<?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, 08 Apr 2026 22:29:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thomasoss/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Foundations Part 8: Seed (Random Seed) and HD Wallet]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article is about seeds. A seed can help you organizing the great number of public/privat key pairs you may need. The article is part of a series starting with this article: Blockchain Foundations]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/seed/@thomasoss/blockchain-foundations-part-7-seed-random-seed-and-hd-wallet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/seed/@thomasoss/blockchain-foundations-part-7-seed-random-seed-and-hd-wallet</guid><category><![CDATA[seed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thomasoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 07:35:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Foundations Part 7: Encryption and Digital Signature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Encryption and digital signature are important foundations of the blockchain concept. This article explains the asymetric encryption and the digital signature used with blockchains. The article is part]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecdsa/@thomasoss/blockchain-foundations-part-7-encryption-and-digital-signature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecdsa/@thomasoss/blockchain-foundations-part-7-encryption-and-digital-signature</guid><category><![CDATA[ecdsa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thomasoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2019 07:01:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Foundations Part 6: Radix Tree (PATRICIA Trie)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article focuses the radix tree (radix trie, PATRICIA trie). The concept is used for example in Ethereum to store the state. The article is part of a series starting with this article: Blockchain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@thomasoss/blockchain-foundations-part-6-radix-tree-patricia-trie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@thomasoss/blockchain-foundations-part-6-radix-tree-patricia-trie</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thomasoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:20:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCF6EqziM7GS8pQK6y8R2ydGCyWT5vBKY61pRdZ651LwJDdCzhFbrJXoYuxSxtYj1uUcmr13BC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Foundations Part 5: Merkle Tree and Merkle Root]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article talks about Merkle Tree and Merkle Root. The concept is used in many blockchains, for example in the Ethereum or Bitcoin blockchain. Merkle tree is often mentioned when talking about blockchain,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/merkle/@thomasoss/blockchain-foundations-part-5-merkle-tree-and-merkle-root</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/merkle/@thomasoss/blockchain-foundations-part-5-merkle-tree-and-merkle-root</guid><category><![CDATA[merkle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thomasoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 05:56:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNz2Zuod5WL72rxgSAJpaG9FZjjum1Zh6ozXBZwrenoPofgzsPz25QuEreKb1M4nHE2nEeKFiR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Foundations Part 4: Hash Function]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article contains basics about hash functions. 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