<?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, 10 Apr 2026 22:29:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thylbom/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is Anyone Else Missing Their SteemSports fix?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just wondering...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemsports/@thylbom/is-anyone-else-missing-their-steemsports-fix</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemsports/@thylbom/is-anyone-else-missing-their-steemsports-fix</guid><category><![CDATA[steemsports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 22:08:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follow Me on Streemian.com for Excellent Manual Curation... 9.7% annual return on your STEEM POWER investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone invited me to check out Streemian.com and suggested that I follow his bot to increase my curation rewards. I signed up for the service, but in comparing my own curation rewards with others, I've]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/curation/@thylbom/follow-me-on-streemian-com-for-excellent-manual-curation-9-7-annual-return-on-your-steem-power-investment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/curation/@thylbom/follow-me-on-streemian-com-for-excellent-manual-curation-9-7-annual-return-on-your-steem-power-investment</guid><category><![CDATA[curation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:41:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJbSdz9UeUVvY2oj9YYKJuP4JHp3sAwJY7SDhSVHiJ3Vc3JkR6WgibonuqUWcuEAJUn3NvJcoGy8LWtWHA64stwnbgaFhPkXYZuoKE45X4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test: [TIMESTAMP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test: [TIMESTAMP]]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/test/@thylbom/test-timestamp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/test/@thylbom/test-timestamp</guid><category><![CDATA[test]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ShakePay Launches Dash Debit Card: Q&A w/ Founder Jean Amiouny [from DASH Detailed]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you looking for easier ways to use crypto-currencies in real life and promote wide-scale adoption? Shakepay has a mobile app (currently for Android only) and a crypto-linked VISA debit card that could]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dash/@thylbom/shakepay-launches-dash-debit-card-q-and-a-w-founder-jean-amiouny-from-dash-detailed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dash/@thylbom/shakepay-launches-dash-debit-card-q-and-a-w-founder-jean-amiouny-from-dash-detailed</guid><category><![CDATA[dash]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 22:07:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQjxT6d3nvpGHPztpEQqH5J9mNRDHj9CLUe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zcash vs. DASH: How Do They Compare Across the Board? [6 Metrics of Long-Term Success in Crypto]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many participants in the crypto-economy are looking forward to tomorrow’s launch of Zcash (ZEC), when mining operations go live. The primary feature differentiating Zcash from other alt-coins is its privacy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dash/@thylbom/zcash-vs-dash-how-do-they-compare-across-the-board-6-metrics-of-long-term-success-in-crypto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dash/@thylbom/zcash-vs-dash-how-do-they-compare-across-the-board-6-metrics-of-long-term-success-in-crypto</guid><category><![CDATA[dash]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dwPW5nXKcT43KJAGqwYjZQ1Dsf3QuWBJ5z6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC Seeks Additional Comment on Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF [MORE DELAY...]]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been waiting on this decision from the SEC, and I'm disappointed that the agency is continuing to delay the process. This is a public service message. I was wondering what happened, as a decision]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thylbom/sec-seeks-additional-comment-on-winklevoss-bitcoin-etf-more-delay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thylbom/sec-seeks-additional-comment-on-winklevoss-bitcoin-etf-more-delay</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:34:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin's Sneak Attack on the Dollar, presentation by Jim Rickards - LIVE now]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/putin/@thylbom/putin-s-sneak-attack-on-the-dollar-presentation-by-jim-rickards-live-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/putin/@thylbom/putin-s-sneak-attack-on-the-dollar-presentation-by-jim-rickards-live-now</guid><category><![CDATA[putin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:05:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["It's Q4 2016, So Where Is Bitcoin's Consumer Demand?" -- DASH on NASDAQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[15 minute video by Amanda B. Johnson (DASH Detailed) published 28 September 2016… Director of Finance at DASH, Ryan Taylor, expounds on the state of Bitcoin and why it continues to fall short of expectations.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thylbom/it-s-q4-2016-so-where-is-bitcoin-s-consumer-demand-dash-on-nasdaq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thylbom/it-s-q4-2016-so-where-is-bitcoin-s-consumer-demand-dash-on-nasdaq</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 21:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e9sziBeZrCjABfoe5sFkUUntvjNQruEkLqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Los Angeles Bitcoin Meetup with Andreas Antonopoulos, 7 Sep 2016 - "The Re-Decentralized Web"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week (9/7/16) I attended a Bitcoin Meet-up in Los Angeles with 100-200 other crypto-enthusiasts, and we heard a talk (followed by Q&A) by Andreas Antonopoulos. Andreas is one of the most well-known]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thylbom/los-angeles-bitcoin-meetup-with-andreas-antonopoulos-7-sep-2016-the-re-decentalized-web</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thylbom/los-angeles-bitcoin-meetup-with-andreas-antonopoulos-7-sep-2016-the-re-decentalized-web</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMD6j8UnzFjsRPMCUoMdjtEvaKMvTekvddQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wisdom of “Hoarding” Cash in a World of Negative Interest Rates (when holding CASH is a subversive act...)