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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Canister Lab

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...
Real Estate
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Winter Freeze Looms for US Housing Market

As mortgage demand plunges to its lowest point in three decades, a chill is settling over the US housing market that even rate cuts...
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...