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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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...
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Coinbase Unveils Crypto Transfer via Messaging Apps

The latest development from the payment world comes from Coinbase, which has now enabled its users to transfer cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and USD Coin...
Maria Irene

Waterloo Wizards Warp AI: A Universal Backdoor Dilemma

Orchestrating a seismic shift in the world of artificial intelligence, a team from Canada's University of Waterloo has unveiled a startling discovery. Benjamin Schneider,...
Maria Irene

Musk’s xAI Eyes Billion-Dollar Horizon: AI’s New Frontier

Did you know that the quest for artificial intelligence innovation just got a billion dollars more interesting? Elon Musk's latest venture, xAI Corp., is...
Maria Irene

Revolutionizing Interoperability: ICP’s New L2 Solutions for Bitcoin and Ethereum

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the worlds of Bitcoin and Ethereum were seamlessly connected with newer, cutting-edge blockchain technology? The Dfinity...
Maria Irene

Bitcoin Booms: Crypto Stocks Ride High as Wall Street Takes a...

Publicly traded crypto firms are breaking records, celebrating triple-digit gains this year. On December 4th, Bitcoin danced to a new year-high, surpassing $42,000 and...
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Mistral AI’s Soaring Valuation and Disruptive Trajectory in the AI Landscape

French startup Mistral AI is on the verge of a €450 million ($487 million) funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, potentially pushing its valuation...