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.
4428 Articles written
Canister Lab

Menese Protocol opens limited on-chain sale ahead of exchange listings

Menese Protocol is offering a limited on-chain token sale ahead of planned exchange listings, while promoting a system designed to automate activity across decentralised...

Onicai reduces mAIner cycle bonus to 30%

Onicai has reduced the bonus available on mAIner top-ups to 30%, following a series of previous reductions as the platform adjusts its cycle bonus...

Caffeine adds approval system for app building access

Caffeine has introduced a new approval system that lets app owners decide which commenters can gain access to build and edit their applications. Under the...

Internet Computer upgrades 80% of Cloud Engines through NNS vote

The Internet Computer has completed a network upgrade targeting 80% of its Cloud Engines, following the adoption of NNS Proposal 144100. According to the proposal...
Spotlight
Maria Irene

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...
Maria Irene

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...
Maria Irene

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...
Maria Irene

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...
Maria Irene

US Treasury Doubles Bond Buybacks

The US Treasury is increasing the size of its buyback operations for longer-dated government bonds as elevated borrowing costs and concerns about the country's...
Maria Irene

IcFalcon Aims to Simplify Internet Computer App Development

Building applications on the Internet Computer can involve several development steps, from configuring the backend and canisters to preparing the frontend and deployment environment....