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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Canister Lab

OISY adds XRP to its multichain wallet

OISY has expanded its supported assets with the addition of XRP, giving users access to the cryptocurrency through the wallet’s latest 2.6.0 release. XRP is...

MENESE SNS launches as CLOAK builds out its privacy ecosystem

The MENESE SNS has gone live, giving the community a new way to support the development of privacy-focused infrastructure around CLOAK. MENESE is working on...

ICP turns compute into a tradable digital asset

The Internet Computer (ICP) is positioning compute as an economic asset that can be bought, held, transferred and priced through its native Cycles system. Cycles...

ORIGYN expands blockchain tools for businesses, digital products and AI agents

ORIGYN used the third quarter of 2026 to expand its blockchain infrastructure for businesses, manufacturers and developers, while preparing for a new application focused...
Artificial Intelligence
Maria Irene

Onicai Slashes On-Chain AI Costs with Smarter Prompt Caching

Onicai, a leading force in decentralised artificial intelligence, has introduced a new approach to slashing the costs of on-chain AI inference. By integrating an...
Maria Irene

Juno Supercharges GitHub Actions for Smoother Deployments

Juno’s latest update to GitHub Actions is making life easier for developers working on decentralised apps. The introduction of new CLI commands means setting...
Maria Irene

ICP-Powered Dragginz Puts Players in Control of the Game’s Future

Dragginz is a 3D MMORPG built on the Internet Computer blockchain. It is a fully on-chain, non-profit game created by the team behind Neopets....
Maria Irene

Elliptic and DFINITY Tighten the Screws on Blockchain Security

Elliptic and the DFINITY Foundation have announced a partnership designed to strengthen security and compliance across the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) ecosystem. The collaboration...
Maria Irene

Dominic Williams on Bybit Hack: Could ICP Have Prevented It?

The Bybit hack has sent ripples through the crypto sector, marking it as the largest heist in the industry’s history. With over $1.46 billion...
Maria Irene

Shade Agents: NEAR-Powered AI That Thinks, Trades, and Acts—Without a Middleman

The rise of artificial intelligence has been marked by a series of breakthroughs, yet the path to fully autonomous AI has remained riddled with...