Ian Rogers, CXO at Ledger, on Self-Custody, The Future of Hardware Wallets, and The Launch of Ledger Stax | Ep. 328
Ian Rogers, the Chief Experience Officer (CXO) at Ledger, the popular crypto and NFT hardware wallet manufacturer, sat down for an exclusive interview with Cryptonews’ Matt Zahab.
He discussed his move from the world of giants Apple and Yahoo to crypto and Ledger.
Rogers also talked about the incoming Ledger Stax, adding that more secrets will be shared soon.
The CXO gave a wide-ranging interview, which you can watch or read below.
Rogers worked for and with a number of giants across industries. These include LVMH, Beats Music, Apple, and Yahoo!.
He told Cryptonews Podcast that these helped him understand the value and profound change the Internet has brought to the business world.
Yet, he felt his work in music was done.
One of the reasons he joined Ledger in 2021 is the “freedom of choice” the Internet and the wallet maker bring.
This crypto wallet is a major step up from the credit cards we have: one protects banks’ secrets, but the other works only for its users.
“You as a user have ownership, and that’s driving a little bit more at the Internet that I always dreamed of,” the CXO said.
Ever stumbled upon those funky strings of characters in the crypto world? Meet the 'public address' It's like your personal crypto mailbox, where you can receive payments hassle-free.
And if you're scratching your head about public addresses, wallets, and private keys, hop over… pic.twitter.com/hzxIhiSzCc
— Ledger (@Ledger) April 5, 2024
Upon meeting Ledger’s CEO Pascal Gautier years ago, he began understanding the massive difference between having just a smartphone for transactions and owning a special device for one’s funds.
Phones, he said, are designed for performance, not security.
And that has never been more true than
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