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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AI‑Generated BBC Homepage Sparks Debate Over Technology and Influence

James Beadle has shared a playful experiment imagining the BBC News homepage ten years from now. Using Caffeine AI, he generated a speculative website...
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Plug Wallet Launches Major Upgrades to Boost Speed, Token Management, and...

Plug Wallet has rolled out a substantial series of upgrades for iOS and Android users, aimed at improving performance, reliability, and ease of use...
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Bittensor Prepares for Its First Halving as Questions Grow Around Wider...

Bittensor’s first halving is only days away and it is already becoming one of the most talked-about milestones in the project’s short history. Halvings...
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Energy Finds a Passport: How Bitcoin Mining Reframes a Long-Running Debate

Humanity has lived with a basic constraint since the beginning: if energy is produced and not used instantly, it disappears. Power stations throttle output,...
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Dmail Brings Its Messaging DApp to Stablechain With Gas-Free, USDT-Powered Emails

Dmail has brought its decentralised messaging app to the Stable mainnet, opening the door to a new version of Web3 communication that removes the...
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ICP Edges Out of Its Downtrend as Traders Watch for a...

ICP has moved out of its 15 day downtrend channel with a cleaner structure than anything seen over the past couple of weeks, giving...