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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Maria Irene

What Rumi Protocol is building on the Internet Computer

Decentralised finance continues to expand across blockchain networks, with new projects exploring different approaches to lending, stablecoins and liquidity. One of the newer platforms...
Maria Irene

US ETF trading volume hits record pace as market activity accelerates

Activity in the United States exchange traded fund market has surged, with weekly trading volumes reaching $2.2 trillion last week, the second highest level...
Maria Irene

pic-js update introduces large WASM uploads and new testing tools

A new version of the development tool pic-js has been released, bringing several features aimed at improving how developers build and test applications on...
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10 Futuristic Technologies the World Is Waiting for in the 21st Century

10 Futuristic Technologies the World Is Waiting for in the 21st...

The 21st century is witnessing technological progress at an unprecedented speed. Innovations that once existed only in science fiction are now becoming part of...
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Internet Computer Launches Swiss Subnet With National Jurisdiction

The network behind Internet Computer Protocol has introduced a new infrastructure layer designed to operate under the laws of a specific country. The initiative,...
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China Exports Surge as Semiconductor Demand Lifts Trade in Early 2026

China’s trade activity picked up sharply at the start of 2026, with both exports and imports rising at their fastest pace in several years...