Pascal Gauthier’s Ledger Wallet Service Gave Crypto What It Needs – And Earned Jeers

In 2014, Gauthier founded Kaiko, which was originally named Challenger Deep (inspired by the deep sea submarine that explored the Mariana Trench). He’s also had advisory roles at crypto startups OpenX and Index Ventures, among others, and established a joint venture between Ledger, Japanese bank Nomura and asset manager Coinshares called “Komainu,” which is exploring blockchain use cases.