Smart Node v1.21.0 adds security fixes and new features
Rocket Pool's Smart Node v1.21.0 includes high-priority security fixes for Lighthouse users plus several new features: Rolling History Expiry to reduce disk usage, Telegram notification functionality, and Erigon as a new execution client option.
Rocket Pool outlines Saturn 2 indicative timeline across three devnets
Rocket Pool has published an indicative timeline for Saturn 2 on the DAO governance forum, officially starting the countdown for its next big upgrade. The timeline shows how nine RPIPs will be delivered across three devnets.
RPIP-84 snapshot vote proposes offchain voting framework
A snapshot vote is live for RPIP-84, which proposes establishing a platform-independent framework for pDAO votes that are not conducted onchain. If the proposal passes, signalling will migrate to RocketDash.
Rocket Pool releases Smart Node v1.20.8
Rocket Pool's latest Smart Node v1.20.8 brings client updates, bug fixes, and new features. It is a high-priority upgrade for Lighthouse, Lodestar, Besu, and Reth users, medium priority for Prysm users and those recovering large wallets, and low priority otherwise.
Saturn 2 upgrade status post and four governance polls
Rocket Pool has published a comprehensive post on the DAO governance forum detailing the current status of Saturn 2, its next major protocol upgrade, alongside the next steps. Four governance polls are now live to help shape how Saturn 2 progresses.
Rocket Pool publishes May-July roadmap update
Rocket Pool has published its latest protocol development roadmap update for May to July on the DAO governance forum. The update covers Glamsterdam, Saturn 2, and ePBS, along with other planned work over the period.
Saturn 1 introduces 4 ETH megapools and RPL revenue fee switch
Saturn 1 launched on mainnet on February 18, 2026, cutting the minimum validator bond from 8 to 4 ETH, introducing megapools, and activating a protocol-wide RPL fee switch that routes ~9% of protocol revenue to staked RPL holders in ETH.
Saturn 0 removes mandatory RPL bond for new minipools
On October 28, 2024, a tokenomics upgrade let node operators launch validators with just 8 ETH (24 ETH matched from liquid stakers) without an RPL bond; RPL staking became optional but boosted ETH commission returns.
Atlas upgrade lowers minipool bond to 8 ETH and enables withdrawals
Rocket Pool's second major upgrade, Atlas, launched on April 18, 2023, halving the minipool bond from 16 ETH to 8 ETH and making the protocol compatible with Ethereum's Shanghai withdrawals.
Rocket Pool ships Redstone, its first major upgrade
Deployed ahead of Ethereum's Merge, Redstone was Rocket Pool's first significant protocol upgrade since mainnet, introducing priority fee distribution, an updated rewards system with a Smoothing Pool, and removing the rETH transfer delay.
Rocket Pool launches on Ethereum mainnet
After postponing its originally scheduled October 6, 2021 launch to fix a staking vulnerability, Rocket Pool went live on mainnet on November 9, 2021, enabling permissionless liquid staking (rETH) and 16 ETH minipool node staking.
RPL token public crowdsale opens
After a September presale, Rocket Pool opened its final public RPL token sale on November 25, 2017, running into December (concluding around early January 2018), representing the protocol's main token fundraiser.
Rocket Pool protocol first conceived
Rocket Pool was first conceived in late 2016 as a decentralised, permissionless staking protocol for Ethereum; official documentation states it was first conceived in late 2016 and has been live since October 2021.