Ledger

Ledger, the company, is the most popular maker of cryptocurrency hardware wallets in the world.

Ledger is best known for its Nano series of cryptocurrency hardware wallets.

Ledger has recently entered into the Web3 world by starting “Ledger Live“, a place to buy crypto and manager NFTs.

Leger also hosts the Ledger Market, which is a curated distribution channel for NFTs, where customers can get access to exclusive NFT collaborations, Ledger hardware, software, and services

Started in 2014 in Paris France by a team of experts in security, cryptocurrencies, and entrepreneurship.

Ledger now has offices in Geneva, Zurich, Portland, New York, London, Singapore, Montpellier, Grenoble, Vierzon

As of August 2022, the company has 800+ employees around the world.

Related Terms

Hardware Wallet

A type of cryptocurrency wallet that’s based on a physical device, such as a USB thumb drive with buttons and a screen, that stores your private keys to your cryptocurrency funds. A hardware wallet is considered a cold wallet in that it isn’t connected to the Internet, keeping your wallet (and wallet funds) away from hackers and theft.

Ledger Wallet

The Ledger Wallet is a cryptocurrency hardware wallet that lets the owner store his private keys on a USB-enabled device not connected to the Internet.

Cold Wallet

Cold wallets are not connected to the Internet, providing added security over hot wallets. Cold wallets are not directly exposed to Internet security threats like hacks, phishing attempts, malware, viruses, and other attacks that could lead to the permanent loss of your cryptocurrencies and digital assets.

OpenSea

OpenSea is the world’s first and largest decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace for buying and selling Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).

Wallet

Made up of a unique public address called your public key (similar to your bank account number) that you can share with the world, your friends, family, and other businesses and companies that you trust, to send and receive digital assets. A wallet also stores a private key (much like the PIN that you use to access your bank account at the ATM), which, when combined with the public key, confirms ownership of the wallet, and allows you as the wallet owner to view the digital record of your wallet transactions, and allows you to perform actions such as buying, selling, withdrawing, and swapping funds.