
Canestin Ndong contributed extensively to the LedgerHQ/ledger-live repository, building and maintaining features that expanded cryptocurrency support, improved transaction workflows, and strengthened testing infrastructure. Over 14 months, Canestin delivered modular coin integrations, enhanced EVM and Solana workflows, and implemented robust CI/CD automation using TypeScript, JavaScript, and React. Their work included refactoring for maintainability, optimizing configuration management, and introducing automated release tooling. By addressing both backend and frontend challenges, Canestin improved asset onboarding, streamlined user flows, and reduced operational risk. Their technical depth is evident in cross-platform feature delivery, rigorous test coverage, and ongoing codebase hygiene, supporting reliable, scalable product releases.

February 2026 — LedgerHQ/ledger-live Key features delivered: - None this month; focus on stability and bug fixes. Major bugs fixed: - Arbitrum Sepolia External Access Configuration Fix: ensure status is active and node URI is defined for external access. Commit: 95805b8344c1577b3cd917d76b882e28dd134ee0 (fix arbitrum sepolia) - Send Flow Wizard Removal: reverted changes related to the new send flow wizard; removing the new send flow feature and associated components. Commit: fae040272a284f9c61b62cc328e796b51d963533 Overall impact and accomplishments: - Stabilized external access configuration for Arbitrum Sepolia and removed the experimental send flow wizard, reducing risk and improving reliability for users interacting with external networks and sending operations. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Git-based change management, patch-level fixes, configuration management, debugging distributed ledger integrations, feature rollback.
February 2026 — LedgerHQ/ledger-live Key features delivered: - None this month; focus on stability and bug fixes. Major bugs fixed: - Arbitrum Sepolia External Access Configuration Fix: ensure status is active and node URI is defined for external access. Commit: 95805b8344c1577b3cd917d76b882e28dd134ee0 (fix arbitrum sepolia) - Send Flow Wizard Removal: reverted changes related to the new send flow wizard; removing the new send flow feature and associated components. Commit: fae040272a284f9c61b62cc328e796b51d963533 Overall impact and accomplishments: - Stabilized external access configuration for Arbitrum Sepolia and removed the experimental send flow wizard, reducing risk and improving reliability for users interacting with external networks and sending operations. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Git-based change management, patch-level fixes, configuration management, debugging distributed ledger integrations, feature rollback.
January 2026 monthly summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live: Focused on codebase hygiene and risk reduction by removing deprecated Ethereum Holesky references. Completed a targeted cleanup that eliminates Holesky-specific configurations, test cases, and related logic to prevent misconfigurations and simplify ongoing maintenance. This aligns with the product's sustainability goals and reduces support overhead related to deprecated infrastructure.
January 2026 monthly summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live: Focused on codebase hygiene and risk reduction by removing deprecated Ethereum Holesky references. Completed a targeted cleanup that eliminates Holesky-specific configurations, test cases, and related logic to prevent misconfigurations and simplify ongoing maintenance. This aligns with the product's sustainability goals and reduces support overhead related to deprecated infrastructure.
December 2025: LedgerHQ/ledger-live focused on stabilizing the test suite for Polkadot-related functionality. Implemented a targeted stability improvement by extending Jest timeout to 600 seconds, addressing longer-running scenarios in the Polkadot deterministic tester. This reduces flaky test outcomes, accelerates feedback loops in CI, and strengthens confidence in Polkadot support within Ledger Live.
December 2025: LedgerHQ/ledger-live focused on stabilizing the test suite for Polkadot-related functionality. Implemented a targeted stability improvement by extending Jest timeout to 600 seconds, addressing longer-running scenarios in the Polkadot deterministic tester. This reduces flaky test outcomes, accelerates feedback loops in CI, and strengthens confidence in Polkadot support within Ledger Live.
Month: 2025-11 — LedgerHQ/ledger-live: concise monthly summary focusing on business value and technical achievements. Key features delivered: - CI and QA tooling improvements: expanded library coverage in SonarQube scans and tuned GitHub Actions environment, including memory allocation adjustments to speed up scans and improve gate reliability. - Asset Hub Polkadot coin tester and test suite enhancements: introduced a Polkadot coin tester with expanded transaction scenarios, updated configurations and currency identifiers, and broadened test coverage to reduce release risk. Major bugs fixed: - Extensive test stabilization: fixes across unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests; lint corrections and preload fixes to improve determinism. - Removal of obsolete Westend scenario within the coin tester to streamline test runs and improve reliability. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Higher quality code and faster feedback loops from CI/QA, enabling safer, more confident releases. - Broader, more reliable asset-related testing, reducing post-merge defects and improving user trust. - Clear alignment between test coverage and financial product risk controls, supporting compliance and audit readiness. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - SonarQube, GitHub Actions, and memory tuning for CI optimization. - Test automation, test suite hardening, and Polkadot/asset testing expertise. - CI/CD governance, configuration management, and cross-team collaboration to raise quality standards.
