The Ledger Podcast is produced by Ledger, the hardware wallet company known for securing crypto assets. Each episode features conversations with thought leaders in cryptocurrency, cybersecurity and culture. Guests discuss how the digital asset space has evolved and where it may be heading next. The show focuses on themes of security, self-custody, ownership and user experience in crypto. It is aimed at listeners who want insight into protecting and managing their digital value.
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Defending Against AI Agents with Oded Blatman
What does security look like when one attacker can run thousands of AI agents? Sébastien Badault, EVP Ledger Enterprise, sits down with Oded Blatman, Ledger’s Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer, to talk about defending against AI-driven attacks, how regulators are approaching AI risk, why banks keep their keys in hardware, and how a supply chain gets secured from the first chip t
AI Made Security Flaws Cheap to Find. What Now?
Security used to depend on flaws being expensive to find. AI made them cheap.High-severity vulnerabilities flagged in 2026 are already six times the previous four-year average, and breaches are trending up on a multi-year horizon. Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet sits down with Mo El-Sayed, Head of Brand Development, on what that does to the threat model, why secure hardware holds where connected soft
How AI Agents Get Paid on Solana Without Touching Private Keys
Agents can now complete tasks, write code and get paid on Solana. The part that shouldn't change: humans retaining final control over the assets.Ian Rogers, Chief Human Agency Officer at Ledger, sits down with Pavel, co-founder of AgenC — a marketplace where agents claim jobs and submit results.The design starts from one assumption: the host machine is compromised. Agents build and drive transacti
How to Fix the Security Flaw Built Into Every AI Agent | The Ledger Podcast ft. Shisa.ai
AI agents are capable and easily fooled at the same time. They can read your data, act on your behalf, and reach the outside world. Because LLMs don't fundamentally separate data from instructions, anything they read can be treated as a command.In this episode of The Ledger Podcast, Leonard Lin, CTO of Shisa.ai, in conversation with Ledger Chief Human Agency Officer Ian Rogers, talks about buildin
Inside DeFi Vaults: Staying in Control of Your Assets
What is a DeFi vault, and how do you use one without handing over control of your money?In this episode of The Ledger Podcast, Ledger’s EVP of Consumer Services JF Rochet sits down with Adrian, co-founder of Steakhouse Financial, a leading on-chain asset manager specializing in institutional-grade DeFi vaults, to break it down from the basics up.The takeaway: do your own research, take it seriousl
Quantum Is Not Here Yet. The Trust Problem Is.
Quantum computing is coming for the cryptography that secures payments, messaging, websites, banks and blockchains. But how worried should you actually be, and what should anyone be doing about it?In this new episode of The Ledger Podcast, Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet sits down with Ledger Head of Brand Development Mo El-Sayed to unpack what's really happening — without the doom. Hosted on Acast.
AI Agent With a Wallet. What Could Go Wrong?
In this episode of the Ledger Podcast, the team dives into the rise of the “agentic world” — a future where AI agents act on your behalf to move funds, sign transactions, and manage digital identity. But as agents become more autonomous, one critical question emerges: how do you trust them with your secrets, identity, and wealth?Fresh from the Circle USDC hackathon, Ledger engineers share how they
From SWIFT to Stablecoins: The New Operating System for the World’s Economy
In this episode of the Ledger Podcast, Jean-François Rochet (EVP of Consumer Services) sat down with Shah Ramezani, CEO and Founder of Noah, to explore how stablecoins are connecting the traditional finance world with crypto and why payments are the key to real adoption.Shah explains why stablecoins quietly proved their value during the market downturn, how people were already using them to m
Building Trust in Crypto: Ilia Vulkov on Security, Regulation & Payments Rails
In this episode of the Ledger Podcast, Sebastian Badault (EVP, Ledger Enterprise) sits down with Ilya Vulkov, Co-Founder & CEO of Youhodler, to unpack a question every serious builder faces: how do you earn trust in digital assets?Ilya explains that crypto isn’t a “revolution," it’s an evolution, and what that means in practice: borrowing proven financial controls, governance, and risk framewo
Why Blind Signing Is Killing DeFi
In this episode of The Ledger Podcast, Jeff Rochet EVP of Consumer Services at Ledger sits down with DaoSasha, Head of BD at 1inch to talk about one of the most critical pain points in crypto: blind signing.They explain why signing transactions you don’t fully understand is a massive blocker to DeFi mass adoption, and how clear signing on Ledger devices with direct 1inch integration helps fix
Crypto's Privacy Problem: Why you don't have privacy!
