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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Abell Finance Bags DFINITY Grant to Bring AI Trading to ICP

Abell Finance is an AI-powered trading platform designed to make institutional-grade strategies accessible to everyday investors while ensuring they maintain full control over their...
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Stringly Brings ICP-Powered Dating and Networking

Matchmaking has always been an unpredictable business, but Abhinav, the founder and CEO of Stringly, is throwing out the old rulebook. Built on the...
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NFTs, Nuggets, and No Middlemen: Gold 3.0 Lands on ICP

Gold’s always had a flair for reinvention. From pharaohs flaunting it to central banks hoarding it, the yellow metal has managed to stay in...
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Dominic Williams Predicts 2025 as the Year of Self-Writing Applications

Apps that build themselves might sound like something pulled from a sci-fi novel, but that’s exactly where things are heading. The Internet Computer is...
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CLOAD Pioneers Decentralised Storage and Virtual Goods Trading on ICP

CLOAD has carved out a distinct place in the Web3 space, offering a decentralised storage and virtual goods trading service that operates entirely on...
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GitHub’s Code Race: ICP Developers Take the Lead

Developers are often the pulse of any technology, and when they start flocking to a project in large numbers, something is shifting. Over the...