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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IcFalcon Aims to Simplify Internet Computer App Development

Building applications on the Internet Computer can involve several development steps, from configuring the backend and canisters to preparing the frontend and deployment environment....

ICP Proposal Could Bring BAT Into Chain-Key Token System

A new Internet Computer governance proposal is drawing attention to the possibility of bringing Basic Attention Token (BAT) into ICP's chain-key token framework as...

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...
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Mingle Berry Media migrates entire WordPress platform to sovereign cloud

Mingle Berry Media has migrated its WordPress platform to the sovereign cloud on the Internet Computer, with the company saying the move includes the...
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ICP prepares for subnet canister limit increase to 250,000

The Internet Computer is preparing for a network upgrade that could raise the maximum number of canisters a subnet can host from 120,000 to...
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AI investment pushes US business spending to record $1.5 trillion

Artificial intelligence is becoming a major force behind business investment in the United States, with spending in AI-related categories climbing sharply during the second...
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Liquidium promotes SDK to simplify borrowing and lending integration

Liquidium is promoting its software development kit (SDK) as a way for developers to add borrowing and lending features to their applications without building...
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Dominic Williams defends ICP’s AI strategy after criticism over on-chain inference

Dominic Williams, founder of DFINITY and the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), has issued a detailed response to criticism from a NEAR supporter who argued...
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Onicai to release 10 new mAIner slots through limited reverse auction

Onicai has announced a limited release of 10 new mAIner slots as it prepares for the launch of onicai SNS, with the additional capacity...