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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Bitmap Climbs to Fourth Place in CoinGecko’s Most-Watched NFT Collections

Bitmap is quickly gaining in both popularity and recognition, according to a recent analysis by CoinGecko. With the NFT (Non-Fungible Token) space evolving at...
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Betting on Bitcoin’s Second Layer: How L2s Could Flip Coinbase and...

In an era when Bitcoin has redefined the way we think about finance, Muneeb, the co-creator of Stacks, a Bitcoin Layer 2 (L2) protocol,...
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Gary Gensler’s Congressional Testimony: 5 Key Moments of Contention

Gary Gensler, the head of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), faced a barrage of questions during his recent appearance before Congress,...
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Meta AI: Mark Zuckerberg’s Answer to ChatGPT Unveiled

In a bid to expand its technological horizons and keep pace with the ever-evolving AI landscape, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed Meta AI, an...
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Unraveling the Rune Saga: Decoding Confusion as Casey Rodarmor Puts the...

Maria Irene In the wild landscape of Bitcoin-based fungible tokens, Casey Rodarmor's announcement of Runes was the proverbial shot heard around the crypto world. Runes...
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21 Shades of Satoshi: Unlocking the Numerological Mysteries of Bitcoin’s Genesis

Bitcoin: it’s the cryptocurrency that has been changing the face of finance for more than a decade. Behind the scenes of this revolutionary concept...