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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Litecoin Joins Internet Computer Ecosystem Through ICP-Native Integration

The developers behind ICP HUB Egypt have announced that Litecoin (LTC) now integrates directly with Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) smart-contract infrastructure — not via...
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Pierre Samaties spotlights Caffeine AI and hyperlocal app building at Binance...

Pierre Samaties from Dfinity used his panel slot at Binance Blockchain Week to highlight how AI and user driven design are reshaping expectations around...
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Dragginz opens IcyDB v0.0.1 to the wider Internet Computer developer community

IcyDB has been announced as a new Rust framework aimed at building strongly typed, queryable data models on the Internet Computer, and while it...
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Juno updates focus on consistency as core modules move to ic_cdk...

Juno has pushed out a fresh release that stays true to its usual approach: keep the ecosystem tidy and consistent, even when there is...
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Crypto Charts Move Together, and Dom Says It Shows a Deeper...

A simple question on X about why every major crypto chart looks the same has opened a much wider conversation about how the market...
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ICP Burn Climbs Again, but Analysts Say Momentum Must Build

The latest figures for the monthly ICP burn show a clear pattern emerging over the past five years, with long-term movement pointing upward even...