It’s been a turbulent week for crypto, with RPL and other altcoins continuing to struggle as the token price hovers near $5. While the market remains uncertain, Rocket Pool has exciting upgrades on the way, such as Saturn on the horizon. Until then, the price action will be a bumpy ride. Community members within the Rocket Pool Discord that share their struggles receive a POAP.

On December 6, 2024, Ether crossed over $4k. While this is about the fourth cross over $4k, it is a big psychological milestone as we affirm the long term value of Ether and continue cultivating a strong chain and application ecosystem. This POAP is the second in a price milestone series on the way to Pectra. This POAP developed by superphiz, art by the ever-talented Shfryn. Distribution by airship and private channels.

Danny Ryan is best known as the key researcher and facilitator for the transition in Ethereum from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS), often regarded as a modern engineering marvel. The transition to Proof of Stake reduced the energy footprint of Ethereum by more than 99%, it brought increased efficiency, increased security, increased scalability, and greater decentralization to Ethereum. Danny is also regarded as a central figure in developing the core ethos and vision of Ethereum as a chain committed to long term sustainability and decentralization. Danny's leadership and commitment to making Ethereum sustainable have been vital to the success of the Ethereum beacon chain. On September 13, 2024, Danny announced that he was moving on from this work. As a community, we are deeply appreciative of Danny's efforts and we wish him the best. Collecting this POAP involves a 0.001 Ether donation to the Protocol Guild.

Express interest in Stakers Union: A collective of home-stakers for the Ethereum network.

Rocket Pool has just released version 1.9.5 of the smartnode stack. This is a high priority update for Prysm and Nimbus users due to important new client updates. This is a medium priority update for Lighthouse users. A POAP is being given to all users who upgrade within 24 hours. Design by ShfRyn.

This POAP celebrates 100 issues of the "What's New in Eth2" newsletter, developed by Ben Edgington and found at https://eth2.news. The POAP image is designed by sleety.eth (with Ben's iconic PFP). This POAP is distributed through poap-checkout with all proceeds going to Lefteris Karapetsas' Berlin marathon fundraising event for kids with heart disease. Ben's contributions to Ethereum will always be valued, and he's moving on to focus on his book, "Upgrading Ethereum", found at https://eth2book.info/altair/

Thank you for being there with me on my first day in web3!

Holders of this POAP celebrated Oliver's 2022 birthday together in person.

This POAP commemorates Chapter 6 of the Monarch of the Sea. Thank you for joining us, and we hope your time aboard was worth your while!