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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Onicai to launch new funnAI interface with 60% bonus cycles offer

Onicai is set to launch a redesigned funnAI user interface on Friday, 28 August, introducing a new look and user experience for its community...

TokenList.ing expands from launchpad to onchain capital formation record

ICPanda, the team behind TokenList.ing, has announced a broader direction for the platform, moving beyond its original role as a Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA)...

Liquidium adds Ledger support for native BTC-backed loans

Liquidium has announced support for Ledger Bitcoin Connect, allowing users with Ledger hardware wallets to connect their devices directly to the lending platform and...

Odin.fun ships private community chat and Redis caching in Week 33 update

Odin.fun has outlined another week of development work, reporting 111 commits and 36 pull requests during its Week 33 update, alongside the release of...
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Quasar subnet launches on Bittensor with focus on long-context AI memory

A new subnet focused on long-context language models is set to go live on Bittensor, with the launch of Quasar drawing attention from across...
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Internet Computer expands storage capacity as it targets data-heavy applications

The Internet Computer has quietly expanded its storage capacity, moving from around 50GB per subnet at launch to roughly 2TB today, a forty-fold increase....
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ZenDB brings MongoDB-style queries to Motoko developers on the Internet Computer

Motoko developers building on the Internet Computer now have a new option for handling large datasets with the release of ZenDB, an embedded document...
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Onicai moves to single-token model after community debate

Onicai has confirmed it will move to a single-token structure for its SNS, bringing its ecosystem under one banner with ONICAI as the sole...
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ICP Supply Jumps After Largest Token Mint in 18 Months

More than two million ICP tokens were minted in a single day, marking the largest daily increase in supply over the past 18 months,...
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Dominic Williams Frames ICP’s Cloud Ambitions Around AI-Built Software

Internet Computer founder Dominic Williams has offered a clear explanation for why ICP is targeting the cloud sector, a market that generates around $1...