On March 13, 2024, the Dencun hard fork occurred. The bustling #trading community within the Rocket Pool Discord diligently monitored their nodes to ensure everything remained stable during the fork. Numerous users shared their Ethereum logs, as the massive blob ASCII printed to their command lines. This upgrade, being dubbed the smoothest hard fork ever, transformed what could have been a daunting process into a seamless transition. As a token of recognition, the Rocket Pool community actively engaging in the #trading channel during the Dencun fork were awarded a POAP.

Ether first crossed $4,000 in October 2021, at the time it was near the end of a wild bull run. Today we passed $4k for the second time, nearly 30 months later, with a totally new perspective: this feels more like the beginning of a new bull cycle than the end of one. Congratulations to developers, operators, and community members who worked hard to bring value to Ether. Art by /u/Few-Bake-6463, POAP developed by superphiz.

The user 'rpl-benefactor' returned to Rocket Pool's Discord #trading channel on December 1st, 2023 to announce that they had 535 RPL (worth >$15,000) to distribute to the community over the coming days. Funds were donated by: Waq donated $3000, with the caveat that the whole community must rally to reach $10,000 in total donations. Once that amount was reached, the RPL Benefactor would distribute the equivalent value in RPL to members of the community. 62 Community members bought the POAP priced at 0.05 ETH. https://poap.gallery/event/159708 In addition to Waq and POAP buyers, the final amount also included generous donations from Thomasg and an Anon whale. The Benefactor only had only one rule: "message me. make case. i decide if you get rpl". Distribution by RPL Benefactor & Sleety. POAP design by Sleety.

On May 2, 2023, Rocket Pool surpassed an astonishing 2500 nodes. A tremendous feat worthy of Sparta in its prime and a hard fought battle to get here thanks in no small part to Maverick. Plus, The Honorable Dybsy in a bunny suit in celebration of his HOP-RP ambassadorship.

For the month of February 2023, jcrtp.eth (Joe) has been burning the proverbial midnight oil and working some very long hours to ship Atlas and v1.9 on time. The Rocket Pool community took the time to thank Joe for his amazing work and thank his wife for supporting him during that time. This POAP was awarded to anyone who shared kind words to Joe and his family. POAP developed by superphiz and designed by ShfRyn.

On February 23, 2023, Stader unveiled its white paper on ETHX, a promising staking alternative to Rocket Pool that promises to offer LEB4s. The announcement sparked a lively discussion on the Rocket Pool community Discord, with some members debating whether the platform's forked code gives it a competitive edge in the rapidly-evolving staking landscape. POAP design by ShfRyn.