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

Dom Wallet adds Silk Road exhibit exploring Bitcoin, crime and state power

Dom Wallet has added a new exhibit to its Ruins wing examining the history of Silk Road and its wider impact on Bitcoin, law...

Liquidium launches Robinhood Chain NFT lending in open beta

Liquidium.WTF has launched its NFT lending service on Robinhood Chain in open beta, giving holders of selected Robinhood NFTs the option to borrow crypto...

ICPay adds new tools for simpler canister management

ICPay has launched a new set of canister management tools aimed at making it easier for Internet Computer users to control and maintain their...

Crypto ETFs record sixth straight week of inflows

Crypto exchange-traded funds recorded another week of net inflows, extending their positive run to six consecutive weeks as investor demand for digital assets shows...
Caffeine AI
Maria Irene

Caffeine Launches Paid Plans With Domains, Email and App Analytics

Caffeine has switched on its first premium subscriptions, adding paid tiers that bundle monthly credits with features aimed at users who want to publish,...
Maria Irene

Open‑Source MCP Tools Bring New Options to Internet Computer Developers

A group of developers has announced that the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard originally designed to help large language models interact with...
Maria Irene

Diode and ICP Scale Secure Collaboration with 1,000+ Zones Active

Diode Foundation and the Internet Computer have expanded their decentralized collaboration platform, reaching over 1,000 self-custody Zones. These Zones allow teams to work together...
Maria Irene

Caffeine Team Confirms Progress as Dom Signals Major Updates Ahead

The group behind the Caffeine project has reported that it has completed its listed technical targets and is prepared to activate premium features, pending...
Maria Irene

funnAI tests native Bitcoin flows with ckBTC as wallet features expand

funnAI has begun testing native Bitcoin integration, opening the door to direct BTC interactions within its application as development work continues on the Internet...
Maria Irene

ICP developers get a faster start with icp-cli v0.1.0 beta

Developers building on the Internet Computer have a new tool to work with as DFINITY rolls out icp-cli v0.1.0 beta. The release focuses on...