Month: 2025-11 — LedgerHQ/ledger-live: concise monthly summary focusing on business value and technical achievements. Key features delivered: - CI and QA tooling improvements: expanded library coverage in SonarQube scans and tuned GitHub Actions environment, including memory allocation adjustments to speed up scans and improve gate reliability. - Asset Hub Polkadot coin tester and test suite enhancements: introduced a Polkadot coin tester with expanded transaction scenarios, updated configurations and currency identifiers, and broadened test coverage to reduce release risk. Major bugs fixed: - Extensive test stabilization: fixes across unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests; lint corrections and preload fixes to improve determinism. - Removal of obsolete Westend scenario within the coin tester to streamline test runs and improve reliability. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Higher quality code and faster feedback loops from CI/QA, enabling safer, more confident releases. - Broader, more reliable asset-related testing, reducing post-merge defects and improving user trust. - Clear alignment between test coverage and financial product risk controls, supporting compliance and audit readiness. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - SonarQube, GitHub Actions, and memory tuning for CI optimization. - Test automation, test suite hardening, and Polkadot/asset testing expertise. - CI/CD governance, configuration management, and cross-team collaboration to raise quality standards.
October 2025: Delivered Asset Hub migration for Polkadot assets with staking data handling and Westend AssetHub URL improvements; implemented migration logic and updated staking strategy. Completed release-facing maintenance (changesets, CI/test cleanup) to ensure reliability. Enhanced staking data retrieval accuracy and caching, and performed code cleanup for long-term maintainability.
October 2025: Delivered Asset Hub migration for Polkadot assets with staking data handling and Westend AssetHub URL improvements; implemented migration logic and updated staking strategy. Completed release-facing maintenance (changesets, CI/test cleanup) to ensure reliability. Enhanced staking data retrieval accuracy and caching, and performed code cleanup for long-term maintainability.
September 2025 performance summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live: Delivered core feature work, reinforced testing and change management, and stabilized the codebase, driving reliability, faster release cycles, and expanded platform support. Key deliverables include coin testing functionality, external integrations (Hoodi), AssetHub mainnet/Westend support, changeset tooling for traceable releases, and FIW wallet API spec updates. Major bug fixes across the test suite, data, linting, CI, and staking tune-ups reduced risk and improved maintainability. The month demonstrated strong technical execution and business value through improved testing, API clarity, and broader network support.
September 2025 performance summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live: Delivered core feature work, reinforced testing and change management, and stabilized the codebase, driving reliability, faster release cycles, and expanded platform support. Key deliverables include coin testing functionality, external integrations (Hoodi), AssetHub mainnet/Westend support, changeset tooling for traceable releases, and FIW wallet API spec updates. Major bug fixes across the test suite, data, linting, CI, and staking tune-ups reduced risk and improved maintainability. The month demonstrated strong technical execution and business value through improved testing, API clarity, and broader network support.
August 2025 focused on reliability hardening, cross-chain expansion, and scalable asset management within Ledger Live. Key work delivered improved broadcasting safety and runtime stability, expanded Solana integration with Lazy CAL support and centralized token asset management, added Core DAO EVM network support, and introduced Corescan API endpoints for enhanced blockchain explorations. These efforts enhance reliability, maintainability, and business value by broadening supported assets, reducing fragmentation in token data, and enabling safer, scalable operations across the platform.
August 2025 focused on reliability hardening, cross-chain expansion, and scalable asset management within Ledger Live. Key work delivered improved broadcasting safety and runtime stability, expanded Solana integration with Lazy CAL support and centralized token asset management, added Core DAO EVM network support, and introduced Corescan API endpoints for enhanced blockchain explorations. These efforts enhance reliability, maintainability, and business value by broadening supported assets, reducing fragmentation in token data, and enabling safer, scalable operations across the platform.
July 2025 monthly summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live focused on delivering a scalable EVM transaction workflow, reliability improvements, expanded test coverage, and branding/test infrastructure updates. Key outcomes include: (1) EVM/Alpaca transaction crafting, signing, and broadcasting with native and ERC20 support and legacy-fee compatibility, backed by tests; (2) UI stability improvements in the Send modal, fixing incorrect disabling of the Continue button when the debit account changes; (3) Tezos staking UX improvement with NotEnoughBalance error handling when funds do not cover fees; (4) expanded test coverage for sanctions/bad actors in swap/staking and broader Tezos transaction status tests; (5) Ethereum ENS recipient resolution reliability fix through React hook dependency adjustments; (6) Sonic branding and test configuration updates across the app and test harness to align with product identity and testing workflows.
