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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Bitcoin

Liquidium vs Nexo: How Bitcoin-backed loans compare

Bitcoin holders have several ways to access cash or stablecoins without selling their BTC, but the cost, collateral requirements and risks can vary widely...

Liquidium Puts Simple Bitcoin-Backed Loans Within Reach Without a Wallet Connection

Liquidium is making its borrowing process more straightforward with Simple Loans, an address-based lending option that allows users to create a loan without signing...

DOM Launches 3D Builder for On-Chain Districts

A district that once existed as a flat 32×32 bitmap can now be built upwards, with DOM launching a new tool that turns owned...

AI Boom Creates More Than 750,000 Jobs in the US

Artificial intelligence is changing the US job market in a way that is creating new work alongside the disruption caused by the technology. LinkedIn estimates...
ICP
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Internet Computer’s Node Tug-of-War?

DFINITY’s Internet Computer (IC) has long promoted the vision of a decentralised global compute platform, but concerns have surfaced over how node providers are...
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ICP-Powered Bookie: A Decentralised Sportsbook That Puts Bettors First

The usual sports betting playbook reads like a one-sided affair. Bookmakers decide the odds, take their cut, and when bettors start winning too much,...
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Kong Bets Big: Airdrops Up for Grabs in Prediction Market

Kong’s prediction market has just rolled out another update, this time introducing an Airdrop Claims section under Earn. For those keeping track, this feature...
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Calling the Next Move? KongSwap’s Prediction Markets Let You Bet on...

Betting on short-term price movements just got a lot more interesting with KongSwap’s prediction markets. The platform now supports wagers on ecosystem tokens like...
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Code is Dead, Long Live Code

AI isn’t here to put software engineers out of a job. It’s here to give them a lot more work. The arrival of the...
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RichSwap Tightens Security With P2SH Upgrade

RichSwap users just got a serious upgrade. The platform now supports Pay-to-Script-Hash (P2SH) addresses, making Bitcoin transactions faster and more secure. With this feature...