From Crypto Victim to Security Visionary: Xavier's Story | S5 E39

From Crypto Victim to Security Visionary: Xavier's Story | S5 E39

Published: September 18, 2025

Duration: 27:30

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What happens when you lose your Bitcoin in the Mt. Gox hack, then watch 44,000 Ethereum vanish from a project you helped build? For Xavier Hendricks, these painful experiences sparked a mission to revolutionize crypto security through radical simplicity.

Xavier's journey from blockchain enthusiast to security specialist reveals a counterintuitive truth: the best security removes technology rather than adds it. "Anything that's complicated, anything that's technical, is a weakness," he explains with the hard-earned wisdom of someone who's experienced devastating hacks firsthand.

As CEO of NGRAVE, Xavier has created a...