July 2025 monthly summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live focused on delivering a scalable EVM transaction workflow, reliability improvements, expanded test coverage, and branding/test infrastructure updates. Key outcomes include: (1) EVM/Alpaca transaction crafting, signing, and broadcasting with native and ERC20 support and legacy-fee compatibility, backed by tests; (2) UI stability improvements in the Send modal, fixing incorrect disabling of the Continue button when the debit account changes; (3) Tezos staking UX improvement with NotEnoughBalance error handling when funds do not cover fees; (4) expanded test coverage for sanctions/bad actors in swap/staking and broader Tezos transaction status tests; (5) Ethereum ENS recipient resolution reliability fix through React hook dependency adjustments; (6) Sonic branding and test configuration updates across the app and test harness to align with product identity and testing workflows.
2025-06 Ledger Live monthly summary: CAL tokens focus. Key features delivered include: 1) CAL Tokens CI/CD Workflow Enhancements (import schedule, branch triggers, Slack PR links, streamlined reporting, env/runner updates); 2) CAL Tokens Data and Token Definition Updates (new entries, version/config updates, asset wiring); 3) Date Formatting Localization and Standardization (i18n for deprecation banners, standard formatting hooks, unit tests); 4) Release Management and Changesets (changesets and release tracking). Major bug fixed: CAL Tokens CI/CD Workflow Bug Fix (syntax error fix and temporary disablement of failure reporting). Overall impact: faster CAL token onboarding, more reliable builds, and improved release visibility. Technologies/skills: CI/CD automation, GitHub Actions, Slack integrations, i18n, testing, and release automation.
2025-06 Ledger Live monthly summary: CAL tokens focus. Key features delivered include: 1) CAL Tokens CI/CD Workflow Enhancements (import schedule, branch triggers, Slack PR links, streamlined reporting, env/runner updates); 2) CAL Tokens Data and Token Definition Updates (new entries, version/config updates, asset wiring); 3) Date Formatting Localization and Standardization (i18n for deprecation banners, standard formatting hooks, unit tests); 4) Release Management and Changesets (changesets and release tracking). Major bug fixed: CAL Tokens CI/CD Workflow Bug Fix (syntax error fix and temporary disablement of failure reporting). Overall impact: faster CAL token onboarding, more reliable builds, and improved release visibility. Technologies/skills: CI/CD automation, GitHub Actions, Slack integrations, i18n, testing, and release automation.
May 2025 monthly summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live focusing on delivering user-facing features, stabilizing core systems, and strengthening release automation to accelerate business value.
May 2025 monthly summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live focusing on delivering user-facing features, stabilizing core systems, and strengthening release automation to accelerate business value.
Monthly work summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live (March 2025). Delivered two major features focused on reliability and user experience: robust contract address handling with token unit detection, and a unified warning banners system. Implemented reusable components, added unit tests, and improved cross-screen consistency. This resulted in fewer signing errors, better token identification, and streamlined handling of migrations/deprecations.
Monthly work summary for LedgerHQ/ledger-live (March 2025). Delivered two major features focused on reliability and user experience: robust contract address handling with token unit detection, and a unified warning banners system. Implemented reusable components, added unit tests, and improved cross-screen consistency. This resulted in fewer signing errors, better token identification, and streamlined handling of migrations/deprecations.
February 2025 – Ledger Live (LedgerHQ/ledger-live) monthly highlights: Key features delivered: - Sign Message UX improvements and token unit handling: refined Sign Message modal, improved token amount formatting, expiration dates, and overall clarity; ensured token units are consistently retrieved via the tokenUnit utility and timestamps formatted in UTC. Commits involved: 7931e5f6bf379eee7b80f5a95f13b6e96140ac5a; cb11f1ea7e5beb951df7139bd17ae0d4c57cdbf3; dd20565f5935a66578b2203642b09c99183d7c3b; 1d9344cac302be9d4dbe3ec3c9d0a804569684d5; eda8de1f36a6a3bbd3c5f5295db497abde7f648b; f712f3073aecab198da472d6d36dba29fd2b0a1e; 3226a7f6501c7d4677344152fe877798aca7644c - Currency migration banners and status integration: introduced migration status type and across desktop/mobile banners to inform users about ongoing/upcoming migrations with support contact information. Commits: 008a0d282ae37244e703be6c93824a17abaa9597; 1cac662b3fa86b0777c7bf922cfbb40e3c1ec8da - Internal tooling and maintenance: build/dependencies improvements, tooling path detection refinements, and changesets; tests adjustments for token unit utilities. Commits: 90d4692440be0366f3c439a3366577d0f2a2ae7f; 0b4b282274f829735329984e01dfe9cf8c1e95e3; cc002495f3e107aba283a3aa4abca90954de6d76 - Release readiness and documentation improvements: standardized release notes workflow via changesets and enhanced deployment readiness processes. Commit: cc002495f3e107aba283a3aa4abca90954de6d76
