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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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...
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Brian Armstrong’s Crypto Wish List: Building the Future or Shopping for...

In a recent post on X to the crypto community, Brian Armstrong, the founder of Coinbase, has delineated ten audacious ideas he believes could...
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Klever Wallet Turns Three: How It’s Changing the Crypto Wallet Game,...

Maria Irene As Klever Wallet celebrates its third trip around the sun, there's no doubt that this is far from your run-of-the-mill crypto wallet. Straddling...
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Polygon’s CDK: Not Just a Tool, But a Magic Wand That’s...

Maria Irene  When a leap occurs in technology, it's often subtle—a tweak here, a slight shift there. However, when Polygon announced their Chain Development Kit...
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Coinstore Brand Launch Conference 2023 Set to Shape Cryptocurrency Landscape

SINGAPORE, September 12th, 2023 - The cryptocurrency community is gearing up for a significant event as Coinstore, a rising star in the digital asset...
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Coinbase Stock Soars 15% Following Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Win Against SEC

Investors Optimistic About Coinbase's Prospects Amid Grayscale's Legal Victory In a turn of events that has set the cryptocurrency world abuzz, Coinbase's stock price experienced...
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The Bitmap Boom: Navigating Pixels and Profits in Blockamoto’s Digital Wonderland

Two months have passed since Bitoshi Blockamoto, the enigmatic genius behind Bitmap, propelled us into a digital cosmos made of numbers, pixels, and cryptographic...