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...
DAO
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Internet Computer rolls out new governance app to simplify NNS participation

A redesigned governance application for the Internet Computer Protocol has gone live, with developers aiming to make participation in its Network Nervous System more...
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AWS Outage in Bahrain Draws Attention as Dom Points to ICP...

An outage affecting Amazon Web Services in Bahrain has brought renewed focus to cloud reliability, after reports linked the disruption to drone activity tied...
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MoonBOB Launches Sky Rider, Built Through AI Collaboration

A new browser-based game, Sky Rider, has been released by MoonBOB, showcasing a different approach to game creation through interaction with the Caffeine platform. Sky...
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ICP records steady network expansion as canisters and ckBTC supply rise

The Internet Computer Protocol is showing continued network expansion, with new data pointing to rising activity across its core infrastructure and token ecosystem. Figures shared...
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agriiDAO integrates market data tool to track South African produce prices

agriiDAO has integrated a new data layer known as OIL, bringing daily pricing information from South African fresh produce markets into its system and...
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Menese Protocol updates interface as it expands multichain DeFi tools

Menese Protocol has released an updated user interface alongside a broader push to position itself as a multichain execution layer within decentralised finance. The upgrade...