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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ChatT Launches Beta Messenger on Pakistan-Hosted ICP Infrastructure

ChatT has launched an early-access beta of a new messaging platform designed to keep user data within Pakistan by running its infrastructure on Internet...

Icpay introduces icBucket for scalable file storage on Internet Computer

Icpay has introduced icBucket, an object storage service designed to help applications built on the Internet Computer manage growing volumes of files and other...

Liquidium Adds 3-Day Loans Across Robinhood Collections

Liquidium has introduced three-day loans across all Robinhood collections, giving lenders a shorter lending option alongside the existing seven and 14-day periods. The change follows...

ICPanda presents KIP 2.0 for portable and auditable AI agent memory

ICPanda has outlined KIP 2.0, an open protocol designed to give AI agents a structured way to store, update and evaluate memory without treating...
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Google’s Quantum Warning Raises Fresh Questions for Bitcoin

Google’s latest warning on quantum computing has reignited debate around how prepared Bitcoin really is for future attacks. The company now believes that breaking modern...
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Direct ICP Skills Aim to Reduce AI Coding Errors

Artificial intelligence coding agents are becoming more common across software development, but one problem keeps appearing. They often make mistakes when working with unfamiliar...
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AI-Built Token Goes Live on ICP: No Team, No Pre-mine, No...

Every line of DOM's protocol was written by Claude, Anthropic's AI. The token launched on March 29 with four canisters, zero human-authored code, and...
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Internet Computer Network Fees Pass $645,000 as Mission 70 Targets Lower...

The Internet Computer network generated more than $645,000 in fees during the latest quarter, giving supporters of ICP fresh evidence that activity across the...
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DFINITY CBO Says Recent ICP Concerns Were Temporary or Misrepresented

Pierre Samaties has responded to a list of concerns raised about the Internet Computer ecosystem, saying the issues mentioned were either temporary, already resolved...
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Native Bitcoin Loans Reach $632,000 in TVL After First Month

Native Bitcoin Loans has completed its first month live, with early figures pointing to growing interest in using Bitcoin as collateral rather than selling...