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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OpenChat adds direct crypto transfers through Oisy and NFID Wallet

OpenChat users can now send cryptocurrency directly through the platform using Oisy and NFID Wallet, removing the need to first deposit funds into an...

Onicai SNS proposal goes live on ICP governance

A proposal to move onicai towards decentralised governance through an SNS is now live on the Internet Computer’s Network Nervous System (NNS), giving the...

ICPanda proposes six protocols for trusted AI agent communication

AI agents are increasingly being designed to communicate and act with less direct human involvement, raising questions about identity, authority, privacy and the reliability...

Liquidium records largest simple loan with $60,700 USDC borrowed against Bitcoin

Liquidium has reported its largest simple loan to date, with a user borrowing about $60,700 in USDC by providing two Bitcoin as collateral. According to...
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Bots with Benefits: funnAI Opens the Door to Earning AI Agents

funnAI has switched on its demo mode and thrown open the gates to a new experiment in decentralised artificial intelligence. It's pitching something quite...
Maria Irene

Dmail Now Live on Interport for Crosschain Messaging

Dmail has landed on Interport, opening up an easier route for users to move their $DMAIL tokens between Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Linea. This...
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Oisy Wants You to Remember This Number

Oisy is giving its users a heads-up that could save them some login headaches. The Internet Identity (II) login domain is getting an update—a...
Maria Irene

Gold DAO goes full splash with WaterNeuron bet

Gold DAO has confirmed a hefty stake in the WaterNeuron SNS, locking in over a million WTN tokens for three years. The move follows...
Maria Irene

Allfather Gets Handy: Odin Polishes Up with Smart Fixes and Friendlier...

Odin’s latest platform update brings a long list of improvements, all aimed at making the space smoother, smarter and easier to navigate—whether you're tracking...
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Rust Meets Chain Chaos: ic-test Wants to Keep It Simple

There's now a tool trying to make one of the fiddliest bits of blockchain work feel less like a chore. It’s called ic-test, and...