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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10 Futuristic Technologies the World Is Waiting for in the 21st...

The 21st century is witnessing technological progress at an unprecedented speed. Innovations that once existed only in science fiction are now becoming part of...
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Internet Computer Launches Swiss Subnet With National Jurisdiction

The network behind Internet Computer Protocol has introduced a new infrastructure layer designed to operate under the laws of a specific country. The initiative,...
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China Exports Surge as Semiconductor Demand Lifts Trade in Early 2026

China’s trade activity picked up sharply at the start of 2026, with both exports and imports rising at their fastest pace in several years...
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Campus Lost and Found App Built With Caffeine Shows Practical Use...

A simple idea written in a single paragraph has turned into a working campus application that helps students recover lost belongings, offering a small...
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Internet Computer Begins Gradual Storage Cost Increase Under Mission70 Plan

Development work tied to the Mission70 initiative on the Internet Computer network has moved into implementation, with the first code update now submitted to...
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Large ICP Transfers From Binance Cold Wallet Hint at Rising Trading...

Blockchain data shows that 11 million Internet Computer tokens were recently moved from a Binance cold wallet to a hot wallet, drawing attention from...