What happens to crypto when everything on-chain becomes encrypted by default?In this episode of the Ledger Podcast, host Kyle O’Brien (COS @ Zama) sits down with Rand Hindi (Founder & CEO @ Zama) and Charles Guillemet (CTO @ Ledger) to dive deep into privacy, fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), hardware security, and why institutional adoption is making onchain confidentiality a must-have, not
Securing Value: An Enterprise Perspective on the Ownership Economy
In this episode of The Ledger Podcast, we dive deep into the emerging frontier of the ownership economy, where consumers become stakeholders, loyalty becomes liquid, and brands are rebuilt from the bottom up.Our EVP of Ledger Enterprise, Sebastian Badault sat down with Ovie Faruq ,co-founder and CEO of REKT Brands, live from Ledger Op3n at 106 in Paris. From crypto-native companies to the shifting
Defense Wins Championships, with Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell
On this special episode of the Ledger Podcast, recorded live at Ledger Op3n in Paris, Head of Brand Development Mo EL-SAYED sits down with two Australian Rugby legends, Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell (co-hosts of Kick Offs and Kick Ons and our new Australian Ambassadors).This episode is all about value, risk, and rewriting the rules. Matt and Drew share the story of their game-changing move to Fran
Future of Blockchain: Cryptography Facing Quantum and AI
At Ledger Op3n 2025, our CTO Charles Guillemet sat down with Peter McCormack, Matthew Green, and Ian Miers to discuss how the blockchain space is preparing for the possibility of quantum computing. Will quantum computing be achieved in our lifetimes? What would it mean for blockchain? And how is the ecosystem working to create solutions?Listen to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva
The Spurs Partnership, Crypto Security & a Winning Mindset
What does building a championship dynasty have in common with securing your digital assets? It all comes down to defense! At Ledger Op3n 2025, our EVP of Comms, Ariel Wengroff, sat down with 3x NBA Champion and Spurs legend, Bruce Bowen, for a deep-dive conversation you won't want to miss.They discuss the game-changing Ledger x Spurs partnership, the importance of that 'never complacent' mindset,
The Unseen Game: Building Resilience in Sport and Security
We hosted sports legends Bruce Bowen, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell, and health & wellness consultant JoeHolder at Ledger Op3n 2025! They chatted with our EVP of Communications Ariel Wengroff about the crossover between sports and security - namely, building resilience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pixels and Personality: A Conversation with Susan Kare
We were beyond honoured to be able to collaborate with the legendary graphic designer Susan Kare on the Ledger Nano Gen5 badges. Susan joined us in Paris for Ledger Op3n to talk about expression through creativity, her career journey and the process of developing exclusive art for Ledger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Design of Desire, with Tony Fadell and Susan Kare
What do the iPod, the original Mac icons, and the Ledger Nano Gen5 have in common? Design legends.We hosted Tony Fadell and Susan Kare at Ledger Op3n 2025 to talk about their "Design of Desire" philosophy, making digital ownership human, and their work on the new Ledger Nano Gen5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sealing the Convenant: The Birth of an AI Artist
with Mo El-Sayed, Gene Kogan, and Seth Goldstein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Crypto Security Wake-Up Call You Can’t Ignore
This week on the latest Ledger Podcast, CTO Charles Guillemet joins CXO Ian Rogers to break down the threats shaking the crypto space, and what they mean for your security.From the NPM supply chain attack that almost touched billions, to zero-day browser exploits, to why hardware wallets with secure screens remain the ultimate line of defense — Charles lays out today’s reality.In this episode:🛡️ H
