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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DFINITY-backed Pakistan national messenger enters testing phase

A national messenger application being developed for Pakistan has moved into testing, with the service now running on the country’s dedicated cloud infrastructure and...

Onicai postpones Aug 29 SNS launch as funnAI protocol work continues

Onicai has postponed the planned August 29 launch date for its SNS as development work continues on the funnAI protocol. The project announced the change...

ODIN.fun Ships Major Indexer and Staking Updates in Week 32

ODIN.fun has reported 187 commits and 45 pull requests in its Week 32 development update, with a series of infrastructure, staking and user-facing changes...

Liquidium Unifies Simple and Advanced Loan Profiles

Liquidium has introduced a new feature allowing users to bring loans from their Simple and Advanced profiles together, giving borrowers a more unified view...
Books
Maria Irene

Defying the Market’s Rigged Game: Practical Guide to Weather the Storm

Maria Irene Rigged to Fail: Blunt-Spoken Investment Solutions for Unsuspecting Investors, penned by seasoned Wall Street insiders Matthew Piepenburg and Thomas Lott, serves as a...
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Discover the Richness of El Salvador: A Captivating Journey through People,...

In the fascinating book, "El Salvador: The People and Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures)," the author takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the...
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Transforming Imagination into Reality: The Magic Behind Text-to-Image AI Technologies

Maria Irene In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, one of the most fascinating developments is the ability to generate images from textual descriptions. Text-to-image...
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The Great American Savings Dilemma: A History of Plummeting Savings Rates...

Maria Irene The United States has seen a concerning trend in personal savings rates in recent years, with 2022 recording a low of 3.7% -...
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Tech Titans Grapple with Massive Layoffs Amid Economic Slowdown

In a surprising turn of events, 2023 has seen an unprecedented number of layoffs across major tech companies, with Amazon leading the pack by...
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Navigating the Whirlwind of Financial Manias

In "Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles," authors William Quinn and John D. Turner masterfully present a comprehensive account of the...