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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ckSOL proposal aims to bring Solana assets to the Internet Computer

Proposals have been submitted to the Internet Computer’s Network Nervous System (NNS) to deploy ckSOL, a token designed to bring Solana’s native SOL cryptocurrency...

Bleep App promotes ad-free social networking on the Internet Computer

Bleep App is positioning itself as an alternative to conventional social media, promoting an ad-free experience and instant monetisation for users on the Internet...

DAMONIC locks more than $8,000 in ICPSwap liquidity for one year

The DAMONIC project has locked a liquidity position worth more than $8,000 in the DAMONIC/ICP trading pool on ICPSwap for one year, according to...

ICPay launches prepaid storage plans through ICBucket

ICPay is promoting a prepaid storage option through ICBucket that allows users to pay for data storage directly from their ICPay balance, without using...
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SATS: The Rising Star of BRC20 Tokens

In the ever-evolving world of BRC-20 and Ordinals, new tokens continuously emerge, each vying for their unique position in the expansive BRC-20 landscape. Recently,...
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The Dawn of $DONS: Still Early, Yet This MemeCoin is Already...

Maria Irene After the recent crash of the popular meme token, Pepe, discussions about the future of meme tokens have been ignited in the crypto...
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Bank of America Signals Economic Downturn: Consumer Spending Drops Amidst White-Collar...

Bank of America, one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., has issued a sobering economic warning: consumer spending has dropped significantly, and...
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Rising Debt Mountains: A Comparative Analysis of Global Debt-to-GDP Ratios

Maria Irene As the world economy continues to grapple with the fallout of the past decade, the specter of sovereign debt looms large. The Debt-to-GDP...
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The Economic Ensemble: A Week of Telling Data for the American...

Maria Irene This week promises to bring a windfall of economic data that could potentially influence the direction of the American economy. From retail sales...
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Skousen’s Warning: Fed’s Policies, Asset Bubbles, and an Imminent Economic Collapse

Prominent economist Mark Skousen recently issued a grim forecast for the American economy, pointing to a cocktail of factors that could trigger a significant...