Your Path to Smarter Crypto Protection

Ledger provides the tools you need to protect, manage, and interact with your digital assets in a secure and user-friendly way. Ledger.com/start gives you all the essential instructions to configure your hardware wallet and step confidently into the future of digital finance.

Welcome to the Official Ledger Onboarding Guide

Ledger.com/start is the verified and reliable place to begin your journey with a Ledger device. This guide provides instructions designed to help you set up your hardware wallet safely and correctly, ensuring that your private keys, passwords, and recovery phrases remain in your hands at all times. By following the setup process here, you minimize risks associated with counterfeit guides, unofficial downloads, and improper device activation.

As digital assets continue to expand across industries, personal responsibility over security has become more important than ever. Ledger empowers you with a physical device that isolates your keys from online systems, shielding your funds from common attack vectors such as malware, browser exploits, phishing sites, and unauthorized access attempts. With this strong foundation, you're fully prepared to explore decentralized finance, NFTs, tokens, and more — all without compromising safety.

Why Ledger Devices Are Trusted Worldwide

Ledger’s hardware wallets combine secure engineering with elegant design to deliver a dependable security solution for digital assets. Unlike standard software wallets, Ledger devices use a robust Secure Element chip — the same type of technology used in passports and banking systems — to keep sensitive information protected in an isolated environment.

  • **Secure Element Technology** that prevents unauthorized access even if your computer is compromised.
  • **Ledger Live App**, an all-in-one management interface for buying, swapping, tracking, and organizing your portfolio.
  • **Multi-Asset Support**, including major cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and thousands of tokens.
  • **NFT Compatibility**, enabling safe storage and direct viewing of your digital collectibles.
  • **Regular Security Updates** that strengthen and improve your device over time.

Ledger devices ensure that only you can approve transactions, with every important action confirmed physically on your hardware wallet. This gives you complete ownership and confidence while interacting with Web3 applications, exchanges, decentralized platforms, and more.

How to Get Started Quickly and Securely

Ledger.com/start lays out a simple, structured process to make your onboarding smooth and stress-free. Each step is designed to maximize security while giving you the clarity needed to understand how your device works.

  1. Carefully unbox your Ledger wallet and verify that everything looks genuine.
  2. Visit the official Ledger.com/start page and download Ledger Live for your system.
  3. Connect your device and follow the guided setup screens.
  4. Choose a strong PIN to lock your wallet.
  5. Write down your 24-word recovery phrase privately and store it somewhere offline and secure.
  6. Install crypto apps on your device and add accounts in Ledger Live to begin managing your assets.

These steps ensure that your digital assets remain under your complete control from the first moment you activate your device. With Ledger, you eliminate reliance on third-party services to keep your assets safe.

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