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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Bitfinex Rings Alarm: The Halving’s Harsh Reality for Small Miners

Bitfinex, the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency trading platform, recently issued a cautionary note to the Bitcoin mining community, particularly highlighting the challenges small miners may...
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Bitcoin’s Flight to $150K: Standard Chartered’s Bold Market Vision

Financial institutions often maintain a cautious approach when it comes to the volatile world of cryptocurrencies. However, Standard Chartered, a prominent player in the...
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Coinbase’s Base: A Surge in Daily Transactions and New Users

Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, experienced an unprecedented surge in daily transactions and new user registrations following the Dencun upgrade, setting new records and...
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Solana’s Meteoric Rise: Memecoin Madness Pushes Network to the Brink

Solana's ascent into the spotlight has been nothing short of extraordinary, especially in the realm of memecoins. Over the weekend, the Solana network experienced...
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Image Rehab: Court Docs Unveil Strategy Saga

Controversy has not been a stranger to Sam Bankman-Fried, the once-celebrated founder of FTX, whose rapid ascent in the cryptocurrency world was as stunning...
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Biden in the Balance: Binance’s Battle for Freedom

The growing call for President Joe Biden's intervention in the case of detained Binance executives underscores a crucial juncture in the relationship between U.S....