<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:28:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Advanced Cash Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction This will be a brief review of the Advanced Cash payment system. In this review I'll relay, in my opinion, what constitutes the advantages and disadvantages of the Advanced Cash system. I'll]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/advanced-cash-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/advanced-cash-review</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 15:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5JTYhfHc4Yo97w9f8xfuMhd4dgMZgVM1uRZzuvYFf83oCNCksoa5czaUGcv8Fu1hsev3DBaKQpW6sQHCQAnVvn9v2G7KynbjhPjfMWuYtNiLAhbn8XYejqWd8mALnRRJAD7UKdqubeEqi9sxr3ZZPESahsNsBLu4EQihGxdtTmP5gw4dXiWCowNdYQDnjg1fYm4vVMzF1QCBZwt2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran FM discusses bilateral ties with Georgian officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've always thought Georgia should pursue closer ties with it's neighbors rather than trying to throw all its eggs in the single EU basket. It now seems that Georgia is moving in the right direction. Iran]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/iran-fm-discusses-bilateral-ties-with-georgian-officials</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/iran-fm-discusses-bilateral-ties-with-georgian-officials</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:09:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3WWvJz5e7GUvCEGYHQFeUcTPYm5UiTKhNv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ruble is the most gold-backed currency in the world. Can this help Russia safeguard against western economic warfare?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia insider asked me to share my opinion on why gold, or a gold backed currency is not be sufficent enough to safeguard the Russian Federation against western economic warefare. The following is my]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/the-ruble-is-the-most-gold-backed-currency-in-the-world-can-this-help-russia-safeguard-against-western-economic-warfare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/the-ruble-is-the-most-gold-backed-currency-in-the-world-can-this-help-russia-safeguard-against-western-economic-warfare</guid><category><![CDATA[ru]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2017 01:39:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwevquG6VGnMKQko8iyPaNBjYRLBhBihjg3gPZuYU8K3f4zL9XJ1rVSSakF5iAWXKLSWgn4147G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emerging Markets in an Upside-Down World]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/emerging-markets-in-an-upside-down-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/emerging-markets-in-an-upside-down-world</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7vEMF7PX7TnXLdYotme6hxShEo3QYeNc4N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Manage My Time Each Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this post, I'm going to outline my daily time management strategy. 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In this post I will list (what I believe to be) the properties of the ideal legislature for a unitary state.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/the-5-properties-of-the-perfect-unitary-state-legislature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/the-5-properties-of-the-perfect-unitary-state-legislature</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:43:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7AzetLLQekksPSXhVdpKCcCJo8ZSFJMmw8Wx3rm8dAehStps3McZK33eoK39hhKs8H5F6SK8Hj6pkUDTsuzKc8eLHXBVEeMeogoQxuTvP4XUBHA5qiuotrpoPY5LcoMYWarC7PmJDwJvKXHD3jcGpybSysQwT8XT1Xqt9iEMopDRc9YxGTb38f5o1EhZMVs1MGjYLVps3C7q17PPyJ4Ax2zs9j3gqUBqaXursc3fBNfRjf6zfZYwMpnCW1oHYBVJDDtVGfzjCZ9Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Few Thoughts on Venture Studios]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like the Startup studio concept. I particularly like the idea of an investor-led startup studio. I think that investor-led startup studios may be how the venture capital community saves itself from oblivion.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/a-few-thoughts-on-venture-studios</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/a-few-thoughts-on-venture-studios</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:35:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52TdHnx88BjGJXpnzxmEnB8yNLCo37xWGfMtGtRsLqSgpqGwv2MUMrnhHwyPnVSRwt1z9VDRxmDEyVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will a closed China willfully narrow its access to the global pool of professional talent.']]