Staking Without Compromise: Powering the Institutional Future w/ Luganodes
Staking is moving from crypto-native to boardroom essential. On this episode of The Ledger Podcast, Ariel Wengroff (EVP, Marketing & Comms, Ledger) hosts Sebastien Badault (VP of Ledger Enterprise) and Max Mercek (Vice President of Global Business Development at Luganodes) to unpack how institutions stake without giving up custody—and why that matters for treasury teams. Hosted on Acast. See a
The AI and Crypto Revolution
We were proud to host Anne Bouverot, France’s Special Envoy for AI, for a conversation with Pascal Gauthier (CEO, Ledger) and Charles Guillemet (CTO, Ledger).Anne has long been at the crossroads of Europe’s biggest technological shifts - telecom, internet, crypto, and now AI. In this episode, we explore how AI, blockchain, and quantum computing are not separate revolutions, but deeply connected fo
Wallets, Identity, and AI: Exploring the future of crypto infrastructure
Join us for an insightful episode of The Ledger Podcast as host Mo El-Sayed sits down with Armani Ferrante, founder and CEO of Backpack, the innovative team behind the Backpack Wallet, Backpack Exchange, and the Mad Lad's NFT collection. Armani shares his fascinating journey from working at Apple to navigating the collapse of FTX, and how he has continually pushed the boundaries of crypto inf
Beyond Remote Work: How Ledger is Building the Future of Collaboration and Innovation
This episode was recorded in French. To watch with English subtitles, visit Ledger's YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfWC79WmJIsJoin us in this insightful podcast episode as we delve into the dynamic world of Ledger, a global leader in digital asset security. Discover how Ledger's HR strategies are redefining workplace culture by harmonizing remote work with in-office collaborat
Decentralized Then vs. Now: What's Changed Since the Last Cycle?
Join Sergej Kunzm co-founder of 1inch, Carl Anderson, VP Engineering at Ledger, and Mo El-Sayed, Head of Brand Development at Ledger for a dynamic discussion on decentralized exchanges, Paris Blockchain Week, and the adoption of DeFi. Bringing DeFi to the mainstream has proved challenging at times. How has 1inch worked to overcome these challenges, and what effect have they had on the DeFi ec
Building in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities
NOTE: The following conversation takes place in French between Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier, business mogul Maurice Lévy, and Ledger Exec VP, Enterprise Revenue Sebastien BadaultJoin Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier and business mogul Maurice Lévy, along with Ledger's Sebastien Badault, in an insightful podcast as they delve into the secrets of their success. Discover what drives these industry leaders to
Sui integrated into Ledger Live
Join Ian Rogers on this episode of the Ledger Podcast as he dives deep into the groundbreaking integration of the Sui blockchain suite into Ledger Live. Discover how this seamless integration empowers users to send, receive, buy, swap, stake, and sign transactions with unparalleled security and ease. Ian is joined by Kostas Chalkias, co-founder and chief cryptographer of Mysten Labs, the innovativ
Bitcoin and Art: A New Frontier
Join Rug Radio’s Farokh Sarmad and OnChainMonkey creator Danny Yang as they dive into the vibrant world of Bitcoin art and blockchain technology in this episode of The Ledger Podcast. Danny shares his insights on the evolution of art on Bitcoin, the impact of Ordinals and Runes, and the future of cryptocurrency. Recorded live from Paris, this episode captures the energy and innovation of the Bitco
Crypto, Cybersecurity & European Tech Sovereignty: What’s Next?
