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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PlanB’s Crystal Ball: 10 Months of Unstoppable FOMO

Bitcoin's recent surge past the $62,000 mark has sent waves of excitement through the cryptocurrency community. This milestone is not just a number; it...
Maria Irene

Blast-Off: Ethereum’s Layer-2 Network Ignites Billions in Crypto Adventure

Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling network launched its mainnet Thursday afternoon, finally unlocking billions of dollars’ worth of crypto funds that users had locked...
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Bitcoin’s Bull Run, Government Moves, and Hong Kong’s Tightened Grip

The world of cryptocurrency is never short of surprises, with recent events underscoring the dynamic and sometimes unpredictable nature of this digital financial landscape....
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Bitcoin Rollercoaster: Grayscale’s ETF Exodus Jolts Crypto Markets

Bitcoin experienced a dip of over 3% from its 24-hour high as investors in Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) shed $598.9 million from...
Maria Irene

Solana’s Gaming Frontier: MixMob Locks in Stormtrooper NFTs

The digital realm is witnessing a groundbreaking convergence of gaming, blockchain, and popular culture, a narrative vividly captured by the recent development where MixMob,...
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Telegram’s TON Takes Off: Ad Revenue Sharing Sends Prices Soaring

Telegram's recent announcement to share ad revenue through its TON blockchain has sparked a frenzy in the crypto market, catapulting the TON token's value...