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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Open‑Source MCP Tools Bring New Options to Internet Computer Developers

A group of developers has announced that the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard originally designed to help large language models interact with...
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Diode and ICP Scale Secure Collaboration with 1,000+ Zones Active

Diode Foundation and the Internet Computer have expanded their decentralized collaboration platform, reaching over 1,000 self-custody Zones. These Zones allow teams to work together...
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Caffeine Team Confirms Progress as Dom Signals Major Updates Ahead

The group behind the Caffeine project has reported that it has completed its listed technical targets and is prepared to activate premium features, pending...
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funnAI tests native Bitcoin flows with ckBTC as wallet features expand

funnAI has begun testing native Bitcoin integration, opening the door to direct BTC interactions within its application as development work continues on the Internet...
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ICP developers get a faster start with icp-cli v0.1.0 beta

Developers building on the Internet Computer have a new tool to work with as DFINITY rolls out icp-cli v0.1.0 beta. The release focuses on...
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DFINITY Foundation joins MiCA Crypto Alliance as ICP white paper aligns...

The MiCA Crypto Alliance has welcomed the DFINITY Foundation as a new member, marking a step towards closer coordination between major blockchain projects and...