Rocket Pool's Grants & Bounties Management Committee supports liquid staking
Rocket Pool's Grants & Bounties Management Committee supports liquid staking
Rocket Pool's protocol DAO has been implementing retroactive public goods funding for a year. The Grants & Bounties Management Committee distributes funds for task/project completion under grants, bounties, and retroactive categories. Over 24,255 $RPL (worth more than $750k) has been awarded for research, analytics, education, development, and administrative work. Interested individuals can browse open bounties on the Rocket Pool website and join the GMC on Discord.
Retroactive public goods funding has been part of Rocket Pool's protocol DAO for around a year now. The Grants & Bounties Management Committee (GMC) also does much more - read on to find out all about their fantastic work supporting permissionless liquid staking 👇 1/5
🚀 Rocket Pool Saturn Upgrade Brings 4 ETH Validators, Governance Vote Active
Rocket Pool is preparing for its **Saturn upgrade** next month, which will introduce 4 ETH MEGAPOOL validators - a significant reduction from current requirements. **Key developments:** - A new proposal requires legacy minipools to upgrade to the latest delegate contract for improved protocol efficiency - Node operators can now vote on this proposal via snapshot - The deposit pool has grown to over **$30 million in ETH** (9,000+ ETH) ready for MEGAPOOL validator allocation - An onchain governance proposal to increase deposit pool size is also active - Saturn upgrade is feature-complete and live on Hoodinet devnet-6 for final testing The lower 4 ETH validator requirement aims to make node operation more accessible while maintaining Rocket Pool's decentralized liquid staking model.
🗳️ Rocket Pool DAO Votes on Minipool Delegate Requirements
The Rocket Pool DAO is voting on **RPIP-77**, which would require minipools to use the latest delegate version. **Key Details:** - Active vote: [RPIP-77 proposal](https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/proposal/0x0f82693c42d491f8a74fe0584a1d503e30ab8c27a3800bc0c257d0f35340bcc5) - Forum discussion: [dao.rocketpool.net](https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/require-minipools-to-use-latest-delegate/3844) - Voting guide: [docs.rocketpool.net](https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/houston/participate#voting-on-a-proposal) This follows recent governance activity, including a vote to increase the deposit pool maximum and RPIP-74's proposal to temporarily close the minipool queue before Saturn 1 launch.
Smart Node v1.18.10 Released with Client Updates
**Smart Node v1.18.10 is now available** for all node operators. The update includes: - Client updates for Geth, Nethermind, and Reth - Minor bug fixes Node operators should review the changes on GitHub before updating. Additional details are available on Discord. This follows the previous v1.18.8 release which prepared nodes for the Saturn upgrade.
Rocket Pool Releases Bi-Weekly Ecosystem Update
Rocket Pool has published its latest bi-weekly update covering recent developments across the ecosystem. The update includes: - R&D progress and technical developments - Governance decisions and proposals - New integrations and partnerships - Community initiatives The full report is available on Medium and provides a comprehensive overview of the past two weeks of activity in the decentralized Ethereum staking protocol. [Read the complete update](https://medium.com/rocket-pool/bi-weekly-update-27-january-2026-11b1d2a749c9)
Rocket Pool Community Call: New rETH Looping Strategy Details
Rocket Pool is hosting a community call on January 29th at 5pm UTC to discuss a new DeFi strategy for rETH holders. **Key Details:** - Strategy involves looped rETH positions for enhanced yields - Collaboration between Beefy Finance, KP3R, and Gearbox Protocol - Community call will be held as an X Space - Follows previous announcement of the strategy on January 22nd The session will feature KP3R explaining how the looping mechanism works and how rETH liquid stakers can participate in this new opportunity.