Personal Information

Full Name: Jed McCaleb

Nickname: Not Publicly Available

Country/State: United States

Date of Birth: 1975-06-08

Languages Known: English

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Food Habit: Not publicly

Religion: Not publicly

Hobbies: Not publicly disclosed

Education

School: Not Publicly Known

College: University of California, Berkeley (attended)

Degrees Obtained: Not Public

Physical Stats

Height: 175 cm

Weight: 74 kg

Family Information

Parents: Not Publicly Known

Siblings: Not publicly disclosed

Marital Status: married

Wife: Not Public

Children: 0

Career

Current Position: Software developer, entrepreneur; Founder (Vast) and Co-founder/CTO (Stellar); former Ripple CTO

Skills:

Net Worth: Not Publicly Known

Awards & Achievements: Created eDonkey/Overnet; built Mt. Gox’s early version; co-founded Ripple and Stellar; founded space startup Vast

Biography Details

Jed McCaleb is an American programmer and entrepreneur known for building early internet and crypto infrastructure. He created peer-to-peer software projects like eDonkey and Overnet, then later built the early version of Mt. Gox before it became a major Bitcoin exchange under different ownership. McCaleb went on to co-found Ripple and served as its CTO, helping shape early blockchain payment concepts. After leaving Ripple, he co-founded Stellar and became its CTO, focusing on broader access to financial rails and cross-border value transfer. In recent years, his work has expanded beyond crypto into aerospace: he founded Vast, a company aiming to build next-generation space stations. In 2025, major outlets highlighted McCaleb’s push to develop commercial space station capability and position Vast as a serious contender for the post-ISS era.

In 2025, Bloomberg and other outlets covered Jed McCaleb’s space company Vast and its ambition to build the next space station, including plans positioned around replacing or succeeding the ISS era.

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