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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Dominic Williams highlights fully on-chain exchange model

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams has highlighted the idea of an open-source order book exchange that operates entirely on-chain, pointing to the potential of blockchain...

Dom Wallet explores self-drawing Bitcoin Bitmaps

Dom Wallet has highlighted a recent development in Bitcoin Bitmap technology that could allow an inscription to build an accurate representation of a block...

Odin.fun outlines locking, staking and V2 migration plans

Odin.fun has provided an update on its roadmap, covering token locking, staking, the planned migration from V1 to V2 and security measures introduced following...

ICPanda explores AI control and human freedom in new sci-fi story

ICPanda has released a new science fiction story exploring the question of whether an artificial superintelligence should have the authority to determine humanity's future. Titled...
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Mission 70 White Paper Sets Out a Hard Reset for ICP...

DFINITY has released what may prove to be one of the most consequential papers in the Internet Computer’s short history, laying out a detailed...
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Eric Adams Launches ‘NYC Token’ Memecoin Amid Market Rollercoaster

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has unveiled a new cryptocurrency memecoin, ‘NYC Token’, which briefly reached a market capitalisation of $580 million...
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funnAI Marketplace Launches Today With Final mAIners Available

funnAI Marketplace goes live today, January 13, 2026, at 3:00 PM CET, which corresponds to 6:00 AM PT in California. The platform opens to...
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IC Tokenverse Aims to Bring Clarity to the Internet Computer’s Token...

A new community-built tool is attempting to make sense of the expanding ICRC-1 token ecosystem on the Internet Computer, with transparency and usability at...
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ICPixel Brings Fully On-Chain Pixel Art Creation to the Internet Computer

A new creative tool built on the Internet Computer is testing how far on-chain applications can go beyond finance and infrastructure. ICPixel is a...
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Mission 70, Internet Identity 2.0 and a Hint at ICPUSD Set...

Comments from Internet Computer founder Dominic Williams have given the community fresh signals about where the network may be heading over the next year,...