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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Europe’s $23 Billion Sovereign Cloud Push Raises Questions Over Who Really Controls the Infrastructure

Europe is preparing to spend an estimated $23.1 billion on sovereign cloud infrastructure by 2027, according to Gartner forecasts, as governments and enterprises seek...

Ord.io to Shut Down on June 1 After Three-Year Run in Bitcoin Ordinals Space

Ord.io, the Bitcoin Ordinals explorer known for its community-driven features and culture-first design, will shut down on June 1, marking the end of a...

Plug Pay launches to enable real-world payments across everyday spending

Plug Pay has gone live, introducing a new payment option designed to support real-world purchases including supermarket shopping, flights and everyday items such as...

56 Bitcoin Blocks Inscribed as BIC Map Goes Live on ICP

Day one of BIC has closed with 56 Bitcoin blocks now permanently inscribed on the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), marking the first visible phase...
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Sneed Trading Bot update resolves ICPSwap failures linked to cached token...

A new version of the Sneed Trading Bot has been released to address trade failures affecting certain ICPSwap pairs, following reports from users who...
Maria Irene

Dom says UAE AWS outage shows data centres are becoming targets...

Drone strikes on Amazon Web Services data centres in the United Arab Emirates have disrupted banks, payments platforms and consumer apps across the region,...
Maria Irene

Caffeine.ai Wins Over Power Users as Community Pushes for Smarter Prompting

Developer daveDash says Caffeine.ai has come a long way — and that much of the difference between frustration and success on the platform lies...
Maria Irene

Armacore AI Pushes Into Autonomous Coding With Multi-Step GitHub Milestone

A new entrant in the fast-crowding field of autonomous software agents says it has cleared a technical hurdle that moves it closer to replacing...
Maria Irene

President Trump Says Wars Could Be Fought “Forever” With ‘Virtually Unlimited’...

President Donald J. Trump declared Tuesday that the United States possesses a “virtually unlimited” supply of munitions, claiming current stockpiles are strong enough to...
Maria Irene

Binaryx Platform Now Available Inside OISY Explore

Binaryx Platform is now accessible within OISY Explore, expanding access to tokenised real-world assets through a legally structured DAO-LLC framework. The integration introduces a...