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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ICPay launches on-chain storage alternative to AWS S3

ICPay has launched icBucket, an on-chain storage service designed to give developers, AI agents and decentralised applications an alternative to traditional cloud object storage. Built...

Dvinity DAO opens vote on treasury participation in Menese SNS launch

Dvinity DAO has opened Proposal 19, giving its stakers the opportunity to vote on whether treasury ICP should be used to participate in the...

AI data centre growth faces US power shortfall

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States is facing a growing electricity challenge, with data centre power requirements expected to...

GPT-6 Sol comes to Caffeine for faster app building

Caffeine has added OpenAI’s GPT-6 Sol to its lineup of AI models for app development, giving users another option for longer development sessions where...
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Internet Computer rolls out new governance app to simplify NNS participation

A redesigned governance application for the Internet Computer Protocol has gone live, with developers aiming to make participation in its Network Nervous System more...
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AWS Outage in Bahrain Draws Attention as Dom Points to ICP...

An outage affecting Amazon Web Services in Bahrain has brought renewed focus to cloud reliability, after reports linked the disruption to drone activity tied...
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MoonBOB Launches Sky Rider, Built Through AI Collaboration

A new browser-based game, Sky Rider, has been released by MoonBOB, showcasing a different approach to game creation through interaction with the Caffeine platform. Sky...
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ICP records steady network expansion as canisters and ckBTC supply rise

The Internet Computer Protocol is showing continued network expansion, with new data pointing to rising activity across its core infrastructure and token ecosystem. Figures shared...
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agriiDAO integrates market data tool to track South African produce prices

agriiDAO has integrated a new data layer known as OIL, bringing daily pricing information from South African fresh produce markets into its system and...
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Menese Protocol updates interface as it expands multichain DeFi tools

Menese Protocol has released an updated user interface alongside a broader push to position itself as a multichain execution layer within decentralised finance. The upgrade...