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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Developer publishes 8.8 million government procurement records to improve public access

Government procurement data covering millions of tenders and contract awards has been compiled into a publicly downloadable database by an 18 year old developer,...

AI-powered tool migrates restaurant website to Internet Computer in around 20 minutes

A production restaurant website has been migrated from a traditional Web2 stack to the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) using an AI-assisted migration engine, with...

AI memory firms emerge as next battleground in race for autonomous agents

The market for AI agents is on track for rapid growth over the next decade, with new forecasts suggesting annual revenue could rise from...

ICP-backed borrowing activity surges past $100k as Liquidium reports rapid collateral growth

Activity on lending protocols tied to Internet Computer (ICP) has picked up pace, with Liquidium reporting that more than 100,000 dollars worth of ICP...
Canister Lab
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Dmail bets on decentralised identity as trust layer for the Web3...

Digital identity has long sat at the centre of how the internet works, yet control over that identity has largely rested with a handful...
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ICP holdings on OKX reach record levels as community interest rises

The Internet Computer Protocol has seen a sharp increase in holdings on the OKX exchange, with nearly three million ICP tokens added on January...
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Kinic opens source CLI tool to support trustless AI agents on...

Kinic has announced that its command-line interface tool is now open source, making its code available through a GitHub pull request and inviting developers...
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Internet Computer Surpasses One Million Canisters as 2026 Kicks Off

The Internet Computer has passed a major milestone, surpassing one million canisters just days into 2026. Canisters are autonomous software units that run decentralised...
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Menese opens non-custodial Cardano swaps through on-chain integration

Cardano holders can now swap tokens directly on-chain with the Menese protocol, which has integrated with Minswap DEX to enable fully non-custodial trading. The...
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CaffeineAI Community Discusses Templates, GitHub Integration and Multi-Canister Support

CaffeineAI, the AI-powered app-building platform, is facing questions from its community over how it can better support both non-technical creators and serious developers. A...