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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Caffeine Prepares V3 Upgrade After January Promptathon Draws Hundreds of Apps

Dominic Williams has signalled a major upgrade to Caffeine’s AI engine following a January “promptathon” that produced around 200 experimental applications built by users. The...
Maria Irene

Traders Watch ICP Open Interest and Short Positions Climb on Binance

Internet Computer (ICP) is seeing a sharp rise in derivatives activity on Binance, with both open interest and the number of short accounts currently...
Maria Irene

$MENES Token Launch Goes Live on ICP With Staking-Led Distribution Model

The $MENES token launch is now live on the Internet Computer blockchain, with the sale scheduled to run until March 1. The project is...
Maria Irene

ODIN•FUN frames fair token launches as part of Bitcoin’s security future

ODIN•FUN is positioning itself as a platform built around one straightforward idea: token launches on Bitcoin should be transparent from the very start, with...
Maria Irene

B3Forge v2 Launches With Shareable Canister Links and a New Developer...

A new version of B3Forge, a community-built toolkit designed to help developers interact with the Internet Computer, has been released with a focus on...
Maria Irene

ICP Launches First Hardware‑Protected Confidential Computing Subnet After NNS Proposal 140407...

The Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) has taken a new technical step after NNS Proposal 140407 was adopted, bringing online its first subnet where every...