What is Ledger Op3n?

Ledger’s story began more than a decade ago, when decentralisation was still a daring experiment centred on Bitcoin. We built our first devices for those early pioneers, and every innovation since has served one mission: to empower individuals to own, manage, and grow their digital lives, securely, and free from compromise.

Ledger Op3n is the flagship event where that mission gets its yearly update. It’s where Ledger lays out what it’s building next in front of the founders, builders, and communities who use it, and where we demonstrate how we’re adapting to the ever-changing landscape of digital security.

AI agents are already booking, buying, and signing on people’s behalf, often through phones and apps that were never built to resist manipulation. Deepfakes now pass identity checks that were designed to stop them. This year’s Ledger Op3n turns to one question: as artificial intelligence takes on a bigger role in daily life, where should the final say over money, identity, and ownership actually live?

Today, more than 8 million Ledger devices protect over 20% of the world’s digital assets, with users in 195 countries. Institutions have caught up, tokenization is real, and entire markets are moving on-chain. Digital value now goes far beyond money, encompassing identity, access, and experiences, all of it increasingly touched by AI agents acting on people’s behalf.

Ledger Op3n 2026

AI agents already draft messages, browse the web, and increasingly act without a human confirming each step. The devices carrying out that shift, an everyday phone or laptop, were built for convenience and connectivity, not for resisting a system designed to fool them. 

When software can be fooled, and AI does the fooling, verification has to live somewhere that software cannot reach. Whoever controls the code running on a device controls what that device’s screen displays, so if an AI agent operates through the same general-purpose system it is meant to be checked by, that check means very little.

Ledger’s answer has been to move verification into a Secure Element chip: a piece of hardware kept logically isolated from the operating system, where private keys are generated and held. Ledger Op3n 2026 will explore the foundational role of secure hardware in a future where agents take on more of the booking, trading, and signing that people used to do themselves.* 

Ledger Op3n 2026 returns to Paris on October 15, exploring this urgent context in a single throughline: agents propose, humans decide, hardware enforces. It explores the collision of AI, blockchain, and quantum computing, and what that collision means for the tools people use to prove who they are and retain control of what they actually own. 

Ledger Wallet™ already gives people a single, secure way to manage digital assets, and the ecosystem around it keeps evolving to meet new risks as they emerge. As AI agents take on more everyday tasks, the need for a clear, human point of approval only grows, and Ledger Op3n 2026 will show how that principle extends into an agentic future. 

For anyone not in Paris, registering for the livestream is the only way to watch the keynotes, product reveals, and demonstrations as they happen.

*Any AI agents referenced are third-party tools that Ledger does not build, operate, or endorse, and nothing here is financial advice.

The Ledger Op3n Lineage

Ledger Op3n is the official event that helps crypto communities, enthusiasts, explorers, and corporations through the Ledger lens. It’s about inclusivity, providing a setting for the diverse crypto space to see Ledger from the inside. With four events under its belt, every Ledger Op3n event has marked milestones in product innovation, new partnerships, and the evolution of crypto culture.

Ledger Op3n: Recap

The first-ever Ledger Op3n took place in Paris, December 2021, bringing together developers, creators, and pioneers of the Web3 movement at La Gaîté Lyrique. Over two days, the event explored the future of self-custody, digital security, and user experience in Web3.

Op3n 2021 saw NFT integrations go live in the Ledger ecosystem, the Ledger Nano S Plus debut, and more – strengthening Ledger’s mission to make digital ownership secure and intuitive for all.

The two editions in 2022 continued to drive this mission powerfully. The June 2022 New York edition brought together creators like Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park), FVCKRENDER, Betty (Deadfellaz), Verbal Ambush, and more. Through music, art, and storytelling, Op3n 2022 demonstrated that crypto was not just about finance but about identity, culture, and the ways we express ourselves in digital spaces.

The December 2022 edition in Paris marked a historic Ledger product milestone: Pascal Gauthier (Ledger CEO), Tony Fadell (inventor of the iPod), and Ian Rogers (Ledger CXO) unveiled the Ledger Stax with its ground-breaking secure-screen. The Ledger Stax completely reimagined how secure self-custody could look and feel.

In the three years since Ledger Op3n 2022 crypto has dramatically changed.