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a new book just released by Kenneth Rogoff, supposedly one of the world’s leading “economists”, called The Curse of Cash. The thesis of the book is that the world is drowning in cash, which is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/the-wisdom-of-hoarding-cash-in-a-world-of-negative-interest-rates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/the-wisdom-of-hoarding-cash-in-a-world-of-negative-interest-rates</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 14:55:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaf9jt6cZXPNjdiSrNFG1g1q2Jp866oKkykXG4zZ4DX6F7aPZnTEcjuDeAYDyFTzF2gwSXXD7D1tTFastuWFoY6z7Cm2weMQYhhtTgFZWGBoYsjcWnfusxmM3irdQZrTKixUuH6ZnQWUtZbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOLD – What It Is (MONEY) & What It Isn’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Gold Is Of all the elements in the universe, GOLD (atomic number 79, chemical symbol “Au”) is uniquely positioned to serve as MONEY and has done so since ancient times. Admittedly, there are other]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/gold-what-it-is-money-and-what-it-isn-t</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/gold-what-it-is-money-and-what-it-isn-t</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 19:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvp3qu9YiP5LbshBUFN36zQRZKjdYd5LvNoQ11WUyXVktYN8fk6ahy5hydN7VYdM82qgV7Ff6XL7VFfMQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank Defaults on Gold Delivery...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m closely watching developments out of Germany today. ZeroHedge reported this morning that Deutsche Bank (DB) has defaulted on its obligation to deliver bullion out from its European gold ETF. The fund]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/deutsche-bank-defaults-on-gold-delivery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/deutsche-bank-defaults-on-gold-delivery</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsTDm32NXh2TnJMJSiao8WrbNG3DyeN66fzVFxfG7SoddKMtN8qKoi7WZwYtsNM14i86hfQqcbPtvuJf8wK3yRrM9ece?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the New Boss (Same As the Old Boss): Apple Has Told Jaxx To Remove DASH From Its iOS Wallet - Your Favorite Currency May Be Next]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not a good development. Seems that Apple is exerting its power over developers of crypto-currency wallets by telling them which tokens they may or may not include in the Apple iOS app store. This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/new-bully-on-the-block-apple-has-told-jaxx-to-remove-dash-from-its-ios-wallet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/new-bully-on-the-block-apple-has-told-jaxx-to-remove-dash-from-its-ios-wallet</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 20:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe4UvtLzuLwBiJEZu1BnGJ2FkoDgqKgYrG1cZZonTm86NYHSx1BoPddf6rnvJKkgqSqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Federal Reserve System Broke?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week the world’s Central Bankers are meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They will be pondering the world’s many contradictions and charting a path forward for monetary policy. At some point on Friday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/is-the-federal-reserve-system-broke</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/is-the-federal-reserve-system-broke</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKRHGWmCc7bbczBZEGUQ8eiVRCGzW8DCDLuHszKpm3ukK1vaxFUC9XFEHGzG9GS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOLD – A Barbarous Relic? or does it have a place in our FUTURE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, advance teams are setting up chairs around a big table in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where Central Bankers will soon be pondering the world’s many contradictions and charting a path forward for monetary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/gold-a-barbarous-relic-or-does-it-have-a-place-in-our-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/gold-a-barbarous-relic-or-does-it-have-a-place-in-our-future</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesVPFCj1kvQFghgN1VSWJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Case for GOLD in an Overpriced World, and more (too damn much debt out there!) What’s an investor to do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gold has been receiving a lot of attention in 2016, and for good reason: It’s already had one helluva run. At today’s price ($USD 1,347 as I write this), the price of gold has increased about 28%. Of course,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gold/@thylbom/the-case-for-gold-in-an-overpriced-world-and-more-too-damn-much-debt-out-there-what-s-an-investor-to-do</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gold/@thylbom/the-case-for-gold-in-an-overpriced-world-and-more-too-damn-much-debt-out-there-what-s-an-investor-to-do</guid><category><![CDATA[gold]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqFZBKBSxM5Mrs7yB5mG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words live forever on the Blockchain...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friendly reminder: Steemit lives on the blockchain, and as such it creates an immutable record of every word, statement, gripe and insult, as well as occasional flashes of genius and revelation. There]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thylbom/words-live-forever-on-the-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thylbom/words-live-forever-on-the-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 20:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7oFG2jhvSCur9rNY3DY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi! Very excited to join the Steemit community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real name: Tor Hylbom. Thrilled to be here as a contributor and investor in the Steemit community. I watch and learn from my home base in beautiful Southern California.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@thylbom/hi-very-excited-to-join-the-steemit-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@thylbom/hi-very-excited-to-join-the-steemit-community</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 18:14:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfeKM2gnkMP78mrW3reAbB882PKSXne7hakQ2vfAE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Importance of Bitcoin NOT being money... an important article by Erik Vorhees]]></title><description><![CDATA[published today... Erik has some important things to consider as Bitcoin & blockchain protocol begin to morph on platforms like Steemit.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thylbom/the-importance-of-bitcoin-not-being-money-an-important-article-by-erik-vorhees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thylbom/the-importance-of-bitcoin-not-being-money-an-important-article-by-erik-vorhees</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:40:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sovereign debt and the Bond Market - The Mother of all Bubbles?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just throwing it out there... Sometimes the truth stares us in the face, and people still can't see it. Since 2008, the Fed and other Central Banks around the world have kept busy printing dollars, euros,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/sovereign-debt-and-the-bond-market-the-mother-of-all-bubbles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@thylbom/sovereign-debt-and-the-bond-market-the-mother-of-all-bubbles</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thylbom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2016 05:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqFZBKBSxM5Mrs7yB5mG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>