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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Motoko Docs Get a Clean, Calm Upgrade

Motoko just got a fresh coat of paint—and developers on the Internet Computer Protocol might find themselves spending more time reading than coding this...
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Doge Swims Across: Native $DOGE Lands on Osmosis via Omnity

The unmistakable face of Dogecoin has just picked up a new passport stamp. Native $DOGE can now cross into Osmosis, thanks to a fresh...
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CycleOps Gets a Memory Upgrade

Performance glitches often arrive quietly. One moment, a canister’s running smoothly. The next, cycles vanish faster than expected and latency stretches without warning. Then...
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Burn First, Think Long: cICP Takes a Slow and Smoky Route

The idea of burning tokens doesn’t usually spark investor comfort, but in the case of cICP, it’s the entire pitch. Nearly 946,200 ICP worth...
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OG Runes Set to Launch on ODIN•FUN on 18 June

The Bitcoin DeFi playground is about to get noisier, and ODIN•FUN is rolling out the welcome mat for the long-awaited Runes tokens. On Wednesday,...
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$25K? Airmail It! Dmail Plots Token Drop with a Twist

Dmail has just landed a $25,000 grant from the DFINITY Foundation, and rather than stash it away for internal upgrades or quietly boost operations,...