Maria Irene

Maria Irene is a journalist and author covering the Internet Computer Protocol, Bitcoin, DeFi, and the broader decentralised web. She is the founder and editor of LedgerLife.io, an independent, reader-funded publication dedicated to clear-eyed reporting on the ICP ecosystem and Web3 technology. She is the author of two books: Money Without Masters: The Story of Crypto (Amazon) and The World Computer: Decentralised Computing and the Rise of the Internet Computer Protocol (Amazon). Her work focuses on making complex blockchain technology accessible without losing precision or depth.
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Three OMB loans unlock 0.71 BTC through Liquidium

Three Ordinal Maxi Biz (OMB) holders borrowed a combined 0.71 BTC against their Bitcoin-based digital art through Liquidium between September 23 and 26, according...

Gold faces sharpest volatility in decades as bond market adds pressure

Gold futures are experiencing an unusually volatile year, with sharp daily falls becoming more frequent as movements in the bond market add pressure to...

Coin HERO returns with redesigned trading app built on Caffeine

Coin HERO is returning with a redesigned app after its creator announced plans for a broader revamp of the trading platform, which was originally...

Pierre Samaties outlines DFINITY’s next phase of UNDP cooperation

DFINITY Chief Business Officer Pierre Samaties has outlined how the foundation plans to build on its work in Pakistan as it expands cooperation with...
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Paylink aims to simplify crypto and fiat payments with new escrow...

Paylink, a payments app developed by ICPvibecoder, is introducing tools to make both crypto and fiat transactions more accessible and secure. The app allows...
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Oisy wallet to let users pay with crypto at SPAR stores...

Pierre Samaties, Chief Business Officer at the DFINITY Foundation, revealed on Dexter’s Legendary SCHIZO Space that Oisy wallet users will soon be able to...
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ICPanda launches x402 V2 to simplify payments on the Internet Computer

ICPanda has rolled out x402 V2, an upgrade designed to make payment facilitators easier to integrate into the x402 ecosystem on the Internet Computer....
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Dominic Williams challenges how blockchain transaction numbers are counted

A claim about Solana’s transaction dominance has prompted a sharper intervention from Internet Computer founder Dominic Williams, shifting the discussion from raw numbers to...
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Loka Mining Brings New Liquidity Options to Bitcoin Miners

Bitcoin miners often face a familiar challenge: access to capital rarely moves at the same pace as the industry’s cycles. A new protocol called...
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ODIN·FUN Adds Binance Wallet Support as Bitcoin DeFi Grows

ODIN·FUN has announced that it now supports Binance Wallet connections, a move aimed at streamlining onboarding and expanding its ecosystem. The integration is designed...