On The Ledger

Last week, a new vulnerability was discovered in Apple’s M1 chips. This unpatchable vulnerability makes it more clear than ever that using your phone or computer to secure your private keys may be convenient, but it comes at the cost of security.Our CTO Charles Guillemet has spent his whole career studying cryptography, and he knows these types of attacks well. He sat down with our CXO Ian Rogers to discuss what this new vulnerability is, how it works, and why hardware wallets are the best way to keep your assets secure.

Welcome to the first On the Ledger episode of 2024!2023 was a year of challenge and adjustments for the crypto community, but as we step into 2024, a glimmer of hope is emerging. The market is showing signs of recovery, builders are re-energized, and regulatory clarity is paving the way for even greater innovation. And amidst this renewed optimism, one ecosystem stands out – Solana.A few days ago at Davos, Ledger’s Chairman and CEO, Pascal Gauthier, got to spend time with an old friend and fellow leader in the ecosystem, Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, to discuss the exciting developments underway and what's in store for the ecosystem in the year ahead. Not to mention the inaugural WEF3 event they held together… but we’ll get into that in a minute. We're thrilled to share their insights with you today and provide a glimpse into what 2024 might have in store.

Ledger Enterprise is Ledger’s best kept secret before 2022. In the post-FTX world of crypto, regulation, transparency, responsible-governance and speed are becoming increasingly important for institutional clients.This is why Ledger Enterprise built the TradeLink product for Asset Managers, Custodians and Exchanges allowing institutional clients to execute trades instantly without compromising the custodies of the assets under management.Today, our CXO Ian catches up with our VP Revenue at Ledger Enterprise Seb to talk about Tradelink and its benefits for the industry.

Under newly proposed U.S. Treasury rules, potentially effective 2025, people providing certain DeFi websites, NFT marketplaces, crypto wallets, or other services “facilitating” crypto sales would have to make a decision: centralize, shut down, or block all U.S. users (and possibly VPNs).Under this backdrop, we invited policy leads from Block, Metamask and Blockchain Association to talk about their experience with the now delayed regulation and the implications for self-custody.

The Ledgerplex is now live in the Sandbox game. This is a sequel to our award-winning School of Block in the Sandbox game in Alpha Season 3, where players can learn crypto security knowledge via completing quests in game.We voxelized Ledger’s Verizon Factory in the Sandbox and created an experience to allow more people to be able to learn crypto security through a gaming experience. Tune in to find out how the original School of Block originated and how the Swipeback team and Ledger worked together to bring the experience to life.

We’re excited to launch Ledger Recover, provided by Coincover, that aims to lower the barrier of entry to self-custody by allowing our users to creating a secure backup for their Secret Recovery Phrase ready whenever you need it, so they can stop worrying about getting locked out of their own wallet.But what’s the origin story of Ledger Recover, what are the design principles and more importantly, who did we build Ledger Recover for? Check out this episode of On The Ledger podcast with our CEO Pascal Gauthier, CXO Ian Rogers, our CTO Charles Guillemet and our CXO Ian Rogers.At the end of the episode, you’ll also hear Pascal’s take on the next Bull Market and why Ledger is building solutions for the next 100 millions of crypto users.

Our CTO, Charles Guillemet, has just returned from Bitcoin Amsterdam, where he gave a fascinating keynote on the topic of Bitcoin governance. With the rising interest of institutions in Bitcoin, managing their access to the so-called digital gold is gaining paramount importance. In this new episode of On The Ledger, we have Charles with us to share his insights from the event and we’ll pick his brilliant brain on the topic of Bitcoin institutional custody and governance.After Charles, we're excited to welcome Mike Schmidt from Brink.dev. He'll shed light on the world of Bitcoin Developers. Brink.dev is a non-profit that supports full-time Bitcoin Core developers – these unsung heroes play a pivotal role in the health of the Bitcoin network.

Priyanka Desai, the founding member of Flamingo DAO, has an interesting story about how it all began. She's now the Chief Operating Officer at Tribute Labs, a company that supports DAO communities through open-source framworks built on Ethereum. She talks about how these DAOs are doing and what she thinks about the market. She also shares her thoughts on what might happen next in the Web3 space. Priyanka's journey shows us how new technologies like blockchain and decentralized organizations can change the world, and her ideas about the future can give us a sense of where things are heading.

Benjamin Palmer, the visionary Co-Founder and CEO of The New Computer Corporation, is a prominent figure in Los Angeles, renowned for pioneering digital innovation. With a remarkable career spanning diverse domains, he leads the charge at a Web3 product studio, The New Computer Corporation, while also contributing as an Executive Producer Council member at UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance. Join us for the 9th episode of our FWB x Ledger collaboration as we talk with Ben about his journey through digital marketing and into the world of Web3, building creative experiences in Web3, how the 'attention economy' will evolve, and much more.