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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Helium Added to Explore Section on OISY

Helium has been added to the Explore section on OISY, giving users of the platform a new way to discover and interact with the...
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Dmail DApp Listed on Blockspot.io to Broaden Market Visibility

Dmail DApp has been listed on Blockspot.io, a data and analytics platform that tracks blockchain projects, exchanges and digital assets. The move is aimed...
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Gate.io to List Crypto Burger and Launch 10,000 Token HODLer Airdrop

Gate.io will list Crypto Burger (CRYPTOBURG) for spot trading on 25 February at 12:00 UTC, alongside a limited-time HODLer Airdrop aimed at rewarding existing...
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Tech Giants to Pledge Self-Funded Power for AI Data Centres in...

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI are preparing to sign an agreement with the Trump administration aimed at securing dedicated electricity supplies...
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Internet Computer Lifts Chain Key Signing Capacity Tenfold

The Internet Computer is expanding the capacity of its threshold signing service, with throughput for chain key signatures rising by a factor of ten...
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Mission70 Proposal Goes Live on Internet Computer Governance System

The first proposal under Mission70 is now live, formally placing the planned increase in replicated subnet memory costs before the Internet Computer’s Network Nervous...