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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Menese Protocol opens limited SNS sale after eight months of ICP activity

Menese Protocol has opened a limited SNS sale for its MENES token following eight months of activity on the Internet Computer, with the project...

Odin.fun rolls out moderation and security updates in Week 37 development report

Odin.fun has outlined a series of platform updates in its Week 37 development report, covering community moderation, live chat, input validation, monitoring and dependency...

Bitcoin and Robinhood Chain lead Liquidium’s biggest loans over 24 hours

Bitcoin and Robinhood Chain accounted for the largest loans featured in Liquidium’s latest 24-hour lending update, with OCM Dimensions, Ordinal Maxi Biz, Hashcats and...

US consumers grow more concerned about unemployment

Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the possibility of higher unemployment, with expectations reaching their highest level since the early months of the COVID-19...
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ICPay Launches Discounted On-Chain Storage With ICBucket

ICPay has launched ICBucket, an on-chain storage service on the Internet Computer, with promotional pricing, a revised user interface and changes to its underlying...
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UNDP Expands Sovereign AI Infrastructure Pilot to Five More Countries

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is expanding a pilot programme designed to help governments develop AI-powered applications without relying entirely on major US-based...
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NEAR and ICP Join Forces in NearLaunch Website Deployment Experiment

A new NearLaunch experiment is showing how NEAR and the Internet Computer Protocol can be used together to simplify the process of deploying websites...
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DFINITY Unveils Open SaaS Vision for AI-Powered Business Software

DFINITY is outlining a move towards an Open SaaS model that combines open-source business software with AI capabilities running on the Internet Computer Protocol...
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Native ICP Wallet Connect Goes Live on Liquidium

Liquidium has announced the launch of native ICP Wallet Connect, giving Internet Computer users a direct way to connect their wallets to the lending...
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UNDP and DFINITY partner on sovereign cloud and AI pilots

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with the DFINITY Foundation on a programme exploring sovereign cloud infrastructure and agentic AI for public...