Jed McCaleb

About

Jed McCaleb is an American entrepreneur and a crypto influencer. He is the co-founder and CTO of Steller, a cryptocurrency protocol that authorizes transactions between any tandem of currencies. Before Steller, he served as CTO of Ripple until 2013. Quick Facts Full Name Jed McCaleb Birth 1975, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States Nationality American Education University of California, Berkeley (dropped out) Marital status Married to Mi Soon Burzlaff Net Worth $2.9B as of February 2025 In 2017, McCaleb launched Lightyear.oi to assist Stellar. It eventually partnered with IBM to start blockchain banking in the South Pacific with the help of Stellar's lumen currency. However, Lightyear was merged with Chain .com after McCaleb made negotiations. Jed McCaleb - Career Highlights • 2000 – Founded eDonkey2000, one of the largest peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. • 2007 – Created the first major Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, revolutionizing crypto trading. • 2011 – Co-founded Ripple (formerly OpenCoin) to develop faster blockchain-based payments. • 2013 – Left Ripple and later co-founded Stellar to improve global financial access. • 2014 – Launched the Stellar Development Foundation to promote financial inclusion. • 2017 – Stellar (XLM) gained major adoption with IBM’s blockchain payment solutions. • 2018 – Forbes listed him among the richest people in cryptocurrency. • 2020 – Expanded Stellar’s partnerships, including work with central banks for CBDCs. • 2022 – Sold most of his Ripple (XRP) holdings while focusing on Stellar’s growth. • 2023 – Launched Vast, a space station company, showcasing his shift to aerospace innovation. At Present, McCaleb is the CEO of Vast, an aerospace company. However, he continues to support the blockchain and the growth of DeFi projects. Useful Links to Connect With Jed McCaleb Platform Link X (formerly Twitter) Jed McCaleb (@JedMcCaleb) / X LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jed-mccaleb/ Github https://github.com/jedmccaleb Stellar Stellar

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  Ripple

  Co-Founder

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  xrp ledger

  Co-developer of XRP Ledger

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  stellar blockchain

Awards

• Stellar Development Foundation2023 - Global Impact on Financial Inclusion
• CryptoWeekly 2022 - Top 50 Most Influential in Crypto
• World Blockchain Summit2020 - Blockchain Innovator of the Year
• CoinDesk2019 - Top 10 Blockchain Influencers
• Forbes 2018 - Forbes Crypto Rich List

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