On October 23rd, 2025, President Donald Trump pardoned convicted founder of Binance Changpeng Zhao. Janet Yellen, former Treasury Secretary said of CZ and Binance, "Binance turned a blind eye to its legal obligations in the pursuit of profit… Its willful failures allowed money to flow to terrorists, cybercriminals, and child abusers through its platform." When CZ stepped down from Binance, he stated, "I made mistakes, and I must take responsibility.” He paid a $50million dollar fine and spent four months in prison, though he was allowed to keep his stake in Binance.

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

The Ethereum community fought bravely against the capitalists and held closely to our values that prioritize fundamental strengths of Ethereum over institutional pumps. Through our combined efforts of celebrating $5k early, we once again fended off the milestone. Special thanks to everyone who jumped the gun again, just like 2021. POAP development by superphiz, art by the ever-talented ShfRyn

On August 22, 2025, Ethereum users worldwide join Leslie the Rhino in celebrating as Ethereum reaches a new all-time high! With institutional demand for ETH surging, could this milestone be just the beginning of an even greater journey? All proceeds from this POAP will be donated to Protocol Guild. POAP developed by superphiz.

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.