2nd time is the charm, and we are so excited!!! RP is launching and it's time to celebrate!

To celebrate the Mainnet launch of Rocket Pool the EthStaker crew is hosting a livestream event leading up to the official launch. Prior to the official livestream there will be a Rocket Pool-themed POAP.art Painting Party. There are 13 eligible POAPs which allow you access to participate in the painting party. If you don’t have any of the 13 eligible, that’s ok! You can claim the ‘Rocket Pool Mainnet Launch POAP.art Pixel Dropper’ POAP which will grant you access to the Painting Party. full details: https://ethstaker.cc/rocket-pool-pre-launch-poap-art-painting-party/?yp_rand=551685

This POAP is given to everyone who dropped a pixel on the Altair upgrade POAP art board. Check the complete board via this link: https://app.poap.art/altair-protocol-upgrade

One of the main goals of the EthStaker community is to lower the technical barrier of entry into the world of solo staking on the Ethereum network. One of the ways we do this is by hosting workshop events to provide step-by-step instructions on how to get your validator up and running. The EthStaker crew has teamed up with [Rocket Pool](https://www.rocketpool.net/) who have agreed to co-host a livestream workshop wherein Joe Clapis (rocket pool senior blockchain engineer) will literally by going step-by-step building a new Raspberry Pi machine from the box to a fully functional validator using the Rocket Pool platform.

The highly anticipated block 12,965,000 has finally processed and ushered in EIP-1559. This POAP celebrates all of the hard work and dedication by the Ethereum Foundation and everyone involved to bring such a monumental upgrade to fruition.