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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The Jar of DOM reopens with a new on-chain season

The Jar of DOM has reopened for a new season, giving DOM Wallet users another on-chain game built around ICP staking, DOM burns and...

KeyMesh explores confidential and verifiable external compute on ICP

A new experimental project called KeyMesh is exploring whether the Internet Computer can coordinate external computing resources while giving users stronger guarantees around privacy,...

ICPay aims to simplify crypto transfers with username-based handles

Sending cryptocurrency can involve copying and pasting long wallet addresses, a process that can be inconvenient and increases the risk of entering the wrong...

Expired bob.fun domain raises Internet Identity security concerns for users

Users of the ICP-based bob.fun applications have been warned against accessing the services through their former web domains after the bob.fun domain stopped serving...
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Software Sector Faces $40 Billion Debt Crunch by 2028

Roughly $40 billion in debt tied to software and services companies is scheduled to mature in 2028, marking the largest single-year concentration of repayments...
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ICP Signals Growth with Rising Canisters, Developer Activity

While much of the crypto market continues to trade in a cautious mood, activity around Internet Computer (ICP) has been moving in a very...
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Tutor booking app built in minutes using Caffeine AI

A short demonstration circulating online is drawing attention to how quickly software can now be built using conversational artificial intelligence tools. The example shows...
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What Rumi Protocol is building on the Internet Computer

Decentralised finance continues to expand across blockchain networks, with new projects exploring different approaches to lending, stablecoins and liquidity. One of the newer platforms...
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US ETF trading volume hits record pace as market activity accelerates

Activity in the United States exchange traded fund market has surged, with weekly trading volumes reaching $2.2 trillion last week, the second highest level...
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pic-js update introduces large WASM uploads and new testing tools

A new version of the development tool pic-js has been released, bringing several features aimed at improving how developers build and test applications on...