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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Canister Lab

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...
Bitcoin
Maria Irene

Bitcoin L1 Welcomes Memecoins with Satsman Launch

Bitcoin’s base layer has a new gateway for memecoins with the launch of Satsman.fun by Omnity Network, aiming to bring meme tokens back to...
Maria Irene

Dom On ICP: Could Chain‑Key Be The Quiet Blockbuster?

Dom argues that the real breakthrough from Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) is its Chain‑Key Cryptography, which allows every transaction, data‑processing call and web request...
Maria Irene

ICP Smart Contracts Begin Executing NEAR Transactions Natively

ICP HUB Egypt has introduced an update to its backend architecture that allows Internet Computer (ICP) smart contracts to execute NEAR transactions directly, without...
Maria Irene

Satflow introduces pay-later option for Bitcoin Ordinals

Collectors of Bitcoin-inscribed Ordinals can now purchase first and pay later through a newly launched Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) option powered by Liquidium.WTF. The service allows...
Maria Irene

Humpback whales increase ICP holdings as liquidation leverage rises

The supply of ICP held by large wallets, often referred to as “Humpback whales,” continues to climb. Recent data points to increasing accumulation even...
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Litecoin Joins Internet Computer Ecosystem Through ICP-Native Integration

The developers behind ICP HUB Egypt have announced that Litecoin (LTC) now integrates directly with Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) smart-contract infrastructure — not via...