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...
Real Estate
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Bank of America Signals Economic Downturn: Consumer Spending Drops Amidst White-Collar...

Bank of America, one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., has issued a sobering economic warning: consumer spending has dropped significantly, and...
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Rising Debt Mountains: A Comparative Analysis of Global Debt-to-GDP Ratios

Maria Irene As the world economy continues to grapple with the fallout of the past decade, the specter of sovereign debt looms large. The Debt-to-GDP...
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The Economic Ensemble: A Week of Telling Data for the American...

Maria Irene This week promises to bring a windfall of economic data that could potentially influence the direction of the American economy. From retail sales...
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Skousen’s Warning: Fed’s Policies, Asset Bubbles, and an Imminent Economic Collapse

Prominent economist Mark Skousen recently issued a grim forecast for the American economy, pointing to a cocktail of factors that could trigger a significant...
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The Bull Case for Bitcoin’s Web3 Ecosystem, Ordinals and BRC-20 Tokens

In the recent past, Leonidas.og, a well-known figure and influencer in the Ordinal space, painted a bullish picture for the integration of Web3 into...
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HyperCycle Teams Up with Cryptopia Group to Launch Pioneering Node License...

In a strategic move that is set to redefine the blockchain landscape, HyperCycle has announced a significant collaboration with Cryptopia Group to launch their...