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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Fixed Income Markets: Exploring the Global Landscape and Understanding their Dynamics...

Maria Irene Fixed income markets refer to a type of financial market where investors trade debt securities such as bonds, treasury bills, and other debt...
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Banking Crisis Escalates as Panic Drives Mixed Market Signals and Regulatory...

Maria Irene It has been two weeks since the collapse of SVB, and the banking crisis shows no signs of abating. Hundreds of regional banks...
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FedNow: The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing of Central Bank Digital Control

Maria Irene As technology advances, so do the methods that central banks and governments use to exert control over their citizens. One such example is...
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Revolutionizing Software Dev: GitHub Copilot X Unveils GPT-4 Integration

Maria Irene In a groundbreaking announcement, GitHub, the world's leading platform for software development, has unveiled its vision for the future of AI-powered software development,...
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Australia’s Housing Market Faces Potential Crisis as Listings Remain Low and...

Maria Irene Australia's housing market is facing a potential crisis as new listings remain low and households face the possibility of losing paper wealth worth...
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Unraveling the Evolution of the Global Securities Market: A Comprehensive Review...

Maria Irene In "The Global Securities Market: A History," author Ranald C. Michie takes readers on an informative journey through the development of the global...