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.

The Rocket Pool community is celebrating the launch of Saturn 0, an important step toward Saturn 1, enabling new minipools to operate without requiring staked RPL. These minipools offer a 5% commission, with a bonus up to 9% if participating in the Smoothing Pool, depending on RPL stake levels. This bonus will phase out four reward periods after Saturn 1, encouraging users to transition while still earning RPL rewards with any amount of RPL stake. Under Saturn 0, any amount of RPL stake qualifies for rewards. This POAP was awarded to community members who attended the event in the Rocket Pool Discord.

You made at least one contribution to the Rocket Rescue Node project in 2024. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!

Rocket Pool has begin the official governance process for the RPIP-49 tokenomics rework after extensive stakeholder feedback and polishing of the specifications. A sentiment poll has been posted to decide whether to move the rework to a snapshot vote, with the flexibility to make minor adjustments during implementation. Alternative proposals by 1kx and ib1gymnast are also under consideration, and voters should read the details and make an informed decision on the future of Rocket Pool. Only participants that voted, left a meaningful comment, and posted in the appropriate thread received a POAP.

This POAP was distributed to all those that attended one of the Rocket Pool Denver LIFT OFF events on Mar 2-3, 2024. The Denver Lift-Off was an ETH Denver side event designed to focus on the Rocket Pool protocol. This event was primarily educational, providing the Rocket Pool and Ethereum community with a unique opportunity to gain insights from fellow node operators, Protocol DAO (pDAO) members, community leaders, and the development team. While the conference centered on topics related to the Rocket Pool protocol, its content was also highly relevant to those interested in decentralized, permissionless LST protocols and ETH staking.