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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Magic Eden Drops Ordinals and Runes as Odin.fun Activity Climbs

Magic Eden has removed support for Ordinals and Runes, marking a shift for one of the most widely used marketplaces connected to Bitcoin-based digital...
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Caffeine Adds Creator Profiles and Public App Publishing to Its Market

The app market on Caffeine AI has received a new update that introduces creator profiles and expanded publishing options for developers building applications on...
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Liquidium Switches Pricing Source to Satflow as Rune Loans Pause

Bitcoin based lending platform Liquidium has announced a change to how it sources floor price data, as activity across the Ordinals and Runes markets...
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Nvidia’s AI Chip Appetite Pushes Global Memory Demand to the Edge

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence computing is placing mounting pressure on the global memory supply chain, as each new generation of AI chips...
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OISY Demo Lets Developers Try Wallet Transactions and Get Test Tokens

An updated version of the OISY Signer Demo has been released, offering developers and users a way to explore token interactions and transaction flows...
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Menese Protocol plugs autonomous agents into DeFi across 50+ chains

Menese Protocol has expanded its push into AI-driven decentralised finance with a new integration that places its technology directly inside the OpenClaw ecosystem. The...