Ledger unveils smartphone-like 'Atom' wallet amid CryptoBilis supply chain fallout
Summary
Ledger is developing the Atom, an Android-based device combining smartphone apps with protected crypto-asset management, scheduled for release in mid-2027. It will include safeguards against screen-reading implants, such as a protective enclosure, tamper sensors and tamper-evident packaging. Ledger plans to sell it initially through its own website. The announcement follows a supply-chain breach involving Malaysian distributor CryptoBilis; researchers estimated losses of up to $93.2 million across more than 300 wallets, and Tether froze $10 million in related USDT. Ledger says Atom’s protections are designed to block the type of implant used in the incident.
