Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger, on Self-Custody Surpassing Custody, Claiming Private Property for First Time Ever | Ep. 375

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Cryptonews Podcast host Matt Zahab sat down for a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with Pascal Gauthier, the Chairman and CEO of the French startup Ledger, the tech company that makes the eponymous hardware crypto wallets.

Gauthier discussed the signs of crypto evolution in the context of the Stax and Flex launch.

He talked about self-custody catching up with the best UX and UI out there, claiming private property online for the first time in history, and why customers should upgrade to Flex and Stax.

Ledger introduced its touchscreen hardware wallets, Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex, earlier this year.

“We are trying to change the way you do self-custody,” Gauthier told Matt.

People typically name self-custody as the biggest issue – it’s hard to use.

Therefore, said the CEO, Ledger focused on the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) for the previous products – Nano S Plus and Nano X – then “doubled down” for the new ones.

Introducing Ledger Flex.

Ledger Flex marks the new standard for Ledger devices, featuring a secure E Ink touchscreen, NFC, and our new Security Key app that will allow you to go from painful logins to passwordless ease, all from your secure Ledger device.

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The team designed the products with a larger screen for two interconnected key reasons.

The first one is simple: customers asked for it.

Importantly, they need larger screens because they’re now completing larger transactions. This is the second reason.

Actually, argued Gauthier, this is where the market is going.

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