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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Caffeine lets users buy custom domains directly inside Studio

Caffeine is adding a simpler way for users to give AI-built apps and websites their own domain names, allowing them to search for and...

Liquidium launches Ethereum NFT lending across 50 collections

Liquidium has launched Liquidium.WTF on Ethereum, expanding its NFT lending platform to allow users to borrow ETH against NFTs from 50 collections or lend...

OISY adds Robinhood Chain support in v2.6.0

OISY has added support for Robinhood Chain in its v2.6.0 release, allowing users to access Robinhood Chain assets alongside other supported cryptocurrencies from the...

OGY holders have one week left to migrate legacy tokens

ORIGYN is reminding holders of its legacy OGY token that the deadline to migrate to the new SNS ledger is 15 October 2026, leaving...
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Maria Irene

Calling the Next Move? KongSwap’s Prediction Markets Let You Bet on...

Betting on short-term price movements just got a lot more interesting with KongSwap’s prediction markets. The platform now supports wagers on ecosystem tokens like...
Maria Irene

Code is Dead, Long Live Code

AI isn’t here to put software engineers out of a job. It’s here to give them a lot more work. The arrival of the...
Maria Irene

RichSwap Tightens Security With P2SH Upgrade

RichSwap users just got a serious upgrade. The platform now supports Pay-to-Script-Hash (P2SH) addresses, making Bitcoin transactions faster and more secure. With this feature...
Maria Irene

$CLOWN’s Pinning System Puts Tokens in the Spotlight

$CLOWN is introducing a pinning system that allows tokens to stand out, giving them added visibility within the dapp. The process is straightforward: anyone...
Maria Irene

Code, Canisters, and Coin Nation: ICP Studio’s Answer to Web3 Development

Preston Lucas has been around the digital block long enough to know the hurdles of building on blockchain. As a crypto investor, engineer, and...
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Diode and DFINITY Scrap the Sync Struggle with Always-On Messaging

Automated presence has arrived for Diode Collab, thanks to a collaboration with DFINITY that removes the last hurdle in fully decentralised messaging. The challenge...