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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Three OMB loans unlock 0.71 BTC through Liquidium

Three Ordinal Maxi Biz (OMB) holders borrowed a combined 0.71 BTC against their Bitcoin-based digital art through Liquidium between September 23 and 26, according...

Gold faces sharpest volatility in decades as bond market adds pressure

Gold futures are experiencing an unusually volatile year, with sharp daily falls becoming more frequent as movements in the bond market add pressure to...

Coin HERO returns with redesigned trading app built on Caffeine

Coin HERO is returning with a redesigned app after its creator announced plans for a broader revamp of the trading platform, which was originally...

Pierre Samaties outlines DFINITY’s next phase of UNDP cooperation

DFINITY Chief Business Officer Pierre Samaties has outlined how the foundation plans to build on its work in Pakistan as it expands cooperation with...
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Dominic Williams Highlights Role for ICP in Europe’s Digital Strategy

Dominic Williams, founder of DFINITY, has drawn attention to Europe’s efforts to strengthen control over digital infrastructure. Commenting on recent trends, he said on...
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Juno API Launches as Self-Hosted Service for Developers

A new open-source API service for the Juno ecosystem has surfaced, aimed squarely at developers who want more control over how they run and...
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Dmail upgrades NFT domain sales flow with faster processing and more...

Dmail has rolled out a set of backend and checkout upgrades designed to make buying its NFT email domains quicker and easier, as the...
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DAOs Can Now Run Bluesky Accounts via ICP

Decentralised governance is starting to spill out of the usual on-chain spaces and into public timelines, thanks to a new integration between Bluesky’s AT...
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Tricia Wang on What Autonomous AI Actually Needs

As businesses race to deploy AI agents that can plan, act and execute tasks with minimal human input, a quieter question is starting to...
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Debt Bonanza or Fiscal Headache? US Treasuries Hit $654bn This Week

The United States government sold a huge batch of Treasury securities last week, auctioning a reported $654 billion of bills, notes and bonds as...