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

Drift’s Daring Dive: Solana’s New Token Market Sparks Buzz

Drift, a crypto exchange built on the Solana blockchain, is capturing the market's attention with its innovative approach to token launches. The company has...
Maria Irene

A New Dawn: MakiDex Ignites the DeFi Space on Solana

MakiDex, an emerging platform in the Solana space, has recently made waves with its migration from Heco and Fantom blockchains. This strategic move is...
Maria Irene

Coinbase Challenges Senators’ Call for Tighter Regulation on Bitcoin ETFs

Amidst growing debates over the regulation of cryptocurrency ETFs, Coinbase's chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, has criticized a recent letter by two United States...
Maria Irene

Bitcoin Rumors Sparked by Max Keiser’s Tweet

Bitcoin maximalist Max Keiser has once again set the cryptocurrency world abuzz with rumors of a potential $500 billion Bitcoin purchase by Qatar, a...
Maria Irene

Xverse Wallet Embraces Runes: A New Era for Bitcoin Fungible Tokens

The buzz around BRC-20 tokens has been palpable in the Bitcoin community, with the Ordinals protocol enabling users to embed NFT-like assets on the...
Maria Irene

Ether Fees Take a Dive: The Dencun Drop

As whispers of Ethereum's Dencun upgrade evolved into a chorus of anticipation, the crypto community braced for what was promised to be a landmark...