Babylon Labs and Ledger have announced a partnership to integrate native Ledger signing support for Babylon Trustless Bitcoin Vaults (BTCVaults). This marks a critical step forward in making native Bitcoin more secure and convenient as collateral. Through this collaboration, Ledger will serve as the secure signing layer for BTCVaults interactions, enabling users to authorize vault transactions directly from their Ledger devices via Clear Signing.
Ledger's extensive user base makes it an ideal partner to bring BTCVaults to a broader market. To date, Ledger has sold over 8 million signing devices worldwide, making it one of the most popular self-custody platforms for Bitcoin. By integrating Clear Signing for BTCVaults within the Ledger ecosystem, users can more easily access BTCVaults through the hardware they already trust, paving the way for wider adoption.
David Tse, Co-founder of Babylon, stated: "Bitcoin is the largest crypto asset, but much of it either requires relinquishing custody or relies on intermediaries to be used in digital finance. Trustless Bitcoin Vaults eliminate this bottleneck. Bitcoin remains on the Bitcoin chain, bound by predefined conditions enforced through verification rather than trust. By integrating Ledger's Clear Signing and connecting with Ledger Wallet, this model becomes practical for millions of self-custody users."
Ledger's Clear Signing feature is a core focus of this initial partnership. Users will no longer need to approve obscure transactions but can instead clearly view and understand what they are authorizing directly on their Ledger device. This enhanced transparency is crucial for broader adoption in the Bitcoin ecosystem, which relies on clarity and trust.
"If it's not self-custody, what's the point of crypto?" said Charles Guillemet, CTO of Ledger. "And true self-custody requires uncompromising security. Babylon understands this and proactively worked with us to advance this integration. Now, Babylon BTCVaults users can utilize the world's only signer with a secure screen in their security model, which is great news for their ecosystem."
Beyond BTCVaults, this partnership will expand support for the Ledger ecosystem, including asset management and connectivity via the Ledger Wallet app, with plans to add further support for Babylon BTC staking. As part of the broader integration, Babylon's native asset, BABY, will also be supported, leveraging Ledger's secure infrastructure to provide a safe entry point for Babylon's growing suite of Bitcoin-native products.
About Babylon
Babylon Labs focuses on unlocking trustless Bitcoin productivity, dedicated to building a decentralized world secured by Bitcoin. Its latest innovation is Trustless Bitcoin Vaults, a groundbreaking technical solution that enables native Bitcoin to be used in DeFi without custodians, cross-chain bridges, or wrapped assets. Babylon has also launched a self-custody Bitcoin staking protocol, which has already activated over $10 billion in native Bitcoin to secure PoS chains, Layer 2s, data availability layers, and other decentralized systems. Bitcoin holders can earn staking rewards while maintaining full control of their Bitcoin.
About Ledger
Ledger, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024, is a global leader in digital asset security for consumers and enterprises. Ledger offers connected devices and platforms, having sold over 8 million devices to consumers in 165 countries, supporting more than 10 languages, and serving over 100 financial institutions and commercial brands. More than 20% of the world's crypto assets are secured by Ledger.
Ledger provides digital asset solutions designed for security. Ledger Donjon is one of the world's most internationally respected offensive and defensive security teams, regarded as a critical force in safeguarding the digital asset world. In 2023 alone, over $14 billion in assets were lost due to hacks, fraud, or mismanagement—Ledger's security capabilities provide its community with peace of mind and an uncompromising self-custody experience.
