Secure your crypto with the industry’s gold standard 🔐
Welcome to Ledger Start — the official onboarding experience for Ledger hardware wallets. Whether you’re just buying your first token or building a diversified portfolio of digital assets, Ledger helps you keep private keys offline, under your control, and protected from online threats. 💼🔑
Why choose Ledger? 💡
Bank‑grade security
Ledger devices use a certified secure element to isolate private keys and execute signing operations. This is the same proven technology used by major financial institutions.
Own your keys
With Ledger you hold the private keys — not a third party. Recover your wallet with a secure recovery phrase and hardware backup options. 🔑
Seamless multi‑asset support
Manage thousands of cryptocurrencies and NFTs from a single interface — with native apps and integrations that make transfers and staking easy. 🪙
Trusted by millions
Ledger has a long track record and a global community of users, developers, and enterprise partners who rely on our devices for custody and treasury needs.
Getting started — simple & secure (3 steps) 🚀
1. Order or connect your Ledger device and plug it in.
2. Initialize the device and write down your recovery phrase — store it offline in a safe place (never on a computer or photo). 🔐
3. Install Ledger Live and add apps for the coins you hold. Send, receive, stake, and manage with confidence.
Enterprise & developer ready
For businesses and institutions, Ledger offers advanced custody solutions, APIs, and integrations that bring the same secure architecture to teams and treasuries. Developers can build secure dApps using Ledger’s SDKs and hardware signing flows.
Security best practices
• Always buy Ledger devices from official channels; avoid second‑hand devices.
• Never share your 24‑word recovery phrase with anyone. Ledger will never ask for it.
• Keep your device firmware up to date and verify app signatures inside Ledger Live.
• Consider a metal backup solution for long‑term recovery resilience.