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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Swiss healthcare data emerges as potential use case for ICP cloud infrastructure

Swiss healthcare providers are being identified as a potential use case for decentralised cloud infrastructure, as hospitals face strict requirements around the handling of...

ICPay Launches Discounted On-Chain Storage With ICBucket

ICPay has launched ICBucket, an on-chain storage service on the Internet Computer, with promotional pricing, a revised user interface and changes to its underlying...

UNDP Expands Sovereign AI Infrastructure Pilot to Five More Countries

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is expanding a pilot programme designed to help governments develop AI-powered applications without relying entirely on major US-based...

NEAR and ICP Join Forces in NearLaunch Website Deployment Experiment

A new NearLaunch experiment is showing how NEAR and the Internet Computer Protocol can be used together to simplify the process of deploying websites...
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Oisy v1.9.7 Brings Internet Identity 2.0 and Early Tokenised Market Access

Oisy has rolled out version 1.9.7, a release focused on infrastructure upgrades and incremental feature improvements rather than sweeping claims. The update completes Oisy’s...
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2026 Could Redraw the Public Markets as AI Giants Circle Wall...

Global equity markets are bracing for what could become one of the most watched years in modern listing history, as a cluster of privately...
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ClearDeck Brings Provably Fair Poker to Internet Computer

ClearDeck, a new decentralised poker app, has launched on the Internet Computer, offering players a provably fair gaming experience built entirely with AI-assisted coding....
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Caffeine Launches Promptathon to Inspire Self-Development Apps

Caffeine has officially launched its latest Promptathon, inviting creators to develop apps designed to help people level up in 2026. The competition comes with...
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Canister Migration Brings Flexibility to Internet Computer Developers

Internet Computer has launched canister migration, a new feature allowing developers to move canisters between subnets while keeping the same canister ID. This enables...
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ICP Exchange Balances Sit at 62.06 Million Tokens, Data Shows

The amount of ICP held on centralised exchange addresses currently stands at 62.06 million tokens, representing around 11.33 percent of the total supply, according...