<?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, 23 Apr 2026 17:32:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/bankingandfinance/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hive is an appreciating and performing asset like rental real estate and stock options like covered calls.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hive is an appreciating and performing asset. I read investment books, I listen to investment Podcasts and I read investment articles. One concept I read in a recurring fashion is the categorization of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/hive-is-an-appreciating-and-performing-asset-like-rental-real-estate-and-stock-options-like-covered-calls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/hive-is-an-appreciating-and-performing-asset-like-rental-real-estate-and-stock-options-like-covered-calls</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8TLhJ2umD3Q392E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market volatility, FOMO, FUD and the wisdom of dollar cost averaging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market volatility and trading wisdom of DCS This last week we saw falls in Bitcoin, Ethereum and countless other cryptocurrencies in the top 20 by market cap. This brought with it FUD, as in fear, uncertainty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/market-volatility-fomo-fud-and-the-wisdom-of-dollar-cost-averaging</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/market-volatility-fomo-fud-and-the-wisdom-of-dollar-cost-averaging</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 22:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJM7U17PRHiUZp38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EasyDefi makes investing in Cubfinance easy; no pain, only gain.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use @easydefi for no pain, only gain. EasyDefi removes the painful complexity of investing in decentralized finance and sends you the gains. Everyone is familiar with the saying: no pain, no gain. EasyDefi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/easydefi-makes-investing-in-cubfinance-easy-no-pain-only-gain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/easydefi-makes-investing-in-cubfinance-easy-no-pain-only-gain</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 04:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn4DbA2odh7L9958a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EasyDeFi Report to investors January 2nd, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the weekly report to investors of EasyDeFi for the week ending Sunday January 2nd, 2022 . How does the EasyDeFi Investors Pool work? Investors send liquid Leo or Hive to @easydefi. I bridge the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/easydefi/@easydefi/easydefi-report-to-investors-january-2nd-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/easydefi/@easydefi/easydefi-report-to-investors-january-2nd-2021</guid><category><![CDATA[easydefi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[easydefi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:43:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnHeAUHxQsjzyfYBx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are NFTs more popular then DeFi?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are NFTs more popular then DeFi? NFTs just took the world by Storm, and by many estimates … … diverting capitol from DeFi and slowing the DeFi March to a trillion dollars in total value locked! Why?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/why-are-nfts-more-popular-then-defi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/why-are-nfts-more-popular-then-defi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGc3ASKc1fWH8bkdBGGvA9k9fkpDAN7BqXvu4FgoiDrpbJpt95w4qm5vgqzKuHpMsNcaVAowRogB3nd4VKcNEth7Hx1guJ7UfCzYNDh1vRFyhGPjRudJqw4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explaining Cryptocurrency NFTs to an artist friend!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Conversation explaining NFTs and why my friend needed to get into them. I had a conversation with a friend, who is a musician, about NFTs. I am happy to report that my friend was very excited by our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/explaining-cryptocurrency-nfts-to-an-artist-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/explaining-cryptocurrency-nfts-to-an-artist-friend</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJ6jysH37jX6uWjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling in the Cryptocurrency Market during a downmarket: Hold them or fold them? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crypto investing = stress I know that cryptocurrency investing is often compared to gambling by normies defined as those outside the cryptocurrency faithful or crypto knowledgable. But a bear market or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/gambling-in-the-cryptocurrency-market-during-a-downmarket-hold-them-or-fold-them</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/gambling-in-the-cryptocurrency-market-during-a-downmarket-hold-them-or-fold-them</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8BYiSBss6t1URS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive Explained: Article Five:The Reward Pool and Upvote System on Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Single Candle Can Light A Hundred Other Candles. . The title is the first phrase of a poem about a single candle being able to light one hundred candles without losing it’s flame. And this same metaphor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/hive-explained-the-reward-pool-and-upvote-system-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/hive-explained-the-reward-pool-and-upvote-system-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:24:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCQLT28jsJL31LVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week Ten of the No-Loss Lottery 189 Leo in Prizes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week Ten of the No-Loss Lottery 189 Leo in Prizes This is a Prize Linked Savings Account, which I call the No Loss Lottery and it has the thrill of a lottery, and the financial smarts of a Savings Account.