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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Juno Supercharges GitHub Actions for Smoother Deployments

Juno’s latest update to GitHub Actions is making life easier for developers working on decentralised apps. The introduction of new CLI commands means setting...
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ICP-Powered Dragginz Puts Players in Control of the Game’s Future

Dragginz is a 3D MMORPG built on the Internet Computer blockchain. It is a fully on-chain, non-profit game created by the team behind Neopets....
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Elliptic and DFINITY Tighten the Screws on Blockchain Security

Elliptic and the DFINITY Foundation have announced a partnership designed to strengthen security and compliance across the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) ecosystem. The collaboration...
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Dominic Williams on Bybit Hack: Could ICP Have Prevented It?

The Bybit hack has sent ripples through the crypto sector, marking it as the largest heist in the industry’s history. With over $1.46 billion...
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Shade Agents: NEAR-Powered AI That Thinks, Trades, and Acts—Without a Middleman

The rise of artificial intelligence has been marked by a series of breakthroughs, yet the path to fully autonomous AI has remained riddled with...
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Alexandria Supercharges Digital Autonomy with ICP Upload

Alexandria, a decentralised content platform, has unveiled a major update, bringing a fresh dimension to how users engage with content. The latest development introduces...