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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ICP JavaScript SDK v5.0.0 Tightens Security and Streamlines Development

The Internet Computer ecosystem has rolled out ICP JavaScript SDK v5.0.0, a release aimed squarely at improving how developers build, test and ship applications...
Maria Irene

funnAI Launches mAIner Marketplace With Live Trading and Instant Access

The funnAI ecosystem has taken a visible step forward with the launch of its mAIner Marketplace, opening up a new venue where users can...
Maria Irene

RichSwap Adjusts Fees to Boost Runes Liquidity on Bitcoin Layer 1

RichSwap has announced a change to its fee structure as it looks to tackle one of the most persistent challenges facing decentralised finance on...
Maria Irene

Menese Protocol Brings CloakCoin Web Wallets to ICP Infrastructure

Menese Protocol has announced a new integration that connects CloakCoin web wallets with infrastructure built on the Internet Computer, marking a technical crossover between...
Maria Irene

Internet Identity 2.0 Moves to id.ai as New Default Sign-In Hub

Internet Identity 2.0 is set to take a decisive step forward later this month, with id.ai becoming its new primary home from January 26....
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Mission 70 White Paper Sets Out a Hard Reset for ICP...

DFINITY has released what may prove to be one of the most consequential papers in the Internet Computer’s short history, laying out a detailed...