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The big interview

June 25, 2025

‘It’s in the US or no IPO’: Ledger’s CEO on what’s next for the crypto unicorn

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier has plans to boost the unicorn’s valuation to $100bn

Pascal Gauthier, the CEO of French crypto unicorn Ledger, meets me wearing a typical suit-and-white-trainers combo and thick square glasses, extends his ring-adorned fingers and, shaking my hand, gives me a ‘welcome’ nod and smile.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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