• The global market cap of crypto has more than quadrupled (from $1 to $4 trillion)
• Bitcoin has soared beyond $100K; Memecoins have a market cap >$70bn
• New blockchains and ever more complex dApps have emerged
• Complexity has spawned new cyber threats

Ledger Op3n 2025 expanded this vision to be even bigger and bolder, opening the doors of our amazing new statement headquarters and connecting with the community  to explore what these changes truly mean for digital ownership today.

Ledger Op3n 2025 Recap

At Op3n 2025, the next era of digital ownership was brought to life through experiences you could see, feel, and take home. All this begins at our new home, the Paris 106 HQ.

How 106 Brought Ledger Op3n 2025 to Life

Since Op3n 2022, Ledger’s evolution has taken physical form with 106, our new global headquarters unveiled in 2024. The 106 rue du Temple is an iconic building in Paris, revamped by renowned French architect Franklin Azzi. 

This 7,500 m² Paris landmark transformed a former telephone exchange into a living embodiment of Ledger’s ethos where creativity, culture, and security converge. 

The 106 already serves as a collaborative, community space for crypto and tech ecosystems, with state of the art podcast & video studios, a 360° rooftop with stunning, panoramic Paris views, a music recording studio and wellness rooms including a gym, swimming pool, and more. 

At Op3n 2025, every part of 106 transformed into an interactive canvas, immersive and reflective of a new era of digital ownership.

Op3n 2025 Announcements  

During Op3n 2025, keynotes and panels brought together voices from Ledger and across tech, culture, and finance, while immersive installations let visitors experience security, ownership, and creativity in unexpected ways.

The event marked a major evolution for Ledger:

• A defining shift in language from “hardware wallets” to signers™, reflecting our vision of tools that go beyond storage to become your personal proof of access, authority, and authenticity online.
• The debut of the Ledger Nano Gen5, our next-generation signer for a new era of digital ownership.
• The rebrand of Ledger Live into Ledger Wallet, a single gateway for assets, dApps, and digital identity.

Communities, Students & Partners

This year also saw new spaces for connection and learning. A podcast studio on-site, captured live conversations in the perfect setting, student programs that opened our doors to future builders and leaders, and  limited Ledger merch designed just for Op3n.

Ledger Op3n is a checkpoint for everyone – from students,  to consumers, to enterprises, to KOLs, to creators, to communities, to retailers and beyond. 

Throughout Op3n 2025, Ledger’s 106 HQ was Ledger’s living statement through the day, educating and entertaining invitees with a central spotlight on security. 

With feature performances by well-known electronic artists Avalon Emerson, Bambounou, Mehdi M, and Amina, the 106 also turned up as a spatial audio-visual experience. 

Abraham, an AI project by artist Gene Kogan was the centerpiece to the 2025 Ledger Op3n experience. 

Abraham is an autonomous digital artist that creates original artworks on its own and learns and self-corrects from community feedback. Its collection of 2,500 AI-generated pieces displayed throughout the building created a living, interactive gallery where music, art, and technology came to life.

In simple terms, Ledger Op3n 2025 celebrated how art, AI, and ownership are evolving together, marking the first time Ledger’s new HQ became both an innovation hub and a cultural venue.

Ledger Replay: Taking Digital Ownership Global

Ledger Op3n brings the new wave of digital ownership to Paris, but Ledger Replay takes this wave to the world. It’s how we extend the conversations, culture, and connections from 106 to every corner of the global crypto scene through conferences held around the world. 

So far, that’s meant a single tour. In 2025, Ledger brought Replay from Berlin to Bangkok, with hands-on demos of the Ledger Nano Gen5 and Ledger Wallet, plus panels on security, identity, and ownership, for local crypto communities around the world. A 2026 schedule hasn’t been announced yet; check Ledger’s events page for updates as they land.

To dive deeper into how crypto is evolving locally, explore Ledger’s country guides: Germany, Thailand, India, Brazil, Australia, and Turkey.

We opened 106 and showed what ownership can feel like, but self-custody should be second nature in today’s crypto environment. Because ownership is about agency, Ledger will keep evolving the tools, language, and ideas that make true digital freedom possible.

Today, there is a need for secure, creative, and human connections. Ledger Replay turns that feeling into a movement: live demos, local voices, and a simple truth. If you control the signer, you control the future.