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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Satsman goes live with first Bitcoin L1 memecoin launch

Satsman.fun, the Omnity Network’s platform for Bitcoin layer one memecoins, has officially gone live with the launch of three Genesis Memecoins. The project opens...
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Caffeine launches holiday game challenge with prizes for top creators

Caffeine has launched a time-limited Holiday Game Challenge, calling on builders to create and publish a live, holiday-themed game using its platform over the...
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Bittensor marks first TAO halving as emissions fall and the network...

Bittensor has passed a notable moment in its short history with the first halving of TAO emissions, triggered at block 7,103,976. Block rewards have...
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PocketIC 11.0.0 adds Dogecoin and canister migration support

PocketIC has rolled out version 11.0.0 of its server alongside updated Rust, Python and JavaScript libraries, expanding its feature set for developers building and...
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ic-dbms 0.1.0 launches with a schema-first approach to databases on the...

An open-source Rust framework aimed at simplifying database development on the Internet Computer has reached its first public release, with ic-dbms 0.1.0 now available...
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Vienna murder of Ukrainian student linked to crypto extortion

A 21-year-old Ukrainian student studying in Vienna has been murdered in what Austrian police describe as a financially motivated crime centred on cryptocurrency. The victim,...