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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ICPay launches on-chain storage alternative to AWS S3

ICPay has launched icBucket, an on-chain storage service designed to give developers, AI agents and decentralised applications an alternative to traditional cloud object storage. Built...

Dvinity DAO opens vote on treasury participation in Menese SNS launch

Dvinity DAO has opened Proposal 19, giving its stakers the opportunity to vote on whether treasury ICP should be used to participate in the...

AI data centre growth faces US power shortfall

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States is facing a growing electricity challenge, with data centre power requirements expected to...

GPT-6 Sol comes to Caffeine for faster app building

Caffeine has added OpenAI’s GPT-6 Sol to its lineup of AI models for app development, giving users another option for longer development sessions where...
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Icgram Tests a Different Model for Social Media Built Fully On-Chain

A new social platform called Icgram is drawing attention among ICP developers and users curious about what social networking looks like when it runs...
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Sneedex Adds Split Trades Feature Linking Swaps With Marketplace Auctions

Sneedex is rolling out a new trading feature called “Split Trades”, aimed at helping users access better pricing by combining decentralised swaps with live...
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Shanghai Silver Stocks Hit Nine-Year Low as Physical Market Tightens

Silver inventories on the Shanghai Futures Exchange have dropped sharply, signalling growing strain in one of the world’s most closely watched physical trading hubs. Available...
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funnAI’s Report Charts Activity, Rewards and Transfers as Development Grant Wraps

funnAI, a protocol built to run autonomous AI agents on the Internet Computer (ICP) blockchain, has published a summary of milestones achieved during its...
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OpenClaw’s Viral Moment Highlights a New Phase for Autonomous AI Agents

OpenClaw has had a rapid rise in attention since late January, arriving at the same time as ERC-8004 went live on mainnet. That overlap...
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Sneed Hub Outlines Vision for On-Chain AI Staking and Trading Bots...

Sneed Hub is pitching an ambitious future for decentralised automation on the Internet Computer, where personal staking and trading bots could operate fully on-chain,...