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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TNSR Token Takes Center Stage: A New Era for Solana’s NFT...

The Tensor Foundation's introduction of the TNSR token marks a significant turning point in the Solana NFT marketplace, heralding a new chapter of decentralized...
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Bitfinex Rings Alarm: The Halving’s Harsh Reality for Small Miners

Bitfinex, the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency trading platform, recently issued a cautionary note to the Bitcoin mining community, particularly highlighting the challenges small miners may...
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Bitcoin’s Flight to $150K: Standard Chartered’s Bold Market Vision

Financial institutions often maintain a cautious approach when it comes to the volatile world of cryptocurrencies. However, Standard Chartered, a prominent player in the...
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Coinbase’s Base: A Surge in Daily Transactions and New Users

Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, experienced an unprecedented surge in daily transactions and new user registrations following the Dencun upgrade, setting new records and...
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Solana’s Meteoric Rise: Memecoin Madness Pushes Network to the Brink

Solana's ascent into the spotlight has been nothing short of extraordinary, especially in the realm of memecoins. Over the weekend, the Solana network experienced...
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Image Rehab: Court Docs Unveil Strategy Saga

Controversy has not been a stranger to Sam Bankman-Fried, the once-celebrated founder of FTX, whose rapid ascent in the cryptocurrency world was as stunning...