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

AI Boom Creates More Than 750,000 Jobs in the US

Artificial intelligence is changing the US job market in a way that is creating new work alongside the disruption caused by the technology. LinkedIn estimates...

OISY 2.6 adds XRP, Robinhood assets and cycles support

OISY has released version 2.6 of its wallet, adding support for native XRP, Robinhood assets and a new way to hold Internet Computer compute...

Liquidium reports 1.6 million ICP supplied across 175 loans

Liquidium has reported a new milestone for its ICP lending activity, with 1.6 million ICP supplied through the platform across 175 loans. The milestone was...

Odin.fun reports busiest development week with 228 commits

Odin.fun has reported its busiest development week of the series, with 228 commits covering live community features, account security, search visibility and improvements to...
Caffeine AI
Maria Irene

Caffeine AI Platform Finds Early Traction Across Global Campuses

Caffeine AI is gaining real‑world usage across universities in Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, the Philippines, Italy and China — offering students and academic staff hands‑on...
Maria Irene

ICP hits 150 million tokens locked for eight years as long-term...

The Internet Computer community has reached a notable milestone as long-term staking of ICP hit 150 million tokens in the eight-year category. These stakes...
Maria Irene

Juno outlines a straightforward path for deploying Astro sites with full...

Juno has published a detailed guide explaining how developers can deploy Astro projects on its open-source serverless platform. The steps aim to show how...
Maria Irene

Flappy Bird remake highlights how Caffeine AI is lowering the barrier...

A short clip from creator AbbasSpace has caught attention after he rebuilt Flappy Bird using Caffeine AI despite having no coding background. He says...
Maria Irene

Soulcrafter introduces on-chain AI companions with memory, ownership and community input

Soulcrafter has released its first public demo, giving a clearer look at a project that blends AI companions with on-chain ownership. The update was...
Maria Irene

Data analyst builds full crypto app in hours using Caffeine AI

Fabio, a data analyst with no prior coding background, has shown how fast AI app-building is changing. Posting on X, he revealed he built...