<?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, 09 Apr 2026 22:31:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@teatree/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What really happened to crypto on October 10th?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What we know is this: Trump did one of his "I'm raising tariffs on China" Truth Social posts after the stock markets closed on Friday October 10th 2025. So far, so normal. He likes doing those]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/what-really-happened-to-crypto-on-october-10th</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/what-really-happened-to-crypto-on-october-10th</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPbjd9rMLPtzbyK3y6hodWP1oQxAuSzAC9nrPC2o5pDAFVSNBCaAbKSauHsoogGSUZiJqv8kVDCtTFi4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the recipe for a successful crypto currency]]></title><description><![CDATA[In January 2026, it'll be seventeen years since Satoshi mined the Genesis block of Bitcoin. After lots of ups and downs, as well as lots of innovation and experimentation in the altcoin space, it's now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/this-is-the-recipe-for-a-successful-crypto-currency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/this-is-the-recipe-for-a-successful-crypto-currency</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:33:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFu3mP5qyWFPy6uPssFsB9ZwRbw8RJMjWT8bDU5sZ6U5m5NMbMKzDCsCtkfJgjNZPwMzTY343XCrQogJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dollar weakened against the Yen after Trump's China tweet - worsening the crypto sell-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the chart: source The carry trade (where people borrow at low interest rates in Yen and invest in dollar-denominated assets) is only profitable when the dollar is strengthening against the Yen.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/the-dollar-weakened-against-the-yen-after-trump-s-china-tweet-worsening-the-crypto-sell-off</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/the-dollar-weakened-against-the-yen-after-trump-s-china-tweet-worsening-the-crypto-sell-off</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:17:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtoSdbcSdHYJPbyEDcvMtyeKnvKwvexMCSwAJrpFnkxDY1bPdKawSsxwjKZMig4cpEnoqTXZ15qNKEe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's GENIUS Act bans stablecoins from paying interest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The GENIUS Act was supposed to provide "clarity" for stablecoins and crypto in general. They've now clarified that stablecoins won't be able to pay interest to holders of stablecoins, unlike]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/trump-s-genius-act-bans-stablecoins-from-paying-interest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/trump-s-genius-act-bans-stablecoins-from-paying-interest</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su3LFPqSUHj4XrDK3TmQ5hewq3KVhcQGkZxouHbQh36S37Ktnwn8d6bDH8rmYpnkUUEQ5THyG62t6YvMKg8SR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Crypto reserve will have Ripple, Solana and Cardano]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump has just issued an Executive Order about setting up a Presidential Working Group to investigate setting up a Crypto Strategic Reserve. Here is what it said: source It's going to have Ripple]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/trump-s-crypto-reserve-will-have-ripple-solana-and-cardano</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/trump-s-crypto-reserve-will-have-ripple-solana-and-cardano</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 17:36:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvkK8a4pkc4VFMYg6cB6p8gAXriWiVjEV56K9oqsvHwStQrWaonWpGKZjruRrhZNU5uGtNUGWup6vsBXz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first indication that the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve won't happen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Crypto Czar David Sacks gave a press conference where he announced that he was setting up an "internal working group" to look at the "feasibility of a Bitcoin Reserve". Here]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/the-first-indication-that-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-won-t-happen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/the-first-indication-that-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-won-t-happen</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:06:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solana and Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[By now everyone and their dog knows that Trump created a sh$tcoin called TRUMP which got instantly listed on Coinbase and got pumped into the multi billion market cap range. What is not well known is that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/solana-and-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/solana-and-trump</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:52:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's one year since Bitcoin ETFs were launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin ETFs started trading approximately one year ago on 11th January 2024. They started with $29 billion due to the GBTC (Greyscale BTC Trust) conversion into an ETF. Total assets are $114 billion -]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/it-s-one-year-since-bitcoin-etfs-were-launched</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/it-s-one-year-since-bitcoin-etfs-were-launched</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvkK8a4pkc4VFMYg6cB6p8gAXriWiVj6xdEcJCKnGU4NQaC8DTmTnhYMp8kfohriK7NDpMkaU6A3ezXuv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is causing the crypto crash?