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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Gaming

The Jar of DOM reopens with a new on-chain season

The Jar of DOM has reopened for a new season, giving DOM Wallet users another on-chain game built around ICP staking, DOM burns and...

KeyMesh explores confidential and verifiable external compute on ICP

A new experimental project called KeyMesh is exploring whether the Internet Computer can coordinate external computing resources while giving users stronger guarantees around privacy,...

ICPay aims to simplify crypto transfers with username-based handles

Sending cryptocurrency can involve copying and pasting long wallet addresses, a process that can be inconvenient and increases the risk of entering the wrong...

Expired bob.fun domain raises Internet Identity security concerns for users

Users of the ICP-based bob.fun applications have been warned against accessing the services through their former web domains after the bob.fun domain stopped serving...
Macro Scene
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The Debt, Despair, and Digital Divide: Macro Economist Raoul Pal Sounds...

Maria Irene Macro Economist Raoul Pal, a Solana enthusiast and well-known voice in the finance community, recently took to social media to share his thoughts,...
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Alipay+ Breaks Into the Middle East: launches in Saudi Arabia

In a move that underscores its ambition to penetrate new markets, Alipay+ Payment Tech announced its participation in Seamless Saudi Arabia 2023, taking place...
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CyberConnect V3: The Dawn of Web3 Social Renaissance

The internet, once hailed as a democratizing force, has lately come under fire for perpetuating centralized control over social interactions. Traditional social media platforms...
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Solana Co-Founder to FTX: ‘Don’t SOL Us Short! Return the Tokens!’

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko recently chimed into the X chatter surrounding the uncertain fate of collapsed crypto exchange FTX's substantial Solana (SOL) holdings. As...
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PancakeSwap Flips the Script: Stacks Syrupy-Sweet Offers on Base’s New Ethereum...

The decentralized finance (DeFi) world moves at the pace of new code commits, and the latest news from PancakeSwap proves it. In a game-changing...
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Ethereum Staking Services Embrace 22% Limit to Uphold Decentralization

In a strategic move to maintain the decentralization of the Ethereum network, several prominent Ethereum staking service providers have rallied behind a self-imposed limit...