Ledger aims for anyone to own their assets, data, identity and digital life.
The company will go on a world tour to promote the concept of secure ownership.
Ledger, maker of hardware wallets for bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies, emphasizes the need for users to have full control over their assets, data, identity and digital life. The company, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, will begin a world tour to promote security in the use of cryptoassets.
The company defends that its objective is to allow anyone “to be the owner of their assets, data, identity and digital life with complete security.” In this context, Pascal Gauthier, CEO and president of Ledger, highlighted that the company has sold more than seven million devices, protecting 20% of the world’s digital values.
According to Ledger, the importance of security in the world of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies has increasedand, furthermore, the ecosystem is entering “a new phase of adoption in which use cases are increasingly sophisticated and transactions more complex.”
Ian Rogers, director of experience at Ledger, believes that these technological advances highlight the need for legible signature methods so that users can verify their transactions in an understandable format, reports a press release sent to the CriptoNoticias editorial team.
According to Rogers, Ledger believes that people need to prove their identity on the Internet “in a world in which fakes using artificial intelligence are becoming more frequent,” as well as “have true sovereignty over their digital lives.”
Ledger is a portable wallet that operates without an Internet connection, similar in size to a USB or a credit card, designed to safely store bitcoin, ether (ETH) and other digital tokens, as defined by the CriptoNoticias Cryptopedia.
However, Ledger has recently come under fire for its privacy policy. As reported by CriptoNoticias, the wallet stores personal information and the amount of bitcoin of users for up to five years, which has generated concern among the community. about true sovereignty over your data.
Despite this, Ledger continues its expansion and promotion of digital security. For this reason, the company announced a world tour to “globally spread the concept of secure ownership in the field of cryptocurrencies and digital securities.” This tour will visit key cities such as Dubai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Bangkok, São Paulo, Berlin, Istanbul, Lisbon, Bangalore, San Francisco and Mexico City.
During this tour, Ledger will present its new secure touchscreen devices, the Ledger Flex and the Ledger Stax, in addition to introducing the Ledger Security Key, a tool to improve digital security beyond traditional passwords.
In July, CriptoNoticias reported the launch of Ledger Flex, which was presented as an innovation in the product line, with a focus on improving the user experience without compromising security.