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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Canister Lab

Liquidium reports 38% weekly rise in Bitcoin lending volume

Liquidium has reported a rise in lending activity over the past week, with Bitcoin-denominated loans increasing alongside renewed activity in Ordinals and Runes. The platform...

Odin.fun fixes trading, community and session issues in busiest week of development

Odin.fun recorded 161 commits and 60 pull requests during its 34th week of development, making it the platform's busiest week in a month. Much of...

Pakistan’s New Data Policy Opens the Door to ICP Use Cases

Pakistan's National Data Governance Policy 2026 is drawing attention to the potential role of decentralised infrastructure in the country's plans for managing government data,...

Menese puts live cross-chain liquidity pools under community governance

Menese Protocol is moving to place its cross-chain liquidity infrastructure under community governance as part of its SNS process, following the launch of pools...
Solana
Maria Irene

Bonk Bounces to the Bark Side: Solana’s Dog-Meme Coin Takes a...

Solana's canine-themed memecoin, Bonk (BONK), has wagged its way to the third spot among memecoins, outpacing Pepe in market capitalization on December 8. With an...
Maria Irene

MELDapp Revamps: New Era Crypto Tools Unveiled

In the latest edition of their Development Diaries, MELDapp shares a detailed insight into the recent enhancements and processes shaping their application. With a...
Maria Irene

ICP Ledger’s Rosetta API Integration in 2024: A Milestone for ICRC-1...

The Internet Computer ecosystem is on the cusp of a transformative phase with the anticipated integration of the Rosetta API for ICRC-1 tokens, scheduled...
Maria Irene

PIVX Unleashes New Era of P2P Transactions with Binance Integration

PIVX, a dynamic force in the privacy sector, has continued to make headlines following a bustling November, which saw a spike in prices and...
Maria Irene

Kamino Finance’s DeFi Spectacle: Pointing the Way to Solana’s Secret Airdrop...

Solana's DeFi scene is booming, and the star player? Kamino Finance, the speedster of protocols. Their latest move? A mysterious points program, teasing a...
Maria Irene

Bit-ting the Competition: Hive Digital’s Rigorous Dance with Bitmain Rigs Pays...

Bitcoin miner Hive Digital Technologies is reaping the rewards of its strategic move to acquire a fleet of Bitmain mining rigs in the aftermath...