The future of tech isn’t being written elsewhere — it’s being built here.In this special episode of the Ledger Podcast, Minister Delegate for AI and Digital Affairs Clara Chappaz joins our CEO Pascal Gauthier to unpack the big questions shaping Europe’s digital future.How can Europe lead in crypto and cybersecurity? What’s at stake for our sovereignty? What role do entrepreneurs play in driving in
Ledger x Refraction: Art Innovation in Crypto
In this episode of The Ledger Podcast, Rug Radio's Farokh Sarmad, Ledger's Mo El-Sayed, and Refraction's Malcolm Levy dive into the vibrant intersection of on-chain culture and broader cultural movements during NFT Paris 2025. They discuss the exciting events and installations happening at Ledger, including generative art and electronic music experiences. Malcolm also shares insights on Refraction
How Ledger Enterprise keeps crypto companies secure
Ledger has defined self-custody for millions of individual crypto users. But who secures the corporate Bitcoin custodians? Increasingly it's Ledger, too, via Ledger Enterprise. Ian Rogers is joined by Executive VP of Enterprise Revenue Sebastien Badault to talk about the growth of the business and how institutions are increasingly adopting true blockchain security.Book a demo here: enterprise.ledg
Building the future of digital asset security
Today on The Ledger Podcast, Carl Anderson, Ledger's VP of Engineering is in the studio with us!This episode was recorded during Developers Day, one of the two days of events celebrating the opening of Ledger's brand new 106 HQ. This historic building is set to become a vibrant hub for innovation and collaboration. Carl is leading the charge in developing technology that empowers third-party devel
The significance of Ledger's new Paris HQ
Coinciding with Ledger's 10-year anniversary, the company opened a new headquarters at 106 Temple in the heart of Paris. Go inside the beautiful new space with Ledger's Global Real Estate & Workplace Director Réda Nafaa and VP, Global Communications Ariel Wengroff to talk about what the building symbolizes and how they plan to make it a hub for innovation in Europe.Shop the latest Ledger devic
Bitcoin $100K reactions, 2024 crypto recap, and 2025 predictions
2024 was a pivotal year in crypto. Bitcoin hit $100K. Elections around the world put the industry back in the spotlight and set up for what could be an even bigger year in 2025.What did our panel get right and wrong about the year that was? And what happens next? What will the regulatory environment look like and will nation-states start real movement toward building strategic Bitcoin reserves?Led
When craft meets code: With Trame Paris CEO Ismail Tazi, ArtBlocks' Erick Calderon, and Ledger's Ian Rogers
Welcome to the Ledger Podcast! On today's episode, we welcome Isma Tazi and Erick Calderon to the studio. Isma is the founder of Trame, a curated gallery that offers exclusive limited-edition design pieces and artworks, all with digital provenance. It's an amazing fusion of craft and generative art.Erick (aka Snowfro) is the man behind Art Blocks, the platform that's redefined the art world w
Memecoins, Solana's future, and joining Ledger's board: Solana Foundation President Lily Liu sits down with Ariel Wengroff
Solana Foundation President Lily Liu joins The Ledger Podcast as she becomes a member of the Ledger board. With the memecoin market gaining steam, she and Ledger VP of Global Communications Ariel Wengroff discuss Solana's future as it relates to Bitcoin's market positioning, as well as Ledger's central role in the future of crypto as a whole. Buy direct from Ledger: shop.ledger.com Hosted on Acast
'Why are people paying $200 for these?': CryptoPunks to Generative Goods with Erick Calderon of Art Blocks
Can computer code be art? Can art be computer code? Erick Calderon and his platform, Art Blocks, launched Generative Art into the mainstream. With Marfa Weekend 2024 having just taken place in Texas, enjoy his conversation with Ledger's Ian Rogers to talk about his ride from ingraining himself in communities to seeing the larger acceptance of the art form. Be free from compromise: shop.ledger
'We need to wake up': Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet on the crypto security journey
Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet joins host Mo El-Sayed for a conversation about the evolution of digitals threats and how Ledger's hardware offerings protect not just your crypto holdings, but your entire digital identity.Buy with Ledger and start your self-custody journey: shop.ledger.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ledger 10th Anniversary: If not self-custody, why crypto? With Pascal Gauthier, Ian Rogers, and Mo El-Sayed
Welcome to the Ledger podcast - revamped and revived for our 10 year anniversary!Recorded in our brand new podcast studio at 106 Temple in Paris, the Ledger podcast will be bringing you in-depth conversations with industry leaders, artists, partners and more.To kick things off, our Head of Brand Development Mo El-Sayed sat down with our CEO Pascal Gauthier and CXO Ian Rogers to catch up with the l
#83 Ledger's Opensource Model : What's Next ?
