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

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...
Devhub
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ICP Developers Push Back Against Proposed Memory Price Increase Under Mission70

Tension is building within the Internet Computer community after a long time developer publicly criticised plans to raise replicated subnet memory costs by 2.5...
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Liquidium Launches Cross Chain Lending Platform Linking Bitcoin and Ethereum

Liquidium has launched Liquidium.Fi, a non custodial cross chain lending platform designed to connect Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity without relying on wrapped tokens or...
Maria Irene

MENES Adds SOL, XRP and ETH Payments as Presale Nears Close

MENES has enabled payments in SOL, XRP and ETH on its multichain launchpad, a move the team says reflects its ambition to operate across...
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Foreign Investors Drive Record Surge in Japan’s 20 Year Bond Futures

Foreign investors are moving decisively into Japanese government bonds, pushing open interest in 20 year futures to a record 44,093 contracts last week, according...
Maria Irene

Rumi Protocol Ships Multi Collateral Upgrade Starting With ICP

Rumi Protocol has rolled out a major backend update that lays the groundwork for a multi collateral framework, marking a technical shift in how...
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Dom Blames Web3 Market Manipulation After Broad Crypto Sell Off

A broad sell off across major cryptocurrencies has drawn a blunt assessment from Dominic Williams, founder of Internet Computer, who argues that years of...