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 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...
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Pakistan’s New Data Policy Opens the Door to ICP Use Cases

Pakistan's National Data Governance Policy 2026 is drawing attention to the potential role of decentralised infrastructure in the country's plans for managing government data,...
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Menese puts live cross-chain liquidity pools under community governance

Menese Protocol is moving to place its cross-chain liquidity infrastructure under community governance as part of its SNS process, following the launch of pools...
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Caffeine simplifies access to AI models through familiar developer tools

Caffeine is making it easier for developers to access AI model inference without having to change the tools they already use. Through Caffeine Inference, developers...
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DOM Wallet makes portfolio tracking available across devices

DOM Wallet has introduced an update that allows users to access their portfolio and net worth information across devices through Internet Identity. Previously tied to...
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ICPay introduces paid channels that let creators earn directly from community...

ICPay is introducing a paid-channel model designed to give creators a direct way to earn from the communities they build on the Internet Computer. The...
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OpenAI’s AI agent breach highlights ICP’s push for on-chain AI infrastructure

OpenAI's disclosure of a security incident involving more than 1,200 AI agents is putting fresh attention on the infrastructure required to control autonomous software,...