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...
Canister Lab
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ClearDeck Brings Provably Fair Poker to Internet Computer

ClearDeck, a new decentralised poker app, has launched on the Internet Computer, offering players a provably fair gaming experience built entirely with AI-assisted coding....
Maria Irene

Caffeine Launches Promptathon to Inspire Self-Development Apps

Caffeine has officially launched its latest Promptathon, inviting creators to develop apps designed to help people level up in 2026. The competition comes with...
Maria Irene

Canister Migration Brings Flexibility to Internet Computer Developers

Internet Computer has launched canister migration, a new feature allowing developers to move canisters between subnets while keeping the same canister ID. This enables...
Maria Irene

ICP Exchange Balances Sit at 62.06 Million Tokens, Data Shows

The amount of ICP held on centralised exchange addresses currently stands at 62.06 million tokens, representing around 11.33 percent of the total supply, according...
Maria Irene

Plug Adds Oisy Login as New Authentication Option on Web App

Plug Wallet has introduced Oisy as a new authentication method on its web application, expanding the ways users can access its growing set of...
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funnAI Cycles Dashboard Goes Live With Early Signals of On-Chain AI...

The funnAI Cycles team has rolled out an updated public dashboard, giving a more detailed view into how its on-chain AI infrastructure is being...