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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Bitcoin

Liquidium vs Nexo: How Bitcoin-backed loans compare

Bitcoin holders have several ways to access cash or stablecoins without selling their BTC, but the cost, collateral requirements and risks can vary widely...

Liquidium Puts Simple Bitcoin-Backed Loans Within Reach Without a Wallet Connection

Liquidium is making its borrowing process more straightforward with Simple Loans, an address-based lending option that allows users to create a loan without signing...

DOM Launches 3D Builder for On-Chain Districts

A district that once existed as a flat 32×32 bitmap can now be built upwards, with DOM launching a new tool that turns owned...

AI Boom Creates More Than 750,000 Jobs in the US

Artificial intelligence is changing the US job market in a way that is creating new work alongside the disruption caused by the technology. LinkedIn estimates...
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Bitcoin Gets Its Own DeFi Toolkit with REE from Omnity

Omnity Network has introduced the Runes Exchange Environment, or REE, a platform that lets developers build decentralised finance applications directly on Bitcoin. It promises...
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Onicai Launches Live Reverse Auction for mAIners on 9 November

Onicai is introducing a new kind of auction to the decentralised AI space, where strategy and timing could decide who walks away with the...
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Dmail Adds USDC Support on Base for Web3 Domain Payments

Dmail, the decentralised email and identity platform, has introduced support for USDC payments via Base, expanding how users can register and pay for their...
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Bitcoin DeFi speeds up as REE and RichSwap cut swap times...

Bitcoin’s decentralised finance ecosystem has taken a leap forward with REE and RichSwap introducing on-chain liquidity at the Layer 1 level, reducing swap times...
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Prabhat builds fully on-chain poker game on ICP in minutes using...

A developer named Prabhat has built Decentralised Poker, a blockchain-based poker game, using just a single prompt on Caffeine AI — completing the entire...
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British University in Egypt integrates Caffeine AI into coursework for 400...

Over 400 students at The British University in Egypt (BUE) completed their final graded assignments using Caffeine AI, marking a first for the university...