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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UNDP and DFINITY partner on sovereign cloud and AI pilots

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with the DFINITY Foundation on a programme exploring sovereign cloud infrastructure and agentic AI for public...

ICPay adds Markdown, avatars and faster performance

ICPay has rolled out a set of updates aimed at making its platform faster and easier to use, with new support for Markdown, avatars...

OpenChat rolls out frontend update as iOS development begins

OpenChat has released a major frontend update aimed at improving performance and reducing memory use, while development has now begun on a native iOS...

Menese opens trusted setup ceremony for privacy ledger on Internet Computer

Menese Protocol is preparing to open a two-week trusted setup ceremony on September 1 for its Shielded Ledger Hivemind, a privacy-focused ledger designed to...
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January Breaks the Pattern for ICP Canister Deployments

January has rarely been an eventful month for canister deployments on the Internet Computer. Over the past four years, activity during this period has...
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Are Blockchains Quietly Becoming the Next Generation of Cloud Infrastructure?

A growing group of technologists are beginning to question whether blockchains should still be viewed mainly as financial rails. Dom’s recent post on X...
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Caffeine.ai Launches Fully Agentic “Automated Tech Team” on ICP

Caffeine.ai is preparing to roll out an upgraded version of its automated development platform on February 2nd, introducing a fully agentic “automated tech team”...
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Community Explores Go Language for Internet Computer Canisters

The Internet Computer ecosystem has long supported Rust and Motoko for canister development, but community experimentation is expanding the options. Developer @q_uint8 is testing...
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New ICP Skills Empower AI Agents to Improve Internet Computer Development

A community-led initiative is helping AI agents operate more effectively within the Internet Computer ecosystem. Developer @jorgenbuilder has released ICP-Skills, a set of reusable...
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Internet Identity 2.0 Brings Simpler and Safer Login to ICP Users

The Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) community is beginning to experience a major change in how users authenticate online with the introduction of Internet Identity...