The Ledger Podcast

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.

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 discussion with a man you surely know by now, Ian Rogers, Ledger’s Chief Experience officer. In less than an hour, they will cover how to shift from NFT curiosity to a podcast, from a podcast to a rock solid collective built with communities rather than VC funds, what will drive the new wave of adoption and how big Internet companies will soon try to become your next NFT wallet provider, why Bored Apes and Richard Mille are the same thing (?), and also why Proof is such a cool and relevant name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, founded and sold a genomics company, became an early investor in crypto and then CTO of Coinbase, then a best-selling author with his recently published The Network State. Also, he thinks that blockchain (or, to be more accurate, that cryptographically verifiable information) is the most important human invention since the invention of written history. On this new episode of On the Ledger, we are thrilled to have one of the most fascinating minds of our times: Balaji Srinivasan. In a slightly longer episode than the usual, in 1 on 1 discussion with our Chief Experience Officier Ian Rogers, you’ll learn about network and nation states, digital and physical borders, Elon Musk becoming the new boss of Twitter, and much, MUCH more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At Ledger, we deeply care about Web3 security and the values of self sovereignty, so much talent is working day in, day out on developing the best in class security solutions for your digital assets. And the truth is: we haven’t really been talking that much about security here. But that is about to change… Every month, we’ll take you with us behind the scenes at Ledger, to discuss the most recent developments, dive into the latest scams and hacks and answer your questions to provide you with everything you need to safely navigate this space. Charles Guillemet, our Chief Technology Officer, and Matt Johnson, our Chief Information Security Officer, will introduce you into our most secret team, the Donjon and how their crypto security experts made the event at the latest Black Hat conference, explain how our Brand Protection team detects, reports and takes down fake accounts, scams and more. Ready to get safer? This is Never Been Hacked (cause so are our devices), episode 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, you'll hear a very different episode of On the Ledger. This week, we are not interviewing anyone. This week, Ledger is being interviewed... by the multifaceted legendary musician, Linkin Park hero, and now NFT aficionado (make sure to check his Ziggurats collection) Mike Shinoda.For the first time, Ian Rogers, Ledger's Chief Experience Officer, answers all the questions Mike and his amazing Discord community have about crypto, web3 and more.What is clear-signing? What does one get out of their NFTs? How to get started in Web3 without getting broke?From fundamentals to next level crypto mysteries, Ian answers them all. So, fasten your seatbelt, and let's get started. And if you have more questions, just ask away. We'll get them answered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scale is a problem we all have to deal with. Especially the scale of the data we will consume in the next years. In 2021, the internet consumed 79 zettabytes, that’s the equivalent of 79 B laptops with 1TB storage capacity each. Thing is, despite this data being ours, we actually don’t own it, internet companies do and they absorb it and sell it back to us in the form of advertising, which is quite profitable. Blockchain and decentralized storage technologies offer an alternative to that system, one in which you & I can truly own and monetize our data without a middleman.And of course, project that’s pushing the boundaries of this space is FileCoin, a decentralized storage network designed to store humanity’s most important information. Good news is that we’ve just integrated it with Ledger. But what is FileCoin exactly? Why is FileCoin useful? And what can you do with your FIL through Ledger?In this new episode of On the Ledger, we meet with Jonathan Victor, Ecosystem lead at Protocol Labs, and Roman Beyon, Blockchain Product Manager at Ledger, on how Filecoin compares with the first years of Tesla, why it can be called a “privacy coin” and how smart contracts can give more liberty on what people want to do with their data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a moment that’s never happened before in the crypto space. A long-awaited, often delayed one. But what does the Merge truly mean? Is the Merge a real technological shift, or just a change of narrative? What’s the point of switching from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake?As the Merge is on the verge of being completed, Charles Guillemet (CTO @ Ledger), Nicolas Bacca (Ledger Cofounder & VP of Innovation) and Abdel Bakhta (Tech Lead @ StarkNet) share their thoughts on this very special moment, how shards compete with ZK Roll-ups, what it all means for the Ledger users, and how StarkNet is going to change everything in only a couple of months.Three brilliant minds in the same room - so please make sure to fasten your seatbelts, as things get a tiny bit technical. This is On The Ledger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From selling punk-rock mixtapes to invading the web3 world, Brick is not your everyday NFT. It’s a project that’s truly born out of culture with music, live shows and fashion being at its core. After touring with Trash Talk for more than 10 years, LA based musicians Lee Spielman and Garrett Stevenson drew inspiration from legendary DIY venues of the past to conceive of Brick with the great help of art advisor Aiden Cullen. Brick will be a music venue by night and a community-run creative space by day, exploring how to make an NFT-based democracy work.Brick is a concept, Brick is people, Brick is a venue, Brick is a new form of community-building and democracy. We are proud to have them as the first drop of Ledger Market, the brand new NFT distribution platform, offering the most secure and the most curated projects in the space. And they are also the guests of this episode of On The Ledger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although generative art existed way before Blockchain technology, last year has seen NFTs enable groundbreaking artists and their innovative expressions to gain access to whole new audience groups and monetisation mechanics, beyond the conventional boundaries of the art world. A symbiotic experience between artist, code and collectors.One cannot talk about generative art without mentioning Art Blocks. Art Blocks is leading a new generation of art through its platform. The project created by Erick Calderon aka Snowfro in early 2021 has generated 100s of millions of dollars and gave birth to collections that you probably already know such as Squiggles, Fidenzas or Ringers who’ve already marked crypto culture and expanded its boundaries.So today, we are more than thrilled to receive a pioneer, Snowfro, in a discussion with our CXO Ian Rogers on how generative art is different from AI, why ArtBlocks came to life, on how artists in the NFT space have to be willing to give up control of the next 9.999 outputs that will be their bodywork.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’ve been following the news, you probably know that we’ve announced the launch of the LedgerVerse on The Sandbox with the purpose of educating communities about Web3 security in a more engaging and culturally relevant way, starting with a first experience called School of Block, where players fight off hackers and scammers to win exclusive NFT rewards.But what’s that all about? Why’s Ledger partnering with The Sandbox , kickstarting a true web3 romance? Why is the Sandbox from other, sometimes more famous, metaverses? And can it be a driver for Web3 adoption? Big questions, but we’re in luck because today we’ve got a decent amount of brain power on the show. I am thrilled to be talking with two Sebastien Bs. Both active participants in the development of the metaverse: Sébastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox, and our truly own VP for Metaverse, Sébastien Badault. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.