></title><description><![CDATA['A closed China willfully narrows its access to the global pool of professional talent.' This is the statement made in the linked article by the Economist. I don't by it! Here's why. There's scores of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/will-a-closed-china-willfully-narrow-its-access-to-the-global-pool-of-professional-talent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/will-a-closed-china-willfully-narrow-its-access-to-the-global-pool-of-professional-talent</guid><category><![CDATA[cn]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTTy4BLGurbzvr4eJFPZr28RvJuDaJtGbSvQwRJzpoChpMCrQB2tp3YSquyhcf8VFctaBRw6nu6YGSESCX6nWbKRKX8tnEixFaEDUznt8AiLtbmY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toastr Crowd Funding Platform Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venture capital is for all intents and purposes nonexistent in the non-industrialized markets/jurisdictions. Is there a way that ordinary folks can raise the equivalent of venture capital funding? 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Attribution: This content was originally posted on the 19th March, 2017.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/weekend-wisdom-01</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/weekend-wisdom-01</guid><category><![CDATA[weekend]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 13:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2nhMph8Yo3jHpCDVqEmcRWuAk1y2Bbj55TKZJnuC69u6GAFa57Npk8xSBhYXBegFhf2Jmqpw3DBBei6J3L5E2ieFd2cSiEXzSSJeLku2EovDFXjLQjmS9BYH9crq4ZsVwNcjrdHwGPgDdyaq5Yke9WBS6LCuQyTsXLkdzF6uLJYzQXmzDDbeMYJdc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Low Cost Model For Implementing eCommerce in the Global South]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction This is a brief summary of a method discovered and refined by the team at the Exceptional Insights Group, a distributed research and intelligence firm operating exclusively from the cloud.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/a-low-cost-model-for-implementing-ecommerce-in-the-global-south</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/a-low-cost-model-for-implementing-ecommerce-in-the-global-south</guid><category><![CDATA[dash]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:18:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmSXB7pJSiMYYP3x2q8FpPkBo9m4CMhzC8KBcMK8hLZu9MPJG5JosMyDEUnSd2dHZtxGNjFer3Ypbbgi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bitcoin Remittance Model That Could Revolutionize The Developing World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction Could a bitcoin remittance model service the needs of individuals in the non-industrialized global south? If the answer is yes, then how should such a model be implemented in order to ensure]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/a-bitcoin-remittance-model-that-will-revolutionize-the-developing-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/a-bitcoin-remittance-model-that-will-revolutionize-the-developing-world</guid><category><![CDATA[remittances]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmSXB7pJSiMYYP3x2q8FpPkBo9m4CMhzC8K9ErJDA33M96M4A7ioPaaWWvHAP2Wqi8GkmTbhaXjiMEox?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowdfunding In Industrialized & Non-Industrialized Markets/Jurisdictions Alike Can Be Made More Effective By Incorporating This Social Phenomenon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction Venture capital is for all intents and purposes nonexistent in the non-industrialized markets/jurisdictions. Is there a way that folks in the non-industrialized markets/jurisdictions can raise]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/crowdfunding-in-industrialized-and-non-industrialized-markets-jurisdictions-alike-can-be-made-more-effective-by-incorporating</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/crowdfunding-in-industrialized-and-non-industrialized-markets-jurisdictions-alike-can-be-made-more-effective-by-incorporating</guid><category><![CDATA[startup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmSXB7pJSiMYYP3x2q8FpPkBo9m4CMhzC8K9EeazDYs6TcMNJedvBLcCSKKehKWw1pQaoQrirCC6gNgN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Bitcoin Can Help Nations With Lots of Foreign Currency Denominated Obligations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turkey’s currency is having a hard time on the foreign exchange market. 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They could also have a major impact on market dynamics]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/a-few-thoughts-on-crypto-currencies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mikehydes/a-few-thoughts-on-crypto-currencies</guid><category><![CDATA[dash]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikehydes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:55:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UC4d6u8Y4HncG1KuPaMjCEUAqDcTRYrk25mURieCD4ee7G4oBMu936Jm1T7a6EMxzbTsdW2798ynP66EB9u6wjVnhbAz86?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Saudi Arabia’s Wealth Fund Could Benefit the World’s Entrepreneurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[So Saudi Arabia plans to create a 2 trillion dollar investment fund. Thinking about this the other day, I wondered if they had allocated any funds toward the seed/venture capital asset class. 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