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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OISY 2.6 adds XRP, Robinhood assets and cycles support

OISY has released version 2.6 of its wallet, adding support for native XRP, Robinhood assets and a new way to hold Internet Computer compute...

Liquidium reports 1.6 million ICP supplied across 175 loans

Liquidium has reported a new milestone for its ICP lending activity, with 1.6 million ICP supplied through the platform across 175 loans. The milestone was...

Odin.fun reports busiest development week with 228 commits

Odin.fun has reported its busiest development week of the series, with 228 commits covering live community features, account security, search visibility and improvements to...

US equity ETF inflows fall to lowest level since March

US equity exchange-traded funds saw their average daily inflows fall to about US$3.3 billion in September, marking the third consecutive monthly decline and the...
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AI Agents Could Become Crypto’s Next Major Users, Says Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong believes the next wave of crypto adoption may not come from retail traders or institutions, but from software. The Coinbase chief executive recently...
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Dominic Williams warns AI breaches expose fragile systems as ICP pitched...

A month-long breach of Mexican government systems has intensified debate about whether current cyber defences are fit for an AI-driven threat environment. According to reporting...
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Sneed Trading Bot update resolves ICPSwap failures linked to cached token...

A new version of the Sneed Trading Bot has been released to address trade failures affecting certain ICPSwap pairs, following reports from users who...
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Dom says UAE AWS outage shows data centres are becoming targets...

Drone strikes on Amazon Web Services data centres in the United Arab Emirates have disrupted banks, payments platforms and consumer apps across the region,...
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Caffeine.ai Wins Over Power Users as Community Pushes for Smarter Prompting

Developer daveDash says Caffeine.ai has come a long way — and that much of the difference between frustration and success on the platform lies...
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Armacore AI Pushes Into Autonomous Coding With Multi-Step GitHub Milestone

A new entrant in the fast-crowding field of autonomous software agents says it has cleared a technical hurdle that moves it closer to replacing...