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...
Devhub
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Juno Replaces CI Secrets With Short Lived Tokens in GitHub Actions...

David Dal Busco, founder of Juno, has outlined a new GitHub Actions integration that replaces long lived secrets with short lived tokens, aiming to...
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WASP Prepares Beta Launch With Blockchain Based Protection for WordPress

WASP is preparing to open its beta programme, offering WordPress businesses a hosting model built on blockchain infrastructure rather than traditional servers. The project, developed...
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$ICP Sub-1 ICP Addresses Climb to 2.8 Million as Around 40,000...

The number of Internet Computer addresses holding less than 1 ICP has risen past 2.8 million, according to recent on chain data, with those...
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Menese Protocol Previews Ethereum Vault Upgrade Ahead of April Launch

Menese Protocol has announced an overhaul of its Ethereum vault, with the team claiming faster execution and improved liquidity management as it prepares for...
Maria Irene

Sneed Trading Bot Explains Synthetic Stop Loss Ahead of Launch

A new trading tool built for the Internet Computer ecosystem is preparing to go live this week, with its developer offering a candid explanation...
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Global Copper Inventories Climb to 23 Year High as Stockpiles Surge

Copper inventories held across the world’s major metals exchanges have climbed to their highest level in more than two decades, raising fresh questions about...