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...
Books
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Rune Østgård’s Vision: A Millennium of Inflation and the Dawn of...

In a compelling video discussion titled "1000 Years of Inflation with Rune Østgård", the Norwegian lawyer, author, and Bitcoin advocate offers a profound exploration...
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Crypto Expo Asia 2023 Announces Key Speakers and Strategic Partnership with...

The upcoming Crypto Expo Asia 2023, one of Asia's most influential cryptocurrency and blockchain events, today announced the participation of an impressive lineup of...
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Trustless Computers: A New Dawn for Smart Contract Deployment on Bitcoin

Maria Irene In the ever-evolving landscape of blockchain technology, the buzz around Trustless Computers (TC) - a revolutionary protocol designed for deploying smart contracts on...
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ALEX planning an Airdrop? Anticipation Builds for $B20, the Latest BRC-20...

Maria Irene   The buzz in the BRC-20 community is building ahead of the launch of the latest token, $B20. Highly anticipated by both investors and...
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SATS: The Rising Star of BRC20 Tokens

In the ever-evolving world of BRC-20 and Ordinals, new tokens continuously emerge, each vying for their unique position in the expansive BRC-20 landscape. Recently,...
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The Dawn of $DONS: Still Early, Yet This MemeCoin is Already...

Maria Irene After the recent crash of the popular meme token, Pepe, discussions about the future of meme tokens have been ignited in the crypto...