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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Three OMB loans unlock 0.71 BTC through Liquidium

Three Ordinal Maxi Biz (OMB) holders borrowed a combined 0.71 BTC against their Bitcoin-based digital art through Liquidium between September 23 and 26, according...

Gold faces sharpest volatility in decades as bond market adds pressure

Gold futures are experiencing an unusually volatile year, with sharp daily falls becoming more frequent as movements in the bond market add pressure to...

Coin HERO returns with redesigned trading app built on Caffeine

Coin HERO is returning with a redesigned app after its creator announced plans for a broader revamp of the trading platform, which was originally...

Pierre Samaties outlines DFINITY’s next phase of UNDP cooperation

DFINITY Chief Business Officer Pierre Samaties has outlined how the foundation plans to build on its work in Pakistan as it expands cooperation with...
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Diode Launches “1,000 Canister Zone Challenge” for ICP Community

Diode has begun 2026 with the “1,000 Canister Zone Challenge”, celebrating more than 1,000 active Diode Collab Zones on the Internet Computer. The initiative...
Maria Irene

Claude Opus 4.6 Update Points to New Capabilities in AI Tools

Anthropic has introduced an update to its Claude line with the release of Opus 4.6, a version the company describes as more capable in...
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DFINITY Highlights Push to Bring Mainstream Tech Into the Internet Computer...

Dominic Williams, founder of DFINITY, has pointed to a growing shift in how the Internet Computer is being positioned, suggesting that 2025 marked the...
Maria Irene

ICP Releases icp-cli v0.1.0 With Snapshot Tools and Simpler Installation

The Internet Computer ecosystem has reached a new milestone for developers with the official release of icp-cli v0.1.0, a command-line tool designed to make...
Maria Irene

Dmail Pushes Decentralised Storage With Storacha and ICP Integration

The familiar idea of the cloud has long come with a quiet trade-off: convenience in exchange for control. For most users, storing files online...
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Mission 70 Could Redefine Internet Computer’s Economics, But Questions Remain

The DFINITY Foundation has published a detailed white paper called Mission 70, proposing to reduce the inflation rate of the Internet Computer (ICP) token...