<?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, 12 May 2026 00:26:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@steem1/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is STEEM just Brownie Points on steroids? The Steemit meritocracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dantheman is the benevolent whale of Steemit.com. A few upvotes from the benevolent whale can feed a minnow for months. But most of you here have never heard the story of Dan's first failed attempt at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/brownies/@steem1/is-steem-just-brownie-points-on-steroids-the-steemit-meritocracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/brownies/@steem1/is-steem-just-brownie-points-on-steroids-the-steemit-meritocracy</guid><category><![CDATA[brownies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 04:40:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEM creates a "prisoner's dilemma" for competitors just like bitcoin did for bitcoin clones]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the underlying principles of free markets is the "Prisoner's Dilemma" which has been a battle cry for bitcoin maximalists who were astutely correct in realizing that none of the hundreds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@steem1/steem-creates-a-prisoner-s-dilemma-for-competitors-just-like-bitcoin-did-for-bitcoin-clones</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@steem1/steem-creates-a-prisoner-s-dilemma-for-competitors-just-like-bitcoin-did-for-bitcoin-clones</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 03:20:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Steemit and Twitter have in common:  They both support ISIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where they differ: Steemit allows abuse and harassment, while Twitter bans it. Steemit bans no one. Twitter bans comservative politicians like Milo Yiannopolous. Here is some nice propaganda of why Facebook]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@steem1/what-steemit-and-twitter-have-in-common-they-both-support-isis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@steem1/what-steemit-and-twitter-have-in-common-they-both-support-isis</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 05:36:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end is near because Papa John's stock price is rising.  The collapse of western civilization has finally arrived.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The smartest minds on Wall Street are busy pricing in the effects of global systemic economic collapse on various stock prices in order to hit their quarterly earnings tagets. So what happens when short]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/collapse/@steem1/the-end-is-near-papa-john-s-stock-price-is-rising-prepare-to-bug-out-before-the-collapse-of-western-civilization-happens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/collapse/@steem1/the-end-is-near-papa-john-s-stock-price-is-rising-prepare-to-bug-out-before-the-collapse-of-western-civilization-happens</guid><category><![CDATA[collapse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 05:11:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political journalist murdered in broad daylight. RIP Pavel Sheremet. STEEM = FREE SPEECH]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are a journalist who is telling the truth online, then chances are high that you are in some level of danger depending on your content. Effective political journalism is historically and comtemporarily]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@steem1/political-journalist-murdered-in-broad-daylight-if-only-they-had-learned-to-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@steem1/political-journalist-murdered-in-broad-daylight-if-only-they-had-learned-to-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 04:50:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEM is not an altcoin!]]></title><description><![CDATA[BTC is a speculative currency whose success caused many clones called altcoins. However, STEEM is technically not an altcoin because it has more use cases than just value speculation like bitcoin. In fact,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@steem1/steem-is-not-an-altcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@steem1/steem-is-not-an-altcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:24:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Save your gas money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Run your car on fumes! Yes, it is possible to get 100 miles per gallon. Just watch and learn.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/environment/@steem1/save-your-gas-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/environment/@steem1/save-your-gas-money</guid><category><![CDATA[environment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 02:13:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dwPRJ1tjKjEXfdcYraio7NGPPeMiw5sw7sk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downvote robots so their posting fee increases!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This should be the next feature implemented on STEEMIT. Who agrees?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@steem1/downvote-robots-so-their-posting-fee-increases</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@steem1/downvote-robots-so-their-posting-fee-increases</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 02:04:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitter bans another user.  Milo Yiannopoulous banned for blogging.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't worry Milo, you can blog immutably on STEEMIT. Poor Twitter, such an obsolete dinosaur.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/twitter-bans-another-user-milo-yiannopoulous-banned-for-blogging</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/twitter-bans-another-user-milo-yiannopoulous-banned-for-blogging</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto-news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 01:55:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pokemon Go is a "National Security Threat"]]></title><description><![CDATA[And you thought that ISIS was dangerous!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/pokemon-go-is-a-national-security-threat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/pokemon-go-is-a-national-security-threat</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto-news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 06:14:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia legalizes STEEM as "foreign currency"!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congratulations STEEM holders for being able to stay out of jail while you post pretty pictures!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/russia-legalizes-steem-as-foreign-currency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/russia-legalizes-steem-as-foreign-currency</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto-news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honk if you love BitShares !]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many people are funding BTS purchases with their STEEMIT rewards?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@steem1/honk-if-you-love-bitshares</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@steem1/honk-if-you-love-bitshares</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 02:37:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact - Factom raises funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Factom series A completed at a $29.1 million valuation when FCT is trading at $14.2 million market cap. How long before traders realize that? Last time when it was trading at around $1m market cap it took]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/factom/@steem1/fact-factom-raises-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/factom/@steem1/fact-factom-raises-funds</guid><category><![CDATA[factom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:55:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is my STEEMIT account hacked? Nope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deleted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@steem1/is-my-steemit-account-hacked</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@steem1/is-my-steemit-account-hacked</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 21:25:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethereum Classic can be withdrawn from Poloniex no matter which fork wins.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fight for freedom of choice continues!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poloniex/@steem1/ethereum-classic-can-be-withdrawn-from-poloniex-no-matter-which-fork-wins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poloniex/@steem1/ethereum-classic-can-be-withdrawn-from-poloniex-no-matter-which-fork-wins</guid><category><![CDATA[poloniex]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 05:27:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What BitShares market cap will make the BitShares fans happy with STEEM?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that STEEM is raising the marketcap of BTS, you might think that the bitsharestalk.org crowd would finally be happy with STEEM. Because if you have not noticed, there has been a lot of sadness over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@steem1/what-bitshares-market-cap-will-make-the-bitshares-fans-happy-with-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitshares/@steem1/what-bitshares-market-cap-will-make-the-bitshares-fans-happy-with-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 07:18:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK study reveals that no bitcoins were used to fund ISIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like ISIS gets paid by that other finance sector: Is anyone here surprised?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@steem1/uk-study-reveals-that-no-bitcoins-were-used-to-fund-isis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@steem1/uk-study-reveals-that-no-bitcoins-were-used-to-fund-isis</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 07:09:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kim.com says that Megaupload and Bitcoin are having a baby !]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big brother will be powerless to stop it this time!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/kim-com-says-that-megaupload-and-bitcoin-are-having-a-baby</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/kim-com-says-that-megaupload-and-bitcoin-are-having-a-baby</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto-news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:45:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[England to enact bank holiday this week - Rogue Money Argentinian source says]]></title><description><![CDATA[You might want to hit the ATM this week just in case.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/england-to-enact-bank-holiday-this-week-rogue-money-argentinian-source-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/england-to-enact-bank-holiday-this-week-rogue-money-argentinian-source-says</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto-news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:52:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC attacks the only Bitcoin Fund available on Wall St. The BIT (Bitcoin Investment Trust)]]></title><description><![CDATA[First they laughed at us, now the fighting is getting pretty heavy. What is a "freemarket"?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/sec-attacks-the-only-bitcoin-fund-available-on-wall-st-the-bit-bitcoin-investment-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@steem1/sec-attacks-the-only-bitcoin-fund-available-on-wall-st-the-bit-bitcoin-investment-trust</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto-news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steem1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 07:59:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>