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

Mingle Chat Opens Beta Testing for Sovereign Cloud Messenger Built on...

Mingle Chat has opened beta testing for its new messaging platform, designed as a privacy-focused messenger running on the sovereign cloud. The application aims to...
Maria Irene

Liquidium SDK v0.6.0 Expands Asset Support for Cross-Chain Lending Tools

Liquidium has released version 0.6.0 of its SDK, expanding support for developers by adding every asset currently available in the platform’s main application, including...
Maria Irene

Multi/Dex Canister Set for Long-Term Cycles Support as Jupiter Faucet Plans...

The Multi/Dex canister could remain at the same identifier through its transition to production, allowing future infrastructure support from projects such as Jupiter Faucet. The...
Maria Irene

Researchers boost on-chain AI performance on Internet Computer by nearly threefold

Researchers working on the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) say they have improved the efficiency of running an artificial intelligence language model directly onchain, allowing...
Maria Irene

Dom says AI-driven cyber incident highlights need for tamperproof cloud infrastructure

Dominic Williams, founder and Chief Scientist of the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), has argued that a recent AI-driven cybersecurity incident reinforces the need for...
Maria Irene

Bittensor Releases v431 Update with New Security Tools and Faster Network...

Bittensor has released version 431, a major update focused on improving security, transparency and operational tools for its decentralised network. The update introduces new security...