Ledger launches NFT-focused hardware wallet Nano S Plus
Ledger, a significant provider of {hardware} wallets designed for safe storage of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), is launching a model new pockets specializing in nonfungible tokens (NFTs).
The brand new product, known as Ledger Nano S Plus, is the following technology to the unique Nano iteration launched in 2016, and is designed with NFT collectors’ wants in thoughts, Ledger introduced to Cointelegraph on Tuesday.
The brand new Ledger Nano S Plus is the sixth {hardware} pockets produced by Ledger for the reason that firm launched its first pockets HW1 again in 2015, chief expertise officer Ian Rogers instructed Cointelegraph. The product can be the primary {hardware} pockets that Ledger has launched for the reason that debut of the Ledger Nano X in 2019.
The Nano S Plus combined with the latest assist of “clear signing” expertise by means of Ledger Reside goals to supply a safer person expertise for Web3 prospects.
Whereas the brand new Ledger pockets natively helps the safe administration of NFT transactions, some earlier iterations of Ledger wallets have additionally supported NFTs, Rogers famous:
“Ledger Nano customers have all the time been capable of retailer NFTs on their gadgets by means of companions, on the Ledger Nano X, and now Ledger’s software program utility Ledger Reside prioritizes NFT assist the place customers can view their NFTs in Ledger Reside and securely transact by means of clear signing.”
Clear signing expertise goals to supply all the main points of a transaction, eradicating the danger of “blind signing,” or consenting to a probably dangerous transaction, the manager defined.
Ledger chief expertise officer Charles Guillemet had beforehand warned customers in regards to the dangers of blind signing blockchain transactions within the aftermath of a significant phishing assault concentrating on the world’s largest NFT market OpenSea in February.
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The most recent information comes shortly after Ledger launched a restricted version of the Ledger Nano S Plus in early March, dropping 10,000 gadgets for pre-order at $79 every.
Launched in 2014, Ledger is among the world’s largest suppliers of {hardware} cryptocurrency wallets, that are bodily gadgets designed to retailer a person’s non-public keys. The corporate has offered over 4.5 million wallets and launched six completely different wallets to date, together with HW1, Unplugged, Blue, Nano S, Nano X and Nano S Plus. The corporate has stopped producing the primary three iterations to date.