At Ledger, our mission is to make digital ownership easy to use without ever compromising on security or self custody.Ledger is secure by design: we continuously strive to implement the most secure solutions at every stage, as endorsed by security experts.With that in mind, listen to our CXO Ian Rogers and our CTO Charles Guillemet to understand more about our approach to open source in this podca
#82 Securing Yourself: Lessons from the Apple Security Breach
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
#81 Stepping into 2024, Bitcoin ETFs and Davos
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
#80 On The Ledger: Ledger Enterprise Tradelink
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
#79 On The Ledger: Treasury Broker Rule
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
#78 Ledgerplex in the Sandbox
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 fin
#77 Ledger Recover explained
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,
#76 Taking The Next Steps On Bitcoin
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 br
On The Ledger x FWB #10 (Pryianka Desai, Tribute Labs)
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. P
On The Ledger x FWB #9 (Ben Palmer, CEO at New Computer Corporation)
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.
On The Ledger x FWB #8 (Brian Mark, Rumfoords)
Brian Mark is the COO at Rumfoords Creative Agency. Before this current gig, he has been at the forefront of a bunch of projects in the crypto space at companies like Adidas, FWB, Rally, and Dapper Labs. We talk about cult brands, that ultimately brought him out of bike shops, to Chrome Industries, and eventually to Adidas. We talk about how brands are thinking through web3 strategy and touch on “
On The Ledger x FWB #7 (Charli Cohen, RSTLSS)
On this episode of FWB X On the ledger, we had the pleasure of talking to Charli Cohen, the founder and CEO of RSTLSS. If you are curious about the intersection of Web3, digital fashion, and video games, this is an episode for you! Charli tells us about her journey, including sailing from the UK to New Zealand, starting a fashion brand at the age of 15, becoming a fitness influencer and then laun
On The Ledger x FWB #6: Dani Loftus (from Draup)
In this episode of FWB’s crossover with On the Ledger, we talk to Dani Loftus, the CEO and founder of Draup and a true pioneer in the world of digital fashion. We talk about revolutions and behavioral change, the emergence of fashion in the digital identity space, and the emergence of digital fashion in the gaming space before the NFT boom. She talks about the challenge in merging disparate commun
On The Ledger x FWB #5: Brice Partouche (CEO, Satisfy Running)
Brice Partouche is the founder, creative director and CEO of Satisfy Running, a clothing brand that makes thoughtfully designed and functional clothing for active people such as runners and rock climbers.Brice's approach to brand building stems from his roots in skateboarding and punk rock, but is applicable to anyone building a brand in the age of the internet. Anyone building a brand will identi
On The Ledger x FWB #4: Anna Bulbrook (Creativity, Curation and Practice)
Anna Bulbrook is a violinist (projects from Airborne Toxic Event, to Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, to Beyoncé’s Lemonade) the founder of Gxrlschool, and the co-founder of Metalabel. She joined us from her tree-house in LA. We talk about Kanye West epiphanies. We talk about foraying discipline and practice into the rest of her projects and making impossible things possible. We talk about
On The Ledger x FWB #3: Mel (Tokenizing Culture)
In this conversation with Mel, one of the leading experts in tokenomoics, we covered a lot of ground. When we say tokenomics, what do we mean? Where does that begin and where does that end? We discuss building web3 brands from the ground up and building web3 strategy for established brands. We discuss the importance of understanding culture, sub cultures, and how people interact when thinking abou
On The Ledger x FWB #2: Sarah Drinkwater from Common Magic
On the second episode of our series in collaboration with FWB, Ian and Zoe talk to Sarah Drinkwater. She just launched an early stage VC fund in the UK called Common Magic where she invests in companies with community at their core. In this conversation they talk about the philosophy behind a community driven investment thesis, the ebb and flow of communities in the DAO space, and the culture that
On The Ledger x FXB #1: Alex Zhang ("Mayor of FWB")
In this first episode in a series of conversations with Ledger and Friends With Benefits, we talk to the Mayor of FWB Alex Zhang about building DAOs and community business in general. We talk about the desires of communities to diverge over time and the desires of companies to make money and how to balance those two things from a perspective of community incentives and ownership. We talk about how
#75 When ENS meets Ledger
In a world where your wallet becomes an essential pillar of your on-chain identity, Ethereum Naming Services, mostly known as ENS, is more than just an address – it's a social identifier. And the market has caught up with this idea, with some ENS names selling for astonishing valuations in recent Years Austria 2023 Ledger, we knew this was one thing missing on Ledger Live. There was no way to use
