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...
Artificial Intelligence
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ClawNow Launches Cloud-Based OpenClaw Access With Multi-Model AI Support

ClawNow has been introduced as a cloud-hosted version of OpenClaw, designed to run continuously and reduce the setup burden often associated with advanced AI...
Maria Irene

odin-bots v0.4.0 Launches as Open-Source Trading Bot Toolkit for Bitcoin Runes

onicai has released odin-bots, a new open-source Python CLI and SDK that allows users to run automated trading bots for Bitcoin Runes directly from...
Maria Irene

Liquidium Expands Instant Bitcoin Ordinals Loan Support With New Collections

Liquidium has announced an update to its instant loans offering, adding support for several new Bitcoin Ordinals collections as eligible collateral. The platform, which focuses...
Maria Irene

ICRC Rosetta v1.2.9 Released With Support for New Fee Collector Blocks

ICRC Rosetta users have been advised to upgrade urgently following the release of version 1.2.9, which introduces critical compatibility for upcoming changes across ICRC...
Maria Irene

icp-py-core v2.3.0 Brings Async Support and Smarter Interface Fetching for Internet...

A new update is now available for icp-py-core, the community maintained Python agent designed for building on the Internet Computer. Version 2.3.0 introduces a range...
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Dominic Williams challenges LayerZero’s “onchain cloud” claims over Zero’s proving costs

Dominic Williams, founder of the Internet Computer, has criticised marketing claims around LayerZero’s upcoming network, Zero, arguing that comparisons with mainstream cloud providers like...