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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DFINITY-backed Pakistan national messenger enters testing phase

A national messenger application being developed for Pakistan has moved into testing, with the service now running on the country’s dedicated cloud infrastructure and...

Onicai postpones Aug 29 SNS launch as funnAI protocol work continues

Onicai has postponed the planned August 29 launch date for its SNS as development work continues on the funnAI protocol. The project announced the change...

ODIN.fun Ships Major Indexer and Staking Updates in Week 32

ODIN.fun has reported 187 commits and 45 pull requests in its Week 32 development update, with a series of infrastructure, staking and user-facing changes...

Liquidium Unifies Simple and Advanced Loan Profiles

Liquidium has introduced a new feature allowing users to bring loans from their Simple and Advanced profiles together, giving borrowers a more unified view...
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Maria Irene

AI-Built Token Goes Live on ICP: No Team, No Pre-mine, No...

Every line of DOM's protocol was written by Claude, Anthropic's AI. The token launched on March 29 with four canisters, zero human-authored code, and...
Maria Irene

Internet Computer Network Fees Pass $645,000 as Mission 70 Targets Lower...

The Internet Computer network generated more than $645,000 in fees during the latest quarter, giving supporters of ICP fresh evidence that activity across the...
Maria Irene

DFINITY CBO Says Recent ICP Concerns Were Temporary or Misrepresented

Pierre Samaties has responded to a list of concerns raised about the Internet Computer ecosystem, saying the issues mentioned were either temporary, already resolved...
Maria Irene

Native Bitcoin Loans Reach $632,000 in TVL After First Month

Native Bitcoin Loans has completed its first month live, with early figures pointing to growing interest in using Bitcoin as collateral rather than selling...
Maria Irene

ICP Cloud Engines Pitch Cybersecurity Alternative After European Commission Attack

The upcoming launch of ICP Cloud Engines is being framed as a response to some of the cybersecurity weaknesses still affecting traditional cloud systems. The...
Maria Irene

ICP Tokens Prepares Major Upgrade With Portfolio Tools, Alerts and API...

ICP Tokens is preparing to roll out version two of its platform, with a broader set of tools aimed at making it easier for...