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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Querio: Redefining Search in Web3

In May 2023, the digital world witnessed the birth of Querio, a revolutionary Web3 search engine, crafted by the brilliant minds at CrossChain Labs....
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Privacy Takes Center Stage: PIVX Leads the Charge in Crypto’s New...

As the digital currency landscape evolves with all the buzz around the Bitcoin ETF, PIVX, a privacy-centric cryptocurrency, is increasingly capturing the attention of...
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ICP-Powered Gold DAO: Charting a New Course in Digital Gold Trading

A fresh era dawns in the digital finance world with the unveiling of The Gold DAO by DAO.Link, a project brimming with ambition and...
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Jim Cramer Acknowledges Mistake on Bitcoin, Admits Premature Call to Sell

In a surprising turn of events, renowned markets commentator Jim Cramer has tacitly admitted to being wrong about Bitcoin, acknowledging that he was premature...
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AI-Driven Lung Cancer Detection Breakthrough at RSNA Annual Meeting

In a groundbreaking development at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, an AI-driven lung cancer detection model, "CXR-Lung-Risk," is set to...
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Brewing a New Era in DeFi with Cross-Chain Mastery

Maya Protocol stands out in the decentralized finance (DeFi) world, paving the way for asset exchanges across a variety of blockchains. The launch of...