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nolosslottery/week-ten-of-the-no-loss-lottery-189-leo-in-prizes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nolosslottery/week-ten-of-the-no-loss-lottery-189-leo-in-prizes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nolosslottery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:32:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJPCKGHhqNEwsHev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No-Loss Lottery Week Nine 235 Leo in Prizes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week Nine of the No-Loss Lottery 235 Leo in Prizes This is a Prize Linked Savings Account, which I call the No Loss Lottery and it has the thrill of a lottery, and the financial smarts of a Savings Account.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nolosslottery/no-loss-lottery-week-nine-235-leo-in-prizes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nolosslottery/no-loss-lottery-week-nine-235-leo-in-prizes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nolosslottery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 02:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHcUP1YEVCcTtE11PXCHmd83fFusogoa4RRT8Gd7Ug5N31ooymwSPFepUB6eYo3HqNo5qUHvmWGSx15Ekr67nJmpPncZhMrkf9gPvrEf8kRpuoQULZmTrii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Loss Lottery Winner Week Number Five!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fifth Weekly 1st Prize Lottery Winner Determined with random number generator, today’s first number is #120 which is @votebetting Congratulations @votebetting you win First Prize 100 BLEO! The Second]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nolosslottery/no-loss-lottery-winner-week-number-five</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nolosslottery/no-loss-lottery-winner-week-number-five</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nolosslottery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHdpmYkPwS9bvgzvRKN9c2qQLFK7Q5RkA4fNjU64toh5tY6tQjGvurkZSBbWre3vjT6w5FmrdWW68bAuwdxsMA2km2Uwx5v799PBTA6hXzPhB48Qoor6XaW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Binance SmartChain, Ethereum, Consensus Models, Open Source Software and their Effects on Decentralized Finance.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Binance SmartChain. Binance is probably the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world and has its own blockchain on which it runs the exchange. This is called the Binance Main Chain. In September of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/binance-smartchain-ethereum-consensus-models-open-source-software-and-their-effects-on-decentralized-finance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/binance-smartchain-ethereum-consensus-models-open-source-software-and-their-effects-on-decentralized-finance</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnBQXdD9uTjSNj6jp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Loss Lottery Winner Week Number Four!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fourth Weekly 1st Prize Lottery Winner Determined with random number generator, today’s first number is #447 which is @votebetting Congratulations @votebetting you win First Prize 50 BLEO! Second number]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nolosslottery/no-loss-lottery-winner-week-number-four</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@nolosslottery/no-loss-lottery-winner-week-number-four</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nolosslottery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:27:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHcUP1YEVCcTtE11PXCHmd83fFusogoa4RRT8Gd7Ug5N31ooymwSPFepUB6eYo3HqNo5qUHvmWGSx15Ekr67nJmpPncZhMrkf9gPvrEf8kRpuoQULZmTrii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Lightening Network in one minute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Lightening Network Now the El Salvador has approved Bitcoin as legal tender, the worlds eyes are trained on Bitcoin. The lightening network allows quicker and smaller transaction. Let’s talk about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@cryptowendyo/bitcoin-lightening-network-in-one-minute</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@cryptowendyo/bitcoin-lightening-network-in-one-minute</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptowendyo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 05:24:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2dutv9Qb7TVCgdiVtWh85Lvig32CLagyYz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does paying off debt pay a better return then investing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It depends! I think many investors love to gather in bars or coffee houses discussing their investments, and Return On Investments (ROI) is sweet music to their ears. 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The stories were meant to teach the friends of the merchant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/book-review-the-richest-man-in-babylon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/book-review-the-richest-man-in-babylon</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2020 20:42:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGaYgnwUjy1xZSFeokW6KieAT3H8W7poUbaqahj1QVtJBSD1Z2mkW4kXYBV2bsWFB7zwdXKJCXLpCekuTqaVKctCgBFo7VVSkpGMp8nhEfCM7CB3M7eWRwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The death of an options trader: understanding in the money put spread exercise procedures properly.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young man recently died by apparent Suicide, which appeared related to a spread trade which went against him, and he believed he was suddenly in debt to the tune of $750,000 US Dollars. 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