Ledger


Consensus Magazine

Is Ledger’s New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature Safe? Experts Have Doubts

The French wallet-maker believes the service will help attract customers turned off by crypto's unforgiving self-custody ethos. But critics wonder whether the concept is compatible with a real hardware wallet.

“Security is really the precursor to mass adoption and scalability," Alex Zinder, global head of hardware wallet maker Ledger Enterprises said, on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover," show. (Hendrik Morkel via Unsplash)

Videos

Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Continues to Defend Recovery System

Crypto wallet maker Ledger continued to defend its "Recover" service, which was met with consternation from the crypto community earlier this week on grounds that it undermines the firm's brief of privacy and security. In a now-deleted tweet, the support team said "it is and always has been possible" for the firm to extract its users' keys. "The Hash" panel weighs in.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Finance

Ledger Continues to Defend Recovery System, Says It's Always 'Technically' Possible to Extract Users' Keys

"Technically speaking it is and always has been possible to write firmware that facilitates key extraction. You have always trusted Ledger not to deploy such firmware whether you knew it or not," Ledger said earlier on a now-deleted tweet.

(Quinten Jacobs/Shutterstock.com)

Videos

Ledger CTO Addresses Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service

Ledger is facing scrutiny online for its new “Ledger Recover” feature, as some posters on Twitter argue that the service undermines the wallet maker's commitment to privacy and security. Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss.

Recent Videos

Advertisement

Tech

Ledger Bats Back Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service

“You’re saying this is not what customers want. Actually, this is what future customers want,” said Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier.

Ledger is working with Etana to target institutional investors eyeing crypto investments. (Hendrik Morkel/Unsplash)

Web3

Crypto Wallet Bitski Taps Hardware Wallet Ledger To Make Web3 More Secure

The browser-extension wallet is integrating support for Ledger to help users navigate decentralized applications while keeping their assets safe.

(Bitski)

Videos

Ledger Exec on Brand and Consumer Relationships in the Web3 Era

Ariel Wengroff, the VP of Communications at Ledger, joined the Web3 conversation at Consensus 2023 to discuss how brands and their relationships with consumers will evolve.

Recent Videos

Videos

Ledger CEO on Cold Wallet Adoption, State of Crypto Regulation

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss what the crypto hardware wallet maker is doing to make it easier for institutions to hold digital assets and boost investor confidence in the market after the implosions of crypto firms like Voyager, Celsius, and FTX. Plus, Gauthier's reaction to Europe's latest MiCA framework.

Consensus 2023 Highlights

Advertisement
Videos

Ledger CEO on MiCA, Future of Crypto Regulation

Lawmakers in the European Union voted in favor of a new crypto licensing regime, Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), making it the first major jurisdiction in the world to introduce a comprehensive crypto law. Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier weighs in on how this could impact the crypto hard-wallet maker.

Recent Videos

Finance

Hard-Wallet Maker Ledger, Crypto Custodian Etana Target Institutions With Regulated Custody

The companies are looking to make it easier for institutions to hold digital assets and bolster investor confidence in the market.

Ledger is working with Etana to target institutional investors eyeing crypto investments. (Hendrik Morkel/Unsplash)