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GEN C: Live from Consensus: How Digital Assets and Virtual Economies Will Fuel Global Cultural Immersion with Ian Rogers of Ledger

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4.7698 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this interview, Ian Rogers, Chief Experience Officer at Ledger, discusses the launch of their innovative Ledger Stacks hardware wallet and the importance of digital ownership and self-custody as AI and security threats increase. Ian Rogers has long been at the forefront of cultural change, from serving as the Beastie Boys' internet guru to helping Yahoo, Beats, and Apple pioneer digital music to guiding LVMH's foray into social and digital media. Now Ledger's Chief Experience Officer, Rogers shares his thoughts on the future of network economies, the role of digital assets in cultural and technological shifts and the importance of protecting your identity in a mixed-reality future. This episode was recorded live at Consensus 2024 in Austin, TX. Links mentioned from the podcast:  Ian Rogers on Twitter Watch this episode on video: YouTube CoinDesk Follow us on Twitter:  Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3 - Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) is the ownership layer of web3 with the most battle tested smart accounts. Trusted to secure over $100 billion, Safe offers unparalleled usability and security for individuals, DAOs, and institutions. Experience true digital ownership with Safe's flagship web and mobile wallet and its leading account abstraction infrastructure. Get started today at safe.global. - "Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:51.6

part of the lives of future humans. You know, so 10 years from now, I believe that, you know, fully 50% of all luxury goods,

0:58.0

as an example, will be pure digital purchases.

1:01.0

But...

1:02.0

That's a bold proclamation, 50%.

1:05.0

I think so.

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This episode is sponsored by SAFE, the account abstraction leader on Ethereum.

1:27.4

All right, everyone, we are back. We just wrapped up an amazing consensus, 2024. We had over 15,000 people on the ground. We had 600 speakers, over 200 sponsors. It was a true experience that is unmatched. I think that the optimism as well in the crypto industry is really palpable.

1:46.7

Unlike last year when we had consensus in a bear market where we had a lot of builders there,

1:51.5

still doing amazing work. We're seeing the fruits of that effort this year. In addition,

1:56.0

there was a lot of optimism, I think, on the regulatory front that helped make consensus a special

2:02.9

experience. The Bitcoin ETF, the pending ETH ETF, I think allows people to feel comfortable

2:09.0

that there's more of a tacit endorsement of crypto these days and of blockchain specifically.

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