Jed McCaleb is an entrepreneur and programmer known for his involvement in several notable areas within the crypto space. McCaleb was the original creator of Mt. Gox, the founder and CTO of Ripple (until 2013), and the co-founder and CEO of Stellar.
Jed McCaleb in the News
Interviews with Jed McCaleb
- 2020-05-28: The Jed McCaleb Story: Founding Stellar, Ripple & the Journey from eDonkey to MtGox
Jed McCaleb FAQ
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Was Jed McCaleb involved in the Mt. Gox hack?
McCaleb was not directly involved as he had sold Mt. Gox to Mark Karpelès a year prior. However, he was later faced with a lawsuit claiming he was aware of Mt. Gox’s security issues and misrepresented the exchange prior to its sale.
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Did Jed McCaleb invent Ripple?
The pre-cursor for Ripple was actually developed back in 2004 by Ryan Fugger, known as Ripplepay. In 2011, McCaleb and his colleagues began working on a new cryptocurrency, and in 2012 they merged their idea with Fugger.
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What’s Jed McCaleb’s net worth?
Estimated at $2.7 billion USD.