February 2025 – Ledger Live (LedgerHQ/ledger-live) monthly highlights: Key features delivered: - Sign Message UX improvements and token unit handling: refined Sign Message modal, improved token amount formatting, expiration dates, and overall clarity; ensured token units are consistently retrieved via the tokenUnit utility and timestamps formatted in UTC. Commits involved: 7931e5f6bf379eee7b80f5a95f13b6e96140ac5a; cb11f1ea7e5beb951df7139bd17ae0d4c57cdbf3; dd20565f5935a66578b2203642b09c99183d7c3b; 1d9344cac302be9d4dbe3ec3c9d0a804569684d5; eda8de1f36a6a3bbd3c5f5295db497abde7f648b; f712f3073aecab198da472d6d36dba29fd2b0a1e; 3226a7f6501c7d4677344152fe877798aca7644c - Currency migration banners and status integration: introduced migration status type and across desktop/mobile banners to inform users about ongoing/upcoming migrations with support contact information. Commits: 008a0d282ae37244e703be6c93824a17abaa9597; 1cac662b3fa86b0777c7bf922cfbb40e3c1ec8da - Internal tooling and maintenance: build/dependencies improvements, tooling path detection refinements, and changesets; tests adjustments for token unit utilities. Commits: 90d4692440be0366f3c439a3366577d0f2a2ae7f; 0b4b282274f829735329984e01dfe9cf8c1e95e3; cc002495f3e107aba283a3aa4abca90954de6d76 - Release readiness and documentation improvements: standardized release notes workflow via changesets and enhanced deployment readiness processes. Commit: cc002495f3e107aba283a3aa4abca90954de6d76
January 2025 LedgerHQ/ledger-live monthly summary focusing on feature delivery and codebase health. Highlighted Casper coin integration modularization to improve maintainability and future coin module scalability. No explicit major bug fixes recorded for this period; emphasis on architecture improvements and systematic refactoring.
January 2025 LedgerHQ/ledger-live monthly summary focusing on feature delivery and codebase health. Highlighted Casper coin integration modularization to improve maintainability and future coin module scalability. No explicit major bug fixes recorded for this period; emphasis on architecture improvements and systematic refactoring.
December 2024 – LedgerHQ/ledger-live: Key features delivered: - Xion Cryptocurrency Support: Added Xion as a fully supported currency across CLI, desktop, and mobile with new coin modules and configurations. This included updating tests and snapshots to reflect Xion’s formatting and currency handling, and generating a changeset to document the change. - Zenrock Cryptocurrency Support: Added Zenrock as a supported currency across CLI, desktop, and mobile with new configurations and tests for the Zenrock coin module. Major bugs fixed: - None reported for this month. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Expanded the platform’s asset coverage, enabling users to manage two additional currencies and improving overall value for investors and traders. - Improved test coverage and confidence through updated test suites, snapshots, and a formal changeset, paving the way for easier future currency integrations. - Strengthened cross-platform consistency (CLI, desktop, mobile) through modular coin modules and standardized configuration patterns, reducing integration risk for future tokens. Technologies and skills demonstrated: - Cross-platform feature delivery (CLI, desktop, mobile) with modular coin module architecture. - Test-driven updates: tests and snapshot maintenance for new currency modules. - Release hygiene: changeset generation and documentation aligned with feature work. - Strong code quality and maintainability practices enabling faster onboarding of new assets.
December 2024 – LedgerHQ/ledger-live: Key features delivered: - Xion Cryptocurrency Support: Added Xion as a fully supported currency across CLI, desktop, and mobile with new coin modules and configurations. This included updating tests and snapshots to reflect Xion’s formatting and currency handling, and generating a changeset to document the change. - Zenrock Cryptocurrency Support: Added Zenrock as a supported currency across CLI, desktop, and mobile with new configurations and tests for the Zenrock coin module. Major bugs fixed: - None reported for this month. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Expanded the platform’s asset coverage, enabling users to manage two additional currencies and improving overall value for investors and traders. - Improved test coverage and confidence through updated test suites, snapshots, and a formal changeset, paving the way for easier future currency integrations. - Strengthened cross-platform consistency (CLI, desktop, mobile) through modular coin modules and standardized configuration patterns, reducing integration risk for future tokens. Technologies and skills demonstrated: - Cross-platform feature delivery (CLI, desktop, mobile) with modular coin module architecture. - Test-driven updates: tests and snapshot maintenance for new currency modules. - Release hygiene: changeset generation and documentation aligned with feature work. - Strong code quality and maintainability practices enabling faster onboarding of new assets.
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