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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Artificial Intelligence

ICPanda Rebuilds Anda AI Website With AI-Generated Visuals and Live Music

ICPanda has showcased a redesigned website for Anda AI that combines AI-assisted web development with interactive graphics, browser-generated music and animation. According to ICPanda, the...

Menese Protocol Opens MENES SNS Swap on the Internet Computer

Menese Protocol has opened its MENES Service Nervous System (SNS) swap on the Internet Computer, as the project moves towards community governance of its...

Caffeine Adds In-App Feedback Tools for App Creators

Caffeine is introducing a new way for app creators to collect and manage feedback directly from their applications. The feature allows commenters to point to...

MULTI/DEX Brings On-Chain Order Book Trading to Internet Computer

MULTI/DEX is being developed as an on-chain exchange on the Internet Computer, combining an order book, automated market maker (AMM), margin trading and a...
Devhub
Maria Irene

ICP Releases icp-cli v0.1.0 With Snapshot Tools and Simpler Installation

The Internet Computer ecosystem has reached a new milestone for developers with the official release of icp-cli v0.1.0, a command-line tool designed to make...
Maria Irene

Dmail Pushes Decentralised Storage With Storacha and ICP Integration

The familiar idea of the cloud has long come with a quiet trade-off: convenience in exchange for control. For most users, storing files online...
Maria Irene

Mission 70 Could Redefine Internet Computer’s Economics, But Questions Remain

The DFINITY Foundation has published a detailed white paper called Mission 70, proposing to reduce the inflation rate of the Internet Computer (ICP) token...
Maria Irene

China Pulls Far Ahead in Global Electricity Output

China has opened up a wide lead in the global electricity race, generating around 10,000 terawatt-hours (TWh) of power a year, according to data...
Maria Irene

BOB’s next halving is set for 10 February 2026 as mining...

Attention across the Internet Computer community is beginning to shift toward BOB’s next scheduled halving on 10 February 2026, a milestone that will again...
Maria Irene

Vitalik Buterin Questions Ethereum’s Layer 2 Playbook as L1 Scaling Accelerates

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has posted fresh thoughts on the evolving role of Layer 2 networks, suggesting the original rollup-centric vision may need updating...