#74 How the Ledger Donjon keeps the space safe
A couple of weeks ago, Trust Wallet and Ledger shared some public news on an exploit that we spotted and fixed months ago. It’s a vulnerability the Ledger Donjon luckily found only 3 days after the release of a Trust Wallet software solution. The security experts at Ledger's Donjon reported the vulnerability to the Trust Wallet team so that it got fixed, and so that users’ funds remained safe. It
#73 Time for self-empowerment & ownership w/ Champ Medici
Former football player and now renowned businessman and investor in Web3, Cordell Broadus aka Champ Medici has been leading his father, Snoop Dogg’s NFT venture and is now our newest Ledger Pro Team member. We took advantage of his presence at the latest Paris Blockchain Week to get him to stop by our offices for a half-an-hour chat with our very own VP Communications Ariel Wengroff.Sharing his pe
#72 Unlocking digital assets for businesses W/ Gmoney
Welcome to SZN 2 of the LEDGER ProTeam!Join Ledger's CXO Ian Rogers and Gmoney, a renowned cultural thought leader and part of Ledger's esteemed Pro Team, as they discuss the future of value and digital assets. money brings deep expertise in companies and brands at the intersection of digital assets and fashion, with 15+ years of experience in the traditional finance sector as an investor.He is wi
#71 Enter The Ledger NFT collection with OSF
If you think about it, the internet has decentralized how culture is formed, anyone with a phone could create art or tell a story and reach millions of people around the world with a click of a button. Web3 enhances that even further, with blockchain technology not only can artists share their creations they can now own and monetize them as well as build and tokenize communities around their art.
#70 “We’re all going to be better in a BTC economy” w/ Tim Draper
Tim Draper is a man who needs no introduction in crypto. But still: he is a venture capitalist, who investing in a lot of the early Internet companies tech startups, running Draper associates, once host the Meet the Drapers showHe is also a man who foresaw the success of a lot of upcoming start-ups and thought Bitcoin was “bigger than anything he saw before.” A man who thinks that more banks will
#69 Staking in the days of the Shanghai Upgrade
The staking industry is expected to be worth $40B by 2025. With such potential, there’s no shortage of staking solutions currently available on the market.But one critical question arises - how can you stake securely?The answer is simple: retaining full ownership of your keys. That’s why Ledger partnered with KILN to offer its users the ability to stake ETH directly in Ledger Live from within the
#68 When Ledger meets ArtBlocks
How was ArtBlocks founded? Who are the first generative artists who started out there? What did the Auto Glyphs project change for them?During NFT Paris, in a room full of some of the best generative artists in the world, we recorded this one hour conversation between Ledger VP of Comms Ariel Wengroff and prominent figures in the ArtBlocks community (with Erick Calderon a.k.a. Snowfro, Sofia Garci
# 67 Scaling Ethereum after the Shanghai Upgrade
2022 was a big moment for Ethereum, the long awaited MERGE event ended up finally taking place on September 15th, shifting Ethereum from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake consensus and significantly reducing its energy consumption along the way, a massive step towards Ethereum 2.0. But there’s still somewhat of a long road of Ethereum updates ahead, including the Surge, the Verge, the Purge an
#66 Storing the value of attention in digital objects w/ Derek Edwards
How can attention drive value? How to connect the attention economy to the web3 economy?In a world of abundance, our time and focus is probably one of the last items you cannot… scale. Of course, we can publish work, be easy to find, and generate thousands of impressions in seconds. But when do people actually care? When do you care?NFTs have driven a LOT of attention. Whether you might think it’s
#65 Why your business, DAO or enterprise needs Ledger Enterprise
The more value you have, the more malicious actors will try to get it. You already know that if you own more than a couple of small bags of crypto. But imagine you’re a company or an organization trying to manage their digital assets at scale.This question arose a couple of years ago. Family offices, hedge funds, custodians, exchanges… They had no idea how to secure their assets (or they would do
#64 Meeting the Communities of tomorrow w/ Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou
The crypto phenomenon is just one symptom among many: we are shifting from a mass market to an era of niches.But then, what is a niche exactly? Where does a community start?In this age of modern loneliness, is swiping the new sign of being part of a community?What do regressive conspiracy movements tell us about a new sense of belonging?With the hyper financialization of our everyday lives, should
#63 Should Crypto Fear Quantum Computing?
