Not Your Keys, Not Your Crypto: The Importance of Self-Custody

Self-sovereignty is one of the foundational promises of crypto, but without self-custody, that promise simply falls flat. In this episode, Charles Guillimet (CTO of Ledger) discusses topics like the importance of self-custody and the role of security, in addition to the the evolution of Ledger's product offerings as the crypto industry has changed over the last decade.

0:00 - Intro
1:40 - What you REALLY own when you own cryptocurrency
3:28 - The spectrum of wallets
8:09 - The evolution of Ledger's products
14:05 - The importance of crypto user education
15:06 - Why does Ledger have such market dominance for hardware wallets?
18:18 - Why isn't Ledger's core module open source?
19:14 - How the business side of Ledger works
26:56 - How do you scale signing infrastructure while maintaining the values of self-custody?
34:41 - The position of France in the blockchain industry
37:28 - Centralized exchanges
42:33 - Will blockchain ever get an undo button?