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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Dmail Pushes Decentralised Storage With Storacha and ICP Integration

The familiar idea of the cloud has long come with a quiet trade-off: convenience in exchange for control. For most users, storing files online...
Maria Irene

Mission 70 Could Redefine Internet Computer’s Economics, But Questions Remain

The DFINITY Foundation has published a detailed white paper called Mission 70, proposing to reduce the inflation rate of the Internet Computer (ICP) token...
Maria Irene

China Pulls Far Ahead in Global Electricity Output

China has opened up a wide lead in the global electricity race, generating around 10,000 terawatt-hours (TWh) of power a year, according to data...
Maria Irene

BOB’s next halving is set for 10 February 2026 as mining...

Attention across the Internet Computer community is beginning to shift toward BOB’s next scheduled halving on 10 February 2026, a milestone that will again...
Maria Irene

Vitalik Buterin Questions Ethereum’s Layer 2 Playbook as L1 Scaling Accelerates

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has posted fresh thoughts on the evolving role of Layer 2 networks, suggesting the original rollup-centric vision may need updating...
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When the Noise Drops, Builders Stay: A Bitcoin DeFi Reality Check

Bear markets have a way of stripping crypto back to its essentials. Hype drains out, timelines quieten, and the easy money narratives disappear. What...