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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ICP Payment Option Added to BIC Inscriptions as Referral Rewards and...

BIC inscriptions have added ICP as a new payment option, introducing a fresh way for users within the Internet Computer ecosystem to acquire districts...
Maria Irene

Dominic Williams Teases AI Integration Across ICP Apps Without Additional Code

Internet Computer founder Dominic Williams has outlined a new vision for artificial intelligence on the Internet Computer Protocol, claiming AI could soon operate directly...
Maria Irene

Liquidium Expands Instant Bitcoin Loans With Direct BTC Collateral Access

Liquidium has rolled out a simplified borrowing flow that allows users to open Instant Loans backed by native Bitcoin directly from its landing page,...
Maria Irene

DFINITY Pushes Ahead With Long Lived Cloud Engine Plan in New...

A new governance proposal on the Internet Computer network is aiming to expand DFINITY’s cloud testing infrastructure with the addition of a new data...
Maria Irene

Internet Computer Pushes Sovereign Cloud Pitch to European Governments and Enterprises

Internet Computer is set to make its case to European policymakers and enterprise leaders next week, as Dfinity executive Pierre Samaties prepares to present...
Maria Irene

DOM opens BIC district inscriptions to QOIN and ckQOIN holders

Dawn of Machines, the fair-launch token protocol on the Internet Computer, has expanded the payment options for its BIC district inscriptions to include QOIN...