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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LAVA: A Fiery Solution to Decentralized Finance’s Impermanent Loss

In a major move for DeFi, LAVA has officially launched its lending market platform, aiming to revolutionize liquidity provision. As the first global platform...
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Sony’s Patent Application Hints at Gaming Industry’s Shift Towards NFTs

Tech giant Sony, renowned for its PlayStation gaming console, has recently unveiled a patent application that sheds light on the concept of "super-fungible tokens"...
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Bukele’s Bitcoin Banter: El Salvador’s President Laughs Off Critic’s Legal Woes

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele recently found humor in an unexpected place—the legal troubles of Senator Bob Menendez, a vocal critic of his country's...
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CoinSwitch Crosses Milestone: First Indian Crypto Exchange with 20 Million Users

The competition among crypto exchanges is fierce. Amidst this cutthroat environment, an Indian crypto exchange, CoinSwitch, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the...
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Runestone Rises: Record-Breaking NFT Inscription Sparks Crypto Frenzy

The Runestone, an unprecedented feat in the realm of blockchain inscriptions, has sparked a frenzy in the crypto world. NFT historian Leonidas unveiled the...
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Burnt Banksy Unveils XION’s Mainnet

Burnt Banksy's latest revelation stunned the crypto world as he unveiled XION's mainnet, heralding it as the pioneering blockchain geared for mainstream adoption. Distinctively,...