(If you are not familiar with the HBD stabilizer, please review my previous posts.) This proposal maintains the previous funding level of 500 HBD per hour, which has been reasonably effective. To review,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-proposal-august-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-proposal-august-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:14:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD Stabilizer May 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[(If you are not familiar with the HBD stabilizer, please review my previous posts.) For the next proposal, I will be maintaining the existing budget for the stabilizer, which is 500 HBD per hour. To review,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-may-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-may-2024</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 15:02:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD stabilizer update November 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The May update to the stabilizer funding proposal has just about run its course so it is time to consider what path to take going forward. The reduced funding provided in May has proved to be largely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-update-november-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-update-november-2023</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:44:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD stabilizer evolution May 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previous HBD stabilizer proposals have grown with available funding from DHF. With this proposal, funding is being scaled back, with the intent that it operate as a more ordinary DHF proposal and no longer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-evolution-may-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-evolution-may-2023</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 07:35:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD stabilizer continuation September 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[This proposal is for 10000 HBD/hour of funding to the HBD stabilizer. The HBD stabilizer is described in several past posts in my blog. In summary, the funding is used to buy, sell, or convert HBD in order]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-continuation-september-2022</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-continuation-september-2022</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2022 19:15:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD stabilizer continuation March 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[This proposal is for 10000 HBD/hour of funding to the HBD stabilizer. The HBD stabilizer is described in several past posts in my blog. In summary, the funding is used to buy, sell, or convert HBD in order]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-continuation-march-2022</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-continuation-march-2022</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:49:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fee reimbursment for HBD stabilizer proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[This proposal seeks reimbursement for 140 HBD of fees paid for the HBD stabilizer funding proposal (as well as this proposal) The HBD stabilizer is run with no profit or compensation to me. Proposal number]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/fee-reimbursment-for-hbd-stabilizer-proposal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/fee-reimbursment-for-hbd-stabilizer-proposal</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:21:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD stabilizer continuation and increased funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[This proposal adds an additional 3200 HBD/hour of funding to the HBD stabilizer. The HBD stabilizer is described in several past posts in my blog. Previously there were 100, 200, 300, 400, 800 and 1600]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-continuation-and-increased-funding</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-continuation-and-increased-funding</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:12:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD stabilizer downtime (now resolved)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Due to some hardware maintenance, the HBD stabilizer bot is temporarily offline. It should resume in several hours. During this period the hourly DHF funding will accumulate in the account unless stakeholders]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbdstabilizer/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-downtime</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbdstabilizer/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-downtime</guid><category><![CDATA[hbdstabilizer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:48:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD savings is paying 10%]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's it, that's the whole post. 100% beneficiary to hbdstabilizer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-savings-is-paying-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-savings-is-paying-10</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 21:59:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minor HBD stabilizer change]]></title><description><![CDATA[I updated the cutoff price for converting HBD into HIVE from 0.97 to 0.99. The reason being that, despite there being some risk to the conversion itself, receiving HIVE after 3.5 days provides a second]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/minor-hbd-stabilizer-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/minor-hbd-stabilizer-change</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 22:47:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD stabilizer functionality fully restored]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the successful hard fork, the HDB stabilizer function to convert HBD if the price is below 0.97 USD was reenabled and the stabilizer is now operating normally. 100% beneficiary to hbdstabilizer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-functionality-fully-restored</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-functionality-fully-restored</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:15:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD stabilizer functionality partially restored]]></title><description><![CDATA[(see previous post for a more detailed description of the bug and actions taken) Developers have confirmed that the bug exists but will be fixed with the upcoming (next week) hard fork HF25. At this time,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-functionality-partially-restored</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilizer-functionality-partially-restored</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:58:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBD Stabilizer temporarily disabled due to possible blockchain bug]]></title><description><![CDATA[A potential bug was reported by onthewayout The HBD balance with the DHF/DAO (@hive.fund) is not supposed to count toward outstanding supply for purposes of the haircut calculation, but apparently this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilzer-temporarily-disabled-due-to-possible-blockchain-bug</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbd-stabilzer-temporarily-disabled-due-to-possible-blockchain-bug</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 04:09:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[hbstabilizer: conversions added]]></title><description><![CDATA[The original proposal for the HBD stabilizer included the following: If the price is below LOW, use the HBD to convert into HIVE (takes 3.5 days). Upon completion of the conversion, use the HIVE to buy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbstabilizer-conversions-added</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/hbstabilizer-conversions-added</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:04:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I set my witness HBD interest rate parameter to 7%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Approximately three months ago I undertook an initiative to bring back interest to HBD (which as SBD had interest back in 2016, but for various good and bad reasons, did not offer any interest for several]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/why-i-set-my-witness-hbd-interest-rate-parameter-to-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/why-i-set-my-witness-hbd-interest-rate-parameter-to-7</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 03:22:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supplemental funding #4 for HBD stabilizer]]></title><description><![CDATA[This proposal adds an additional 1600 HBD/hour of funding to the HBD stabilizer, described here as well as in several other posts in my blog. The previous supplemental funding proposal describes how the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/supplemental-funding-4-for-hbd-stabilizer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/supplemental-funding-4-for-hbd-stabilizer</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 20:04:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supplemental funding #3 for HBD stabililzer]]></title><description><![CDATA[This proposal adds an additional 800 HBD/hour of funding to the HBD stabilizer, described here as well as in several other posts in my blog. The previous supplemental funding proposal describes how the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbdstabilizer/@smooth/supplemental-funding-3-for-hbd-stabililzer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbdstabilizer/@smooth/supplemental-funding-3-for-hbd-stabililzer</guid><category><![CDATA[hbdstabilizer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:18:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supplemental funding #2 for HBD stabililzer]]></title><description><![CDATA[This proposal adds an additional 400 HBD/hour of funding to the HBD stabilizer, described here as well as in several other posts in my blog. The original funding of 100 HBD/hour as well as previous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbdstabilizer/@smooth/supplemental-funding-2-for-hbd-stabililzer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbdstabilizer/@smooth/supplemental-funding-2-for-hbd-stabililzer</guid><category><![CDATA[hbdstabilizer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:45:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I set my witness HBD interest rate parameter to 3%]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are reading my blog, you are aware that I recently submitted the HBD stabilizer proposal to the DAO, both the original proposal as well as supplemental funding have been approved, and for much of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/why-i-set-my-witness-hbd-interest-rate-parameter-to-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hbd/@smooth/why-i-set-my-witness-hbd-interest-rate-parameter-to-3</guid><category><![CDATA[hbd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:46:36 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>