Jed McCaleb

Jed McCaleb is a well-known American software developer. He is considered a programmer as well as an entrepreneur. He served as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Ripple but stepped down in 2013. Currently, he is the acting CTO and co-founder of Stellar. Some of the software he has developed over the years are Mt. Gox, peer-to-peer eDonkey, Overnet, and eDonkey2000.

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Biography and Early Life

Jed McCaleb was born on 15 August 1975 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He is not the kind who like opening up concerning their family background as he has not disclosed his parent or if he has any siblings. They relocated to Little Rocks when he was young, and that is where he spent most of his early life. He loved technological activities, and his dream career after completing his studies was to become a technician.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Jed McCaleb in 2021, and what is his height and weight? Well, Jed McCaleb’s age is 45 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 15 August 1975. Though, he is 5′ 2″ in feet and inches and 160 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 168 lbs in Pound and 76kg in Kilograms.

Education

Again, Jed has not talked much concerning his early education. After completing his high school education, he enrolled at the University of California in Berkeley. Unfortunately, he dropped out while still a freshman to pursue his dream career of being a technician. He then moved to New York, where he started his career as a technology entrepreneur.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

After being in a relationship for several years, Jed married Misoon Burzlaff. The couple was blessed with two children, a son, and a daughter. They were living happily in New York until 2010, when they later relocated to Williamsburg. After some time, they moved to upstate Patterson. However, their marriage did not last as they divorced. He began another relationship with Joyce Kim, the co-founder of Stellar Development Foundation.

He found himself on the wrong side of the law after he was accused by Mt. Gox traders of its fraudulent misrepresentation. He was accused of knowing of the insecurity of the exchange, but he allowed them to use it. He was able to defend himself as he had rectified any issues he was aware of.

Is Jed McCaleb Gay?

McCaleb is straight as far as sexual orientation is concerned. He is neither gay nor bisexual and has never been involved in such rumors. He was previously married to Mission Burzlaff and even had two children. After their separation, he started another relationship with Joyce Kim, and they are currently happy together.

Professional Career

At the beginning of his career, he founded MetalMachine Inc. and began the use of the eDonkey2000 application. He was joined by Sam Yagan, making him the CEO, while he remained the CTO. He also developed a peer-to-peer eDonkey network and Overnet to work together with eDonkey2000. The network attracted about 4 million users. The company came into agreement with RIAA to stop the distribution of the networks but pay $30 million to RIAA to protect their copyright.

He purchased Mtgox.com in 2017 to enable him to trade for Magic: The Gathering cards. He later changed it to bitcoin exchange in 2010. Within months, the website had grown and sold to Mark Karpeles but remained with minority ownership. He started developing a digital currency called Ripple protocol. David Schwartz was recruited while Jesse Powell became an investor. Arthur Britto was recruited as the chief strategist while Chris Larsen was the CEO. He left his active role in the company in July 2013.

He co-founded Stellar Development Foundation with Joy Kim to allow cross-border monetary transactions. Its operations began on 31 July 2014, with the help of a loan from Stripe Technology Company. He serves as the CTO of the company. He launched yet another website in May 2017, Lightyear.io, to facilitate Stellar become global payment and currency exchange. This new website partnered with IBM to form a blockchain that could allow banking in the southern pacific.

He merged Lightyear and Chain.com in September 2018 to form a new site, Interstellar.

Awards

Although Jed has not received any kind of award so far, he has achieved a lot in his career. Forbes has ranked him as the 40^th richest person in the world. His philanthropy works have been recognized by MIRI as one of the largest donors. The New York Times ranked him among the ten leading persons in blockchain networks.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Jed McCaleb in 2021

As of 2021, McCaleb has been able to accumulate a net worth of over $1.5 billion. He has made his wealth from his various development in the technology world. He also gets part of his wealth from the various top leadership positions he holds in different companies. He is still active and energetic and will do much better in the years to come.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• He owns Ripple tokens of about $20 billion thus has been ranked as the 40^thrichest person in the world.
• He joined a member of the artificial intelligence group, OpenAL, in February 2018, as a new donor.
• He is one of the largest donors of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) and is also an advisory board member. He donated XRP worth $500 thousand.

Jed McCaleb is one of the most successful men in the world. He is very lucky because after abandoning his education, he has succeeded in life. His contribution to the technology world is highly recognized and will not be forgotten in a hurry. He has remained passionate about his career, which has led him to have success after success.