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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Swiss healthcare data emerges as potential use case for ICP cloud infrastructure

Swiss healthcare providers are being identified as a potential use case for decentralised cloud infrastructure, as hospitals face strict requirements around the handling of...

ICPay Launches Discounted On-Chain Storage With ICBucket

ICPay has launched ICBucket, an on-chain storage service on the Internet Computer, with promotional pricing, a revised user interface and changes to its underlying...

UNDP Expands Sovereign AI Infrastructure Pilot to Five More Countries

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is expanding a pilot programme designed to help governments develop AI-powered applications without relying entirely on major US-based...

NEAR and ICP Join Forces in NearLaunch Website Deployment Experiment

A new NearLaunch experiment is showing how NEAR and the Internet Computer Protocol can be used together to simplify the process of deploying websites...
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BOB halving on 10 February cuts rewards again, with next reduction...

Attention across the Internet Computer community has turned to BOB’s latest halving, which took place on 10 February and reduced block rewards once again...
Maria Irene

Dmail launches Smart Address Book to organise verified Web3 contacts

Dmail is pitching a new way to manage digital relationships in Web3, with the rollout of its Contact List and Smart Address Book, a...
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Dominic Williams Highlights Internet Computer’s “Chain Key” Vision for Multi-Chain AI...

Dominic Williams, founder of the Internet Computer (ICP), has shared fresh thoughts on where blockchain-based AI agents may be heading, pointing to ICP’s “chain...
Maria Irene

Community Participation Opens for onicai SNS Token Sale on Internet Computer

The decentralisation sale for onicai’s Service Nervous System (SNS) has begun on the Internet Computer (ICP) blockchain, offering the wider ICP community an opportunity...
Maria Irene

Plug Wallet adds Dogecoin support with new ICP-native ckDOGE token

Plug Wallet has announced new support for Dogecoin (DOGE) alongside ckDOGE, an ICP-native token designed to track DOGE’s value on a one-to-one basis. The update...
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ICPay launches instant USDT payments with low fees for developers and...

ICPay has announced support for USDT payments, giving developers and automated agents a new way to accept stablecoin transactions with near-instant settlement. The platform says...