Fabrice Deltrian, Head of Developer Ecosystem at Ledger, discusses how Ledger supports Stellar and other blockchains through open developer partnerships. Ledger recently added Stellar asset support to Ledger Live and is preparing for Soroban smart contracts integration.
In this Tech Talks episode, Tomer from the Stellar Development Foundation interviews Fabrice Deltrian, Head of Developer Ecosystem at Ledger. Fabrice shares his journey into crypto and explains Ledger's approach as a security-first hardware wallet company. Key topics include how Ledger manages support for numerous blockchains through open-source community contributions, the Stellar application on Ledger being one of the oldest and most feature-rich, recent additions of Stellar assets like USDC to Ledger Live, and the security audit process Ledger performs on all listed applications. Fabrice emphasizes Ledger's shift toward being a platform for developers and discusses upcoming support for Soroban smart contracts. He also highlights the importance of hardware wallet security and Ledger's commitment to supporting new protocols from day one.