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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Dom Wallet adds Silk Road exhibit exploring Bitcoin, crime and state power

Dom Wallet has added a new exhibit to its Ruins wing examining the history of Silk Road and its wider impact on Bitcoin, law...

Liquidium launches Robinhood Chain NFT lending in open beta

Liquidium.WTF has launched its NFT lending service on Robinhood Chain in open beta, giving holders of selected Robinhood NFTs the option to borrow crypto...

ICPay adds new tools for simpler canister management

ICPay has launched a new set of canister management tools aimed at making it easier for Internet Computer users to control and maintain their...

Crypto ETFs record sixth straight week of inflows

Crypto exchange-traded funds recorded another week of net inflows, extending their positive run to six consecutive weeks as investor demand for digital assets shows...
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ICP Exchange Balances Fall to Yearly Low as Broader Supply Pressures...

The supply of ICP held on centralised exchanges has fallen to 61.6 million tokens, the lowest level recorded this year, based on data from...
Maria Irene

How Stillcore Capital Is Reframing TAO for Institutional Capital

Institutional adoption in crypto rarely looks the way it is imagined online. It does not usually begin with dramatic announcements, social media fanfare, or...
Maria Irene

Leading AI Researchers Explore the Path to General Intelligence at Davos

At World Computer Day in Davos, top AI researchers from Stanford, ETH Zurich, and Google shared insights on the current state and future of...
Maria Irene

$CRYPTOBURG Tops Bitcoin’s Fungible Tokens on ODIN•FUN

ODIN•FUN has emerged as the leading platform for the Bitcoin-based fungible token $CRYPTOBURG, which has reached a market capitalisation of $289 million, with total...
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Caffeine AI Opens Submissions for “You Chat, AI Builds” Promptathon

Caffeine AI has opened submissions for its “You Chat, AI Builds” Promptathon, inviting developers and creators to submit working applications built using the platform...
Maria Irene

Wasp Begins Testing WordPress Integration on Internet Computer

Wasp has entered its final phase and is now production-ready, offering a WordPress integration built on the Internet Computer (ICP). The platform allows critical...