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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Liquidium Opens Bitcoin-Backed Loans to All Users After Strong Waitlist Demand

Liquidium has removed the waitlist for its Bitcoin loan service, opening the platform’s native lending feature to all users following strong early demand. The company...
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LedgerLife Releases New Book on the Internet Computer as Kindle Edition...

LedgerLife has released a new book examining the technology and ideas behind the Internet Computer Protocol, adding a long-form perspective to the conversation around...
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Dmail Introduces Auto-Forwarding 2.0 Linking Telegram, MetaMask and Gmail

Dmail has rolled out Auto-Forwarding 2.0, an update designed to route messages across several widely used platforms while maintaining the identity and privacy principles...
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CoreLedger Brings TEOS to the Internet Computer Protocol

CoreLedger has announced that its Token Economy Operating System, known as TEOS, is now running on the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) after almost two...
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US Intelligence Says Iran Leadership Remains Stable as Oil Prices Climb

Fresh intelligence assessments from the United States indicate that Iran’s leadership structure remains largely intact, with analysts seeing no immediate risk of collapse despite...
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Native Bitcoin Loans Gain Traction as Liquidium Cross-Chain Activity Picks Up

Native Bitcoin lending activity is starting to gather pace on the platform run by Liquidium, with the team reporting that more than $50,000 worth...