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...
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ICPandaDAO backs tokenlist.ing as fairer alternative for multi-chain token launches

ICPandaDAO is positioning tokenlist.ing as a different kind of token launchpad, one that aims to slow the rush, widen participation and reduce the advantages...
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ICP data points show growing on-chain activity and a broad holder...

Fresh data shared by the ICP community is offering a clearer picture of how the network is evolving, from exchange balances and on-chain storage...
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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...