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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Gaming

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...
Artificial Intelligence
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AI investment pushes US business spending to record $1.5 trillion

Artificial intelligence is becoming a major force behind business investment in the United States, with spending in AI-related categories climbing sharply during the second...
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Liquidium promotes SDK to simplify borrowing and lending integration

Liquidium is promoting its software development kit (SDK) as a way for developers to add borrowing and lending features to their applications without building...
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Dominic Williams defends ICP’s AI strategy after criticism over on-chain inference

Dominic Williams, founder of DFINITY and the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), has issued a detailed response to criticism from a NEAR supporter who argued...
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Onicai to release 10 new mAIner slots through limited reverse auction

Onicai has announced a limited release of 10 new mAIner slots as it prepares for the launch of onicai SNS, with the additional capacity...
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Liquidium reports stronger stablecoin yields as demand increases

Liquidium says demand for stablecoins on its platform has increased, leading to higher yields for users supplying USDC and USDT. The platform said suppliers can...
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ICPP Pro 6.0.0 introduces breaking change for C++ canister smoke tests

ICPP Pro 6.0.0 has been released with a breaking change that affects how C++ canister smoke tests are configured, requiring developers to explicitly specify...