Week 1 of the Saturn 1 Community POAP Campaign celebrates the foundation of Saturn 1 and what it brings to Rocket Pool’s next chapter. This POAP recognizes community members who helped spread awareness by engaging with Saturn 1 content across platforms—whether through thoughtful discussion, explainers, original posts, or amplifying others’ work.

Ken hosted the founders of RockSolid to chat about how their partnership with Rocket Pool will supercharge rETH. Join the Rocket Pool community calls on Discord at discord.gg/rocketpool, and on X at x.com/rocket_pool

Ken hosted a special guest from ETH Strategy to chat about how their ETH DAT leverages rETH. Join the Rocket Pool community calls on Discord at discord.gg/rocketpool, and on X at x.com/rocket_pool

Smart Node v1.17.0 is now live, bringing major client updates—most of which raise the default block gas limit to 45M—and a new pruning feature that allows node operators to reduce storage needs by enabling partial history expiry. This is a recommended update for all Node Operators. Full details and upgrade instructions: https://github.com/rocket-pool/smartnode/releases/tag/v1.17.0.

In July 2025, the Rocket Pool community comes together to celebrate Samus, a cherished member who has just become a dad. Community members joined a thread to share their congratulations and offer kind words of support as he embarks on this exciting new chapter.

In anticipation of an exciting year of upgrades and growth ahead, the Rocket Pool community is sharing their predictions for the all-time high (ATH) price of RPL and ETH during Q4 2025. Participants in this event receive a commemorative POAP.