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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Chainway Labs Secures $2.7M to Pioneer Bitcoin’s Zero-Knowledge Expansion

With a fresh injection of $2.7 million in seed funding, Chainway Labs is setting the stage for a groundbreaking development in the Bitcoin ecosystem...
Maria Irene

ELNA SNS DAO: A New Era in Decentralized Governance Emerges

ELNA SNS DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, is on the verge of its much-anticipated debut. With the acceptance of the proposal, the wheels are...
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Australian Retail Interest in Bitcoin Rises Following US ETF Approval

Australian retail interest in Bitcoin has seen a significant uptick following the recent approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States....
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Guardian Gears Up: MetaMask Bolsters Blockchain Security with Real-Time Alerts

The digital frontier is a playground for innovation and a battlefield for security. As users traverse this landscape, they are often met with unseen...
Maria Irene

Ethena’s Bold Bet: Yielding Prosperity through Ether Shorts

Financial innovation within the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector continues to break new ground, offering intriguing yield generation strategies that diverge from traditional banking and...
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AI and India Lead Conversations in Global Business Circles, 2023 Insights...

Reflecting on the landscape of global business discussions in 2023, the spotlight turned to India and artificial intelligence (AI) as pivotal subjects among companies....