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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OISY 2.6 adds XRP, Robinhood assets and cycles support

OISY has released version 2.6 of its wallet, adding support for native XRP, Robinhood assets and a new way to hold Internet Computer compute...

Liquidium reports 1.6 million ICP supplied across 175 loans

Liquidium has reported a new milestone for its ICP lending activity, with 1.6 million ICP supplied through the platform across 175 loans. The milestone was...

Odin.fun reports busiest development week with 228 commits

Odin.fun has reported its busiest development week of the series, with 228 commits covering live community features, account security, search visibility and improvements to...

US equity ETF inflows fall to lowest level since March

US equity exchange-traded funds saw their average daily inflows fall to about US$3.3 billion in September, marking the third consecutive monthly decline and the...
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Liquidity Rules the Market, But For How Long?

Michael Howell doesn’t sound like a man guessing his way through the fog. The founder of Crossborder Capital, often described as the “godfather of...
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Caffeine AI Powers First Fully On-Chain File-to-URL Tool on ICP

The latest experiment out of the Internet Computer community has seen developers push the boundaries of what’s possible with on-chain storage and file interaction....
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Caffeine AI Meets Bitcoin Degens: Kairos Launches Social Prediction Markets on...

Kairos is now live, marking the arrival of the first Bitcoin-denominated prediction market built with a social-first approach and powered by Internet Computer’s Chain...
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AgriiDAO Logs Over 11,000 Fresh Produce Prices On-Chain

AgriiDAO has passed the 11,000 mark for fresh produce prices captured and stored through its on-chain tool, agriiPrice. The project, which focuses on bringing...
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Caffeine AI Helps Push Fresh Funnai Calculator Update Live

A new version of the Funnai mining calculator is now live on Caffeine AI, bringing a set of thoughtful updates that improve how users...
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Built Before Coffee: Caffeine AI Helps Launch Web3Pastebin in Under an...

It took less than an hour, a little curiosity, and one invite code. That’s all @SecureChainDFX needed to create and deploy a generative AI...