<?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>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:48:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/merkle-tree/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ Proof of reserves, merkle trees, and trusting centralized exchanges.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The subject of conversation on crypto-twitter recently has been merkle trees. This uses blockchain explorer data snapshots to verify cryptocurrency wallet balances on centralized exchanges, and show]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/proof-of-reserves-merkle-trees-and-trusting-centralized-exchanges</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/proof-of-reserves-merkle-trees-and-trusting-centralized-exchanges</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:06:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn9CpycoB17AHyUjx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's a Merkle Tree?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each node in the Merkle tree performs MD5 hashing of input data. Parent nodes concatenate the hashes of their children before hashing. (Credit: T. L. Oliver CC BY-SA 4.0) If you've tried to understand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/computer-science/@black-ice/what-s-a-merkle-tree</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/computer-science/@black-ice/what-s-a-merkle-tree</guid><category><![CDATA[computer-science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[black-ice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5k2tWE6P7gjtWGNDHKvBHJvQxA9PB5NnCCDhtqwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain & Cryptocurrency #2: Hash pointers and data structures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hash Pointer A hash pointer is a data structure that is used a lot in the systems that we're talking about. It is basically a pointer to the place where some information is stored. Together with the pointer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hash-pointer/@rosargia/hash-pointers-and-data-structures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hash-pointer/@rosargia/hash-pointers-and-data-structures</guid><category><![CDATA[hash-pointer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rosargia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:57:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W71zzwkiHVdskTMe7bQfQvDFQvm3w6hEc4fmdaQd7sCe2t1hC6GYpKQsWrWNHGKE6xuzMhv1JHfMAqP9qru7TQZQUaNL5TK6iJ4vMUuVJRvHFQVsyRf1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>