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...
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Internet Computer ranks second globally for on-chain activity

The Internet Computer has climbed to second place among blockchain networks for on-chain activity, processing 133 million transactions over the past 24 hours, according...
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Liquidium reports $30,000 in OISY borrow volume after ICP integration

Liquidium says borrowing activity through its OISY Wallet integration has reached $30,000 since the release of its ICP borrowing feature last week, with users...
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Menese expands cross-chain liquidity and outlines token transfer process

Menese Protocol says it has expanded its cross-chain liquidity, allowing users to swap more than 100,000 USDC across networks including Solana and Ethereum while...
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Apple tops $5 trillion valuation to become world’s largest company

Apple has become the second company in history to surpass a market capitalisation of $5 trillion, strengthening its position as the world’s largest listed...
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Dominic Williams raises case for fully on-chain perpetual futures on ICP

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams has sparked discussion within the Internet Computer community by asking whether MULTI/DEX should launch perpetual futures trading entirely on-chain, arguing...
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Caffeine Adds One-Click Team Access

Caffeine has expanded its business offering with the addition of single sign-on (SSO), giving organisations a simpler way to manage access while strengthening the...