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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Dominic Williams highlights fully on-chain exchange model

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams has highlighted the idea of an open-source order book exchange that operates entirely on-chain, pointing to the potential of blockchain...

Dom Wallet explores self-drawing Bitcoin Bitmaps

Dom Wallet has highlighted a recent development in Bitcoin Bitmap technology that could allow an inscription to build an accurate representation of a block...

Odin.fun outlines locking, staking and V2 migration plans

Odin.fun has provided an update on its roadmap, covering token locking, staking, the planned migration from V1 to V2 and security measures introduced following...

ICPanda explores AI control and human freedom in new sci-fi story

ICPanda has released a new science fiction story exploring the question of whether an artificial superintelligence should have the authority to determine humanity's future. Titled...
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Uniswap Unleashes UniswapX Beta: A Unicorn Upgrade

Leading decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, Uniswap, has taken a significant leap towards revolutionizing automated market makers (AMMs) and liquidity sources with its newest product...
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Riding the ‘Dot AI’ Bubble: A Trillion-Dollar Tightrope Walk Towards the...

The ascendancy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gripped the world, and the gripping saga has a new narrator—Emad Mostaque, CEO of Stability AI. He...
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Fox’s Shapeshift DAO is Two-Years-Young and Hungry for More: Swapping Boundaries...

Two years ago, Fox's Shapeshift DAO stepped into the crypto realm with an ambition to reimagine the decentralized universe. As they mark their second...
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A Mind-Bending Voyage Into Consciousness: ‘I’m a Strange Loop’ Unravels Reality

Maria Irene Douglas Hofstadter’s magnum opus, "I'm a Strange Loop," takes us on a deeply engaging, metaphysical journey that explores the essence of human consciousness....
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Dancing with Eternity: Brian Greene’s ‘Until the End of Time’ Tackles...

In the vast ocean of literature seeking to bridge the gap between scientific discourse and human existentialism, few works rise to the surface with...
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HODLers of Last Resort: A Peek into Bitcoin’s 29.1% Never-Moved Crypto...

Maria Irene In a market defined by its volatility, it seems an extraordinary 29.1% of all Bitcoin has remained unmoved for the past five years....