Hendrik Ghys is a crypto entrepreneur who co-founded Thalex, a crypto options and futures exchange. Hendrik Ghys's Twitter Score is 9.3 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #100,173 among 493,668 tracked accounts.
Hendrik Ghys co-founded Thalex and serves as its CEO. Prior to founding Thalex, he worked at NXMH as Investment Director, where he oversaw the firm's crypto investments, including its acquisition of Bitstamp. He subsequently served as Chairman of the Board at Bitstamp from October 2018 until November 2023.
Hendrik Ghys has led fundraising efforts for Thalex across multiple rounds. The exchange announced a EUR 7.5 million Series A in 2022, drawing participation from Bitfinex, Bitstamp, Flow Traders, IMC, QCP, and Wintermute. Thalex followed that with a EUR 3 million Series A extension in August 2024. Hendrik Ghys's account has 2,056 followers as of October 2026 and 770 posts, and has been mentioned by 9 accounts a total of 20 times.
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