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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Swiss healthcare data emerges as potential use case for ICP cloud infrastructure

Swiss healthcare providers are being identified as a potential use case for decentralised cloud infrastructure, as hospitals face strict requirements around the handling of...

ICPay Launches Discounted On-Chain Storage With ICBucket

ICPay has launched ICBucket, an on-chain storage service on the Internet Computer, with promotional pricing, a revised user interface and changes to its underlying...

UNDP Expands Sovereign AI Infrastructure Pilot to Five More Countries

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is expanding a pilot programme designed to help governments develop AI-powered applications without relying entirely on major US-based...

NEAR and ICP Join Forces in NearLaunch Website Deployment Experiment

A new NearLaunch experiment is showing how NEAR and the Internet Computer Protocol can be used together to simplify the process of deploying websites...
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Demystifying UTXOs: A Shopper’s Guide to Bitcoin Transactions!

Picture a day at the grocery store: you've just bought a carton of milk for $2.50, but all you have is a $5 bill....
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Landfills, Bitcoin, and the Climate Crusade: A New Zealand Activist’s Unexpected...

Maria Irene Daniel Batten, a climate activist and tech founder-turned-Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Analyst from New Zealand, recently took to Twitter to share a...
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Gloves Come Off in Binance vs. SEC Bout: A Retrospective Analysis...

Maria Irene In the latest chapter of the high-stakes legal feud between cryptocurrency behemoth Binance and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the legal...
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Taming the Indian Tiger: Tesla’s Tryst with the Subcontinent

After years of speculation, and a series of business flirtations, it seems that Tesla's arrival in India may finally be on the horizon. Recent...
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Gemini Bets Big on Asia-Pacific: The New Crypto Frontier

In a bold move to capture the impending growth of the cryptocurrency market, Gemini, the renowned crypto exchange, announced its strategic expansion plans into...
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Banks Offer High Rates, Investors Say ‘High-Five’ to Stocks and Crypto...

Maria Irene Investing in Stocks and Crypto Persists Despite High Interest Rates: A Global Phenomenon Despite the seemingly high interest rates offered by various banking institutions...