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.
4481 Articles written
Caffeine AI

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...
Spotlight
Maria Irene

Bitfinity Mainnet: Turning Hype into Reality

The blockchain world has welcomed a fresh addition with Bitfinity’s mainnet officially going live. Yesterday, November 19th, marked the launch, ending months of anticipation...
Maria Irene

Retail Investors’ Surge in Confidence: A Bullish Sentiment Unseen in Decades

Retail investors are currently experiencing an unprecedented surge of optimism. The latest data from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) has revealed that...
Maria Irene

Trump Eyes Pro-Crypto SEC Chair as Gensler’s Exit Sparks Market Buzz

Donald Trump is already causing waves in the financial world, and he hasn’t even returned to the Oval Office—yet. Rumour has it that the...
Maria Irene

Roger Ver’s Extradition Saga: The Crypto Community Rallies for ‘Bitcoin Jesus’

Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin evangelist and author of Hijacking Bitcoin, has been trapped in legal uncertainty for eight months in Spain. His arrest in...
Maria Irene

Javier Milei’s Economic Chainsaw: The Shockwaves Reaching Elon Musk and DOGE

Javier Milei, Argentina’s new president, has done the unthinkable: transformed a collapsing economy in mere months. Once deemed “El Loco” by sceptics in the...
Maria Irene

MicroStrategy: The Secret Bitcoin Lever You’re Missing

Investors seeking innovative ways to add Bitcoin exposure without the usual hurdles might find a compelling case in MicroStrategy’s stock, MSTR. As Bitcoin integration...