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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Liquidium Highlights Bitcoin-Backed $10,010 USDT Loan

Liquidium has highlighted a recent Bitcoin-backed loan on its platform after a user deposited 0.75 BTC as collateral and received $10,010 in USDT within...

Ash Crypto and Dominic Williams clash over ICP’s five-year price decline

A public dispute over Internet Computer’s token performance has broken out on X after crypto commentator Ash Crypto questioned what happened to ICP’s value...

ODIN.fun moves token locking to final testing as staking development begins

ODIN.fun is preparing to introduce token locking and staking features as it continues development of new tools for users and liquidity providers. The locking feature...

FomoWell and Bitflare to host Bitcoin, AI and privacy gathering in Hong Kong

FomoWell and Bitflare are set to host a gathering in Hong Kong on August 26, bringing together participants from the Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, privacy...
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ICP community audit corrects tokenomics tracking assumptions

A discussion on the DFINITY Developer Forum has prompted a reassessment of how newly minted ICP enters circulation, after community researchers found that some...
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Internet Identity proposals aim to prepare ICP authentication for AI agent...

Internet Identity, the authentication system used across the Internet Computer network, is undergoing a proposed upgrade that would allow AI agents to interact with...
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Llama_cpp_canister update gives developers a clearer view of AI costs

The latest update to llama_cpp_canister is making it easier for developers to understand exactly how many AI tokens are used in each on-chain AI...
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Liquidium reaches $4.25 million in total deposits as lending activity grows

Liquidium has reached $4.25 million in total deposits, with users increasingly using native digital assets as collateral rather than selling them, according to a...
Maria Irene

Pierre Samaties outlines July progress across the Internet Computer

Pierre Samaties has released a July update outlining a series of product launches, infrastructure developments and ecosystem milestones across the Internet Computer, with projects...
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Caffeine AI lets users query live app data across multiple applications

Caffeine AI has introduced a feature that allows users to ask questions about the live data inside their applications, including information drawn from multiple...