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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Caffeine Adds One-Click Team Access

Caffeine has expanded its business offering with the addition of single sign-on (SSO), giving organisations a simpler way to manage access while strengthening the...

llama_cpp_canister brings Qwen3 AI model fully on-chain to the Internet Computer

Developers can now run the Qwen3-0.6B language model entirely within an Internet Computer canister following the release of llama_cpp_canister v0.13.0, allowing AI applications to...

DFINITY announces final days of MULTI/DEX Season I with ICP rewards for top traders

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams has announced that the first season of the MULTI/DEX trading competition will conclude on 31 July, with ICP prizes available...

Caffeine adds collaboration tools for shared app development

Caffeine has introduced new collaboration features that allow users to invite others to work together on app projects, making it easier to gather feedback...
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ICP-backed borrowing activity surges past $100k as Liquidium reports rapid collateral...

Activity on lending protocols tied to Internet Computer (ICP) has picked up pace, with Liquidium reporting that more than 100,000 dollars worth of ICP...
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Caffeine joins AWS Marketplace, aiming to turn plain language into enterprise...

Caffeine is now available on AWS Marketplace, bringing its conversational app-building system to enterprise teams looking to create internal tools without traditional development cycles. The...
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Internet Computer Launches SEV Subnets to Strengthen Data Protection

The Internet Computer has activated a new security feature designed to protect sensitive data from exposure at the hardware level, marking a development in...
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Internet Computer edges closer to 300 billion transactions as activity levels...

The Internet Computer, developed by Dfinity, is approaching a major usage mark with total transactions reaching around 293 billion. The network is now within...
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Odin Fun Outlines Major Infrastructure and Security Upgrades in V2

Odin Fun has outlined a series of infrastructure, security and operational upgrades introduced in V2 of its Bitcoin-based trading platform, describing the release as...
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19-Year-Old Student Sells AI Traffic Detection System to Hong Kong Administration

A 19-year-old student from China, Zhang Wei, has developed an AI-powered traffic detection system and sold it to authorities in Hong Kong for $550,000. The...