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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Dominic Williams highlights fully on-chain exchange model

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams has highlighted the idea of an open-source order book exchange that operates entirely on-chain, pointing to the potential of blockchain...

Dom Wallet explores self-drawing Bitcoin Bitmaps

Dom Wallet has highlighted a recent development in Bitcoin Bitmap technology that could allow an inscription to build an accurate representation of a block...

Odin.fun outlines locking, staking and V2 migration plans

Odin.fun has provided an update on its roadmap, covering token locking, staking, the planned migration from V1 to V2 and security measures introduced following...

ICPanda explores AI control and human freedom in new sci-fi story

ICPanda has released a new science fiction story exploring the question of whether an artificial superintelligence should have the authority to determine humanity's future. Titled...
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ICP Brings Fully Permissionless IPFS Storage to the Blockchain

A new demonstration is showing how Internet Computer (ICP) canisters can function as a decentralised block store for IPFS, potentially removing the reliance on...
Maria Irene

January Breaks the Pattern for ICP Canister Deployments

January has rarely been an eventful month for canister deployments on the Internet Computer. Over the past four years, activity during this period has...
Maria Irene

Are Blockchains Quietly Becoming the Next Generation of Cloud Infrastructure?

A growing group of technologists are beginning to question whether blockchains should still be viewed mainly as financial rails. Dom’s recent post on X...
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Caffeine.ai Launches Fully Agentic “Automated Tech Team” on ICP

Caffeine.ai is preparing to roll out an upgraded version of its automated development platform on February 2nd, introducing a fully agentic “automated tech team”...
Maria Irene

Community Explores Go Language for Internet Computer Canisters

The Internet Computer ecosystem has long supported Rust and Motoko for canister development, but community experimentation is expanding the options. Developer @q_uint8 is testing...
Maria Irene

New ICP Skills Empower AI Agents to Improve Internet Computer Development

A community-led initiative is helping AI agents operate more effectively within the Internet Computer ecosystem. Developer @jorgenbuilder has released ICP-Skills, a set of reusable...