<?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>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:57:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stemerica/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Distributed Ledgers Could Answer Some "Objections to the Social Contract."]]></title><description><![CDATA[In William Godwin's 1793 treatise Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, he outlines various objections to the idea of a 'Social Contract' between individuals, and between individuals and their governments.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@stemerica/distributed-ledgers-could-answer-some-objections-to-the-social-contract</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@stemerica/distributed-ledgers-could-answer-some-objections-to-the-social-contract</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stemerica]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:21:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitalik’s DAICO: a Better ICO, but More Likely a Security]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, Ethereum founder and blockchain prophet Vitalik Buterin, proposed that by incorporating aspects from the DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) one could improve the traditional ICO (Initial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@stemerica/vitalik-s-daico-a-better-ico-but-more-likely-a-security</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ico/@stemerica/vitalik-s-daico-a-better-ico-but-more-likely-a-security</guid><category><![CDATA[ico]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stemerica]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:45:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Belarusian Crypto “Law”]]></title><description><![CDATA[On December 21, 2017, the President of Belarus signed a decree that purports to create a very friendly business, contract, and tax regime for crypto/blockchain startups. Like similar structures in China,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@stemerica/the-new-belarusian-crypto-law</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@stemerica/the-new-belarusian-crypto-law</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stemerica]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:21:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking Advantage of Political Crises]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the words of many political leaders, “You never want a good crisis to go to waste.” This usually refers to using a political crisis to achieve a political goal of a government leader or political party.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/government/@stemerica/taking-advantage-of-political-crises</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/government/@stemerica/taking-advantage-of-political-crises</guid><category><![CDATA[government]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stemerica]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:30:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjARCWwpQBSMF5i7XhRUMwE7isBKMKbbRL3jbhPkq3B13n8QXHwgH9AvKrEJzFqW7sPDs9nWCE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>