This thread was a space for Rocket Pool believers to share why they were still here—what they believed in about Rocket Pool and RPL, what it felt like to hold through the lows, and how they could stay positive and proactive. It offered support, reflection, and encouragement, grounded in shared values around decentralization and Ethereum staking. The focus stayed on honest experiences, not blame or mockery—just voices from those still building and believing. Participants received a POAP.

For those who have come to Rocket Pool University to gain knowledge of the Rocket Pool protocol. This POAP is for attending the Basics of Rocket Pool course. You should now have an introductory understanding of how RP improves on Ethereum's Proof of Stake and you can feel confident in your ability to pursue starting up your own RP node and minipool.

On Dec 1st, 2023, Waq hosted his 300th episode of Rocket Fuel - his daily news show about the Rocket Pool community and protocol. In celebration, Waq donated $3000 to the RPL Benefactor, a member of the Rocket Pool community known for distributing RPL to community members. Waq donated the money 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 RPL to members of the community. However, if that amount was not reached by Dec 1st, the RPL/eth/whatever would be sent back to donors. This POAP was part of the fundraising drive to reach the $10,000 target. This POAP was sold using POAP checkout with the aim of reaching $10,000. The people who bought the POAP donated $100 (the cost of the POAP) to the RPL Benefactor for them to distribute to the RP community. In donating their money, they became the RPL Benefactor This POAP was created by Shfryn, and it was distributed by Waq through POAP checkout.

On Dec 2nd, a new account joined the Rocket Pool Discord channel, 'rpl-benefactor'. The person offered three steps, 1) message the benefactor with information about what work you have done for Rocket Pool, 2) send your address, and 3) you would get RPL tokens depending on the work you did. Over the next five days, the benefactor distributed over 1000 RPL tokens to over 160 community members. This POAP commemorates the generosity of the Rocket Pool community. The benefactor's wallet was given 1000 RPL by superphiz who received the tokens from Patricio Worthalter. This POAP was created by Sleety and distributed by WaqWaqAttack.

Rocket Pool launched on November 8, 2021 after several years of development and exhaustive audits. A year later, Rocket Pool is still the only open source, trustless, decentralized, open source, and permissionless staking platform available in the Ethereum ecosystem. Rocket Pool is widely regarded as the fractional staking platform that is most closely aligned with the core values of Ethereum and we're all looking forward to a successful future! POAP image by designatum.eth#8180 through popapathon.com, poap developed by superphiz. Recipients of this POAP are known Rocket Pool community members who contributed $5 to the Rocket Pool Grants and Bounties management committee.