If you've been in cryptocurrencies for a while you already know about hardware wallet providers like Trezor, Keepkey and Ledger. If you haven't, using a hardware wallet is the safest means of storing your Bitcoins. Ledger has gone a step further and has released the world's first multi-currency crypto hardware wallet. The current firmware supports Ether (ETH), Ether Classic (ETC) and Bitcoin (BTC).
BOLOS (Blockchain Open Ledger Operating System)
BOLOS represents a major change compared to what the smartcard industry offers today — it puts developers in the driving seat, providing an unobtrusive framework to build source code portable native applications around a secure core, protecting the core against applications attacks, and isolating applications from each other without getting in the way (hence the french pun).
- from the Ledger Medium Blog
Dimension and Weight
Size: 98mm x 18mm x 9mm.
Weight: 16.2g.
Microcontrollers & Connector
Connector: USB Type Micro-B.
Certification level: CC EAL5+.
Chips: ST31H320 (secure) + STM32F042.
Compatibility
Windows (7+), Mac (10.8+), Linux or Chrome OS. Requires Google Chrome or Chromium, and one USB port to plug your Ledger Nano S.
Materials
Brushed stainless steel and Plastic.
- Specifications from Ledgers Nano S Product Page
Unboxing
Setting Up The Ledger Wallet
Ledger has added a nice booklet with a url to help you out (start.ledgerwallet.com). Choose Ledger Nano S and then Configure My Device to get started.
Connect your device to the usb port
After pressing both buttons:
Write down your 24 word seed on the My Recovery Phase booklet (be sure to write them down in the correct order)
Now go back to this screen on your PC and press Bitcoin or Ethereum Wallet Setup (I'm using Ethereum for the example)
The same applies for setting up Bitcoin.
Enjoy!