From Crypto Assets to Cosmic Colonization: XRP founder invests $1 billion to build a private space station to achieve artificial gravity through centrifugal force.

Ripple (Ripple) co-founder Jed McCaleb announced a $1 billion private space station that will launch for the first time in 2026, setting off discussions in tech and cryptocurrency circles. (Synopsis: Musk: The SpaceX starship "flying to Mars at the end of next year" carries Tesla robot Optimus, and the earliest 2029 manned landing) (Background supplement: Musk broke the news: Bezos looks down on Trump before the election! Asking people to sell Tesla, SpaceX shares) When the price of bitcoin or any token rises, cryptocurrency investors often shout "to the moon", but Jed McCaleb, a serial entrepreneur co-founded by crypto exchanges Mt. Gox and Ripple, is trying to make this happen. According to the latest report from Bloomberg, Jed McCaleb is planning to use the huge wealth he earned from Bitcoin and XRP to build a space station that simulates artificial gravity, hoping to gradually shape the "private space colonization era" that was originally only a science fiction scene into reality. Who is Jed McCaleb? McCaleb, 50, is a "cryptocurrency pioneer" who co-founded the famous but controversial exchange Mt. Gox in 2010, founded Ripple in 2011 and focused on the development of a new payment network, Stellar, in 2014. He made his fortune in cryptocurrency, with total assets estimated at up to $3.2 billion. That wealth is now being used to support his bigger dreams, and in 2021 he personally invested $1 billion to set up a private space company called Vast Space in California, USA, with the aim of creating a space life platform that can operate autonomously in Earth orbit and succeed the International Space Station (ISS). The $1 billion private space dream Vast Space has brought together a group of heavyweight professionals in just a few years, including many senior engineers from Elon Musk's SpaceX. Vast Space emphasizes the use of innovative technology to build an "artificial gravity space station", which simulates the earth's gravity through the centrifugal force generated by rotation, reducing the discomfort and impact of long-term living in space on the human body, thereby expanding the possibilities of space habitation and commercial activities. It is understood that Vast Space's first space module "Haven-1" is currently in the testing stage and will cooperate with SpaceX to carry the Falcon 9 rocket for the first launch and test mission in May 2026. Vast Space's next-generation system, Haven-2, plans to adopt a modular design that allows future space stations to be expanded on demand, providing manufacturing, research, sightseeing and long-term space settlement, in preparation for the huge market demand brought by the retirement of the International Space Station in 2030. Private companies compete for a new era of "space navigation" At present, the trend of private commercial space companies chasing space and low-Earth orbit projects is emerging around the world, including Tesla founder Musk's SpaceX, Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson, and emerging companies Axiom Space, Voyager Space... They are committed to the construction of commercial space stations before and after the retirement of the International Space Station (ISS), and expect to win business cooperation and orders from official space agencies such as NASA and ESA (European Space Administration). In recent years, space agencies in various countries have also gradually adjusted their strategies, shifting from traditional official self-construction to government subsidies and support for private enterprises, and the space industry has shown a trend of rapid commercialization and privatization. Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple, commented: "Jed McCaleb's vision is bold and exciting, and the United States has actively explored new frontiers like this in the past, but in recent years has been limited by bureaucracy and skepticism. I sincerely wish Vast Space success." Jed McCaleb himself is adamant: "Human beings must take this step from the comfort zone of living on the earth, and there are not many people who are willing to invest such resources, time, and take such risks, and I am willing to take such risks and attempts." How this cross-domain space race will develop in the coming years, success or failure, will undoubtedly open up a new paradigm for human exploration and capital flows. Related reports Musk: SpaceX starship "flying to Mars at the end of next year" carries Tesla robot Optimus, as early as 2029 manned landing Musk broke the news: Bezos looks down on Trump before the election! 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