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 says Open SaaS suite passes 5,000 commits

Dominic Williams says development of an Open SaaS suite aimed at rethinking enterprise software has now passed 5,000 commits, as work continues towards a...

ICPay releases Bucket SDK packages for developers

ICPay has released version 1.1.1 of its official ICPay Bucket packages, giving developers a way to build applications on ICPay Cloud from different programming...

Dominic Williams highlights Dan Boneh warning on rushed post-quantum transition

Dominic Williams has shared comments from renowned cryptographer Dan Boneh warning against rushing blockchain networks into post-quantum cryptography, highlighting the risks of making a...

Neutron Hackathon opens with focus on user-owned canisters and new licence

The Neutron Hackathon has opened, inviting developers to submit applications while putting a longer-term focus on software rights, user control and decentralisation. According to the...
Canister Lab
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Menese expands cross-chain liquidity and outlines token transfer process

Menese Protocol says it has expanded its cross-chain liquidity, allowing users to swap more than 100,000 USDC across networks including Solana and Ethereum while...
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Apple tops $5 trillion valuation to become world’s largest company

Apple has become the second company in history to surpass a market capitalisation of $5 trillion, strengthening its position as the world’s largest listed...
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Dominic Williams raises case for fully on-chain perpetual futures on ICP

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams has sparked discussion within the Internet Computer community by asking whether MULTI/DEX should launch perpetual futures trading entirely on-chain, arguing...
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Caffeine Adds One-Click Team Access

Caffeine has expanded its business offering with the addition of single sign-on (SSO), giving organisations a simpler way to manage access while strengthening the...
Maria Irene

llama_cpp_canister brings Qwen3 AI model fully on-chain to the Internet Computer

Developers can now run the Qwen3-0.6B language model entirely within an Internet Computer canister following the release of llama_cpp_canister v0.13.0, allowing AI applications to...
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DFINITY announces final days of MULTI/DEX Season I with ICP rewards...

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams has announced that the first season of the MULTI/DEX trading competition will conclude on 31 July, with ICP prizes available...