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.
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.
At Present, McCaleb is the CEO of Vast, an aerospace company. However, he continues to support the blockchain and the growth of DeFi projects.
Platform |
Link |
X (formerly Twitter) |
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Github |
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Stellar |