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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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...
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RichSwap Lights a Candle

The days of guessing and hoping are quietly being pushed aside on RichSwap. With candlestick charts now flickering to life, data speaks louder than...
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How Many Subnets Can You Handle? Onicai’s LLM Stress Test is...

There’s no flashing banner, no countdown, and no launch hype. Just a quiet post from the Onicai team letting the Internet Computer community know...
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Misunderstanding ‘Onchain’ Is Holding Web3 Back

There’s a moment in every long experiment when the evidence is so overwhelming, yet the crowd continues to believe the opposite. For Dominic Williams,...
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Built Before Boarding: Win95 Style, Fire Sprites, and a Flying Start...

The first-ever project built using Caffeine, an AI-powered app builder on the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), was created by Kristofer Lund while waiting to...
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Click, Click, Canister! CycleOps Makes ICP Deployment a Breeze

Starting a new application on the Internet Computer used to come with a checklist longer than most shopping trips. Juggling command-line instructions, worrying about...
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Bookie Brings Baseball Bets to the Blockchain

Baseball just got a tech-savvy upgrade, and it’s swinging straight into the hands of fans. No stadium lights, no overpriced peanuts — just pure...