Ian Rogers is the Chief Experience Officer at Ledger, leading the consumer-facing arm of the business. Ian was previously the Chief Digital Officer at LVMH, working with a portfolio of nearly one hundred brands across luxury, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Sephora, and Hennessy. He also sits on the boards of Dr Martens and Lyst. Ian has a background in music and culture, having spent twenty years bringing digital music to the mainstream, first with Winamp then Yahoo!, Beats, and Apple. He contributed to the 2015 launch of Apple Music, including Beats 1, their digital streaming channel. Ian built some of the earliest music-related websites in the early 90s and has been working with the Beastie Boys since 1993.

Ian collaborated closely with Tony Fadell (Godfather of the iPod) to launch Ledger’s latest hardware, Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex. These devices represent the fusion of cutting-edge security technology with an intuitive design that bridges cultural adoption.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Crypto is legal now and we have clear rules
- Present day crypto market
- Permissionless payment rails have proven to be useful
- Luxury brands buy solutions to make the consumer exp more seamless
- Corporate-issued stablecoins
- Ledger Recovery Key
- Hardware wallet evolution
- The growing importance of user-friendly security infrastructure
- The merger of crypto & tradfi
- Living in the future is the best form of cheating
- Value, Identity and AI = the future

Ledger
Website: ledger.com
X: @Ledger
LinkedIn: Ledger

Ian Rogers
X: @iancr
LinkedIn: ian rogers

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