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin is back down to about $94,000 and the major altcoins naturally crashed by about 10% to 15%. (Hive is an outlier in that it is mostly holding on to recent gains). I think it's down to institutional]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/what-is-causing-the-crypto-crash</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/what-is-causing-the-crypto-crash</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:46:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFv8hwFoUKAKckirbnrUTqU3uXS4bpkWUhLbChvxj68fqTJeUDs24R9UfRkZiggyyRQYMEK7iaxqg16E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia is using bitcoin to get around dollar restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Russian finance minister confirmed to Reuters that they were using bitcoin to settle payments in foreign trade: source Of course, some of us suspected this and wrote about it two months ago: Once the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/russia-is-using-bitcoin-to-get-around-dollar-restrictions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/russia-is-using-bitcoin-to-get-around-dollar-restrictions</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 03:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPbjd9rMLPtzbyK3y6hodWP1oQxAuSzZDJonL1BcoHDqUq3pmAQEhL3uH2muAQe9cBj2sVkqUzF8xve8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reason Hive attempted another pump]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the fourth attempt to get lift-off since 13th November. Here is the chart: source I've been trying to work out why it's pumping at such odd intervals. Searching twitter aka X, I found the following:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/the-reason-hive-attempted-another-pump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/the-reason-hive-attempted-another-pump</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:14:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFuzNDry8tvc7kMJqHHYtv2FTtfGiLXLK1Hy6MorpKbBG4zNYUeYU1yFmBaw5HoLteo7CsAtUcpt8Mxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Michael  Saylor becoming a risk to bitcoin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't be the only one feeling a little uneasy. Here are the facts: Microstrategy (MSTR) has 331,000 bitcoins. At the current price of $94,380 at the time of writing, this is worth $31.239 billion. But]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/is-michael-saylor-becoming-a-risk-to-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/is-michael-saylor-becoming-a-risk-to-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrEB2QwsmTkPgMgoZkFaf2ss5CSEA9n77L5WLT3DYCx1WUEnMdbUt9NTGuWRMQyaouGXPLxzZBKPMdvgAb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which governments are mining bitcoin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've known about El Salvador 🇸🇻 mining and buying bitcoin for some years. They've been very open about it, and made Bitcoin legal tender to encourage citizens to use it. According to the following article]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/which-governments-are-mining-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/which-governments-are-mining-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 08:09:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litecoin is now 13 years old]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litecoin was created on 13th October 2011 and it's the longest running ever blockchain, as it has had 100% uptime. (By contrast, bitcoin has had two downtimes in 2010 and 2013. In 2013, versions 0.7 and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/litecoin-is-now-13-years-old</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/litecoin-is-now-13-years-old</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 03:09:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The IMF is openly trying to get El Salvador to give up bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a video of the IMF press conference: From about 42 seconds in, she says bitcoin is a "key risk", she wants El Salvador's law on bitcoin to be "narrowed" and "public sector]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/the-imf-is-openly-trying-to-get-el-salvador-to-give-up-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/the-imf-is-openly-trying-to-get-el-salvador-to-give-up-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 11:08:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive needs to fund some marketmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last few days there have been a series of posts from senior Hivers expressing outrage, Outrage! at the fact that some of the people they've voted for have had the temerity to sell their coins. We've]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@teatree/hive-needs-to-fund-some-marketmakers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@teatree/hive-needs-to-fund-some-marketmakers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 09:18:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin is pumping!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's broken past $64,000. Here is the chart: source The trigger for the move were comments by Jay Powell, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. He was responding to the revisions in data by the Bureau of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/bitcoin-is-pumping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/bitcoin-is-pumping</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 23:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPbjd9rMLPtzbyK3y6hodWP1oQxAuSzSAj1JC1wjomLL4yWFKbKJ17eW9TC6ePvyf3JWUkR47tGXqpQL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blurt trading moves to Hive-Engine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that Ionomy is dead, Blurt trading has moved to Hive-Engine. See the following screenshot: source This is a really positive development in my opinion. I believe the people who sell Blurt for Hive,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/blurt-trading-moves-to-hive-engine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/blurt-trading-moves-to-hive-engine</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFvEHRuSnCCm7echNAXQF6qxe4hhyfeQaMLaZjgo9HxNcjokQ9tmpj1zR4qKF8hS75D5b1tFVkuv3WZt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Until other markets open 24/7 Bitcoin will always fall first]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin's liquidity is it's achilles heel. On Sunday at 9 p.m. when you need to liquidate something to meet a margin call in the morning, bitcoin/crypto is the only thing you can sell. So crypto gets sold]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/until-other-markets-open-24-7-bitcoin-will-always-fall-first</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/until-other-markets-open-24-7-bitcoin-will-always-fall-first</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:10:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is a Crypto Black Monday coming?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin ETFs were the worst thing to happen to crypto. Because the people who invest in them don't believe in crypto as a payment system. They don't believe in bitcoin as a hedge against inflation. They]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/is-a-crypto-black-monday-coming</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@teatree/is-a-crypto-black-monday-coming</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teatree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:08:30 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>