This year has seen the emergence of a variety of AI products showing us a glimpse of the exponential age. But one other innovation has the potential to completely change our world - Quantum computing. Quantum computers are very different from the classical computers that have been around for more than half a century. They harness the power of quantum mechanics to sift through huge numbers of possi
#62 OBJKT, Where Artists Are Collectors, And Vice Versa
OBJKT is a marketplace that truly feels like a community – with 20,000 monthly active users and 6 millions tokens available, artists are also collectors, and, quite often, the other way around.It's a place that is 100% organic, that feels like the indie-rock scene in the overall NFT ecosystem.How can we build it so it becomes “bigger than we could ever imagine”? How can we make it well-known witho
#61 From Record Labels to Metalabels, with Yancey Strickler (Founder @ Metalabel)
On the Ledger today, we are glad to receive a man who has changed the content creation industry. Yancey Strickler is one of the crowdfunding pioneers who co-founded Kickstarter 17 years ago, who now turned into a NFT degen in the last months and founded Metalabel, a release club where groups of people who share the same interests collaborate to drop and support work together.In an one-on-one discu
#60 What’s new here? Web3 in the eyes of Tim Ferriss
When you are a creator, how do you shake up the cobwebs and keep taking creative risks?This is the question our guest for this episode asked himself after becoming a successful angel investor in tech, publishing a long list of best-sellers (check his 4-Hour series) and a podcaster came to ask himself recently. His answer was: deep diving into web3, and creating “an emergent long fiction proje
#59 Ledger Stax... Explained by Tony Fadell
Curious about our new device, Ledger Stax?Want to know how we first thought of this new generation of hardware wallets, and what it took to bring it to life?Then listen to this discussion between our Chief Experience Officer Ian Rogers and Tony Fadell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#58 What do you know about Web3? With Zeneca & Mo El-Sayed
How to understand the crypto ecosystem after the falls of FTX, Celsius and more? Where and how to educate yourself in an ever-changing crypto space? Looking back at 2022, it is fair to say that this will probably be a year that’ll forever be remembered in Web3. It had its ups and major downs but all in all we can see the future of this industry being built before our eyes day by day by passionate
#57 Ledger Op3n through the eyes of Yoon (Ambush)
After starting out in jewelry, Yoon co-founded Ambush with Verbal. She's behind some of the brand's most successful collabs over the past few years with Off-White, Louis Vuitton, Nike, Starbucks and… Reese’s. And, guess what - she's also big in crypto.Our VP of Communications Ariel Wengroff took advantage of her presence at our bi-yearly event Ledger Op3n to sit with her and discuss how she fell i
#56 Ledger Stax... Explained by Charles Guillemet
Curious about our new device, Ledger Stax?Want to know how we first thought of this new generation of hardware wallets, and what it took to bring it to life?Then listen to this discussion between our Chief Experience Officer Ian Rogers and our Chief Technology Officer Charles Guillemet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#55 Ledger Stax... Explained by Ian Rogers
Curious about our new device, Ledger Stax?Want to know how we first thought of this new generation of hardware wallets, and what it took to bring it to life?Then listen to this discussion between our Chief Experience Officer Ian Rogers and our VP of Communications Ariel Wengroff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#54 Ledger Stax... Explained by Pascal Gauthier
Want to know how our brand new device, Ledger Stax, was brought to the world? Listen to our CEO Pascal Gauthier explain its origins, conception and evolution, from day 1 to this very moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#53 Ian meets with Kevin Rose (Proof, Moonbirds)
In the last episode before we hit Ledger Op3n, we are very pleased to meet with a serial Web entrepreneur and early stage investor in companies such as Twitter, Facebook & Square to name a few. Today he’s considered to be one of the leading voices in Web3, Co-founder and CEO of Proof and a partner at True Ventures, you might’ve guessed it already, this time we have Kevin Rose on the show, in d
