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Crypto Wallet Provider Ledger Delays Key-Recovery Service After Criticism
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Crypto Wallet Provider Ledger Delays Key-Recovery Service After Criticism
Hardware wallet provider Ledger will postpone the release of its key recovery feature following harsh criticism from the crypto community, according to a letter from Ledger CE...
Crypto Wallet Provider Ledger Delays Key-Recovery Service After Criticism
By CoinDesk Staff
May 23, 2023 at 4:57 p.m. UTC
May 23, 2023
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Crypto Wallet Provider Ledger Delays Key-Recovery Service After Uproar
After criticism from the crypto community, the firm pledged to open-source the Ledger Recover code before releasing the controversial update.
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By Anna Baydakova
May 23, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
May 23, 2023
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Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Ledger’s Hard Lesson: Being Right Isn't Good Enough
Public communication doesn’t work like computer code. The French hardware wallet maker learned that the hard way.
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile)
By David Z. Morris
May 19, 2023 at 5:19 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2023
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Unpacking Ledger’s Controversial New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature
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Unpacking Ledger’s Controversial New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature
Paris-based hardware wallet-maker Ledger announced a new key-recovery feature this week, allowing users to recover their private keys. But opponents say that the product isn’t...
Unpacking Ledger’s Controversial New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature
By CoinDesk Staff
May 19, 2023 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2023
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Photo of a Ledger USB drive with the corner of a laptop peaking on the left side of the frame.
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Features
Is Ledger’s New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature Safe? Experts Have Doubts
The French wallet-maker believes the service will help attract customers turned off by crypto's unforgiving self-custody ethos. But critics wonder whether the concept is compa...
Photo of a Ledger USB drive with the corner of a laptop peaking on the left side of the frame.
By Anna Baydakova
May 19, 2023 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2023
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Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Continues to Defend Recovery System
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Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Continues to Defend Recovery System
Crypto wallet maker Ledger continued to defend its "Recover" service, which was met with consternation from the crypto community earlier this week on grounds that it undermine...
Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Continues to Defend Recovery System
By CoinDesk Staff
May 18, 2023 at 4:59 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2023
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Ledger Continues to Defend Recovery System, Says It's Always 'Technically' Possible to Extract Users' Keys
"Technically speaking it is and always has been possible to write firmware that facilitates key extraction. You have always trusted Ledger not to deploy such firmware whether...
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By Jamie Crawley
May 18, 2023 at 11:44 a.m. UTC
May 18, 2023
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Ledger CTO Addresses Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service
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Ledger CTO Addresses Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service
Ledger is facing scrutiny online for its new “Ledger Recover” feature, as some posters on Twitter argue that the service undermines the wallet maker's commitment to privacy an...
Ledger CTO Addresses Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service
By CoinDesk Staff
May 16, 2023 at 7:36 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2023
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Photo of a Ledger USB drive with the corner of a laptop peaking on the left side of the frame.
Technology
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Ledger Bats Back Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service
“You’re saying this is not what customers want. Actually, this is what future customers want,” said Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier.
Photo of a Ledger USB drive with the corner of a laptop peaking on the left side of the frame.
By Sam Kessler
May 16, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2023
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Crypto Wallet Bitski Taps Hardware Wallet Ledger To Make Web3 More Secure
The browser-extension wallet is integrating support for Ledger to help users navigate decentralized applications while keeping their assets safe.
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By Cam Thompson
May 16, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2023
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