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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Caffeine Adds Reset Tools and Help Centre as App Market Picks Up

Fresh updates to Caffeine are giving creators more ways to manage, publish and reset their projects, as the platform continues to push towards easier...

OhShii Labs Expands ICP Analytics With New Atlas, Wallet and Token Tools

OhShii Labs has released a new suite of analytics tools aimed at giving users a clearer view of token activity across the Internet Computer...

ICP Pushes Quantum-Safe Security With New Canister Implementation

A new demonstration from ICP Hub Egypt is drawing attention to how post-quantum cryptography could be used directly within blockchain applications. The group says it...

Menese Open Sources Privacy Upgrade for CloakCoin Using ICP Technology

Menese Protocol has released an open-source upgrade for that connects the privacy network’s Enigma engine with threshold cryptography from the ecosystem. The upgrade allows CloakCoin’s...
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Internet Receipts Wants to Save Your Screenshots From Getting Lost

Screenshots have become a kind of digital filing cabinet for social media posts, breaking news, deleted tweets and viral arguments. Most end up buried...
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Google’s Quantum Warning Raises Fresh Questions for Bitcoin

Google’s latest warning on quantum computing has reignited debate around how prepared Bitcoin really is for future attacks. The company now believes that breaking modern...
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Direct ICP Skills Aim to Reduce AI Coding Errors

Artificial intelligence coding agents are becoming more common across software development, but one problem keeps appearing. They often make mistakes when working with unfamiliar...
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AI-Built Token Goes Live on ICP: No Team, No Pre-mine, No...

Every line of DOM's protocol was written by Claude, Anthropic's AI. The token launched on March 29 with four canisters, zero human-authored code, and...
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Internet Computer Network Fees Pass $645,000 as Mission 70 Targets Lower...

The Internet Computer network generated more than $645,000 in fees during the latest quarter, giving supporters of ICP fresh evidence that activity across the...
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DFINITY CBO Says Recent ICP Concerns Were Temporary or Misrepresented

Pierre Samaties has responded to a list of concerns raised about the Internet Computer ecosystem, saying the issues mentioned were either temporary, already resolved...