The Weekly Orbit

The Weekly Orbit

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The Weekly Orbit episodes

  • 2024 Bullish Preview Episode 35

    2024 Bullish Preview

    Macro
    - Inflation tamed
    - Fed Pivot
    - Presidential election year
    Ethereum
    - Dencun upgrade
    - ETF approval
    - Electra likely to have favorable staking EIP's
    Rocket Pool
    - NodeSet Q1/2
    - Houston Q1/2
    - Saturn 1 Q2/3
    - Saturn Q4/ 2025 Q1
    Podcasts
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    Spotify:
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    0:00 Intro
    2:45 Inflation tamed
    https://www.statista.com/statistics/273418/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us/
    3:27 Fed pivot
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/business/economy/federal-reserve-meeting-december.html
    6:32 Presidential election year
    https://www.etfreplay.com/etf/vti.aspx
    8:00 ETH Spot ETF Approval?
    https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/blackrock-woos-investors-ethereum-trust-further-crypto-push-2023-11-16/
    13:04 Dencun upgrade
    https://www.eip4844.com/
    15:45 Electra upgrade
    https://etherworld.co/2023/07/14/ethereums-cl-next-upgrade-electra/
    20:20 NodeSet
    https://discord.com/channels/968587363536220252/968589754264346664/1183493215647703100
    https://discord.com/channels/968587363536220252/968589754264346664/1184170417871659108
    28:08 Rocket Pool Houston/Saturn upgrades
    https://medium.com/rocket-pool/rocket-pool-houston-upgrade-fa2de86118ad
    34:00 Pat's prediction for ETH, RPL/ETH ratio, and RPL price
    35:09 Waq clarifies his predictions


    39 min
  • 2023 Recap & Predictions Episode 34

    Recap of the great year of 2023 for Rocket Pool:

    - RPL hits all time highs
    - NodeSet rebrands
    - ETHDenver
    - Atlas goes live
    - pDAO and oDAO reformed
    - RPIP-30 RPL Staking Rework
    - Houston/Saturn upgrades announced
    - 2024 Predictions
    Podcasts
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    Spotify:
    https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx
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    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-orbit/id1686732351
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    0:00 Intro
    1:28 RPL hits all time highs
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405503016234385409/1189583036212334684
    4:01 NodeSet rebrands
    https://discord.com/channels/968587363536220252/968608014116466698/1079537278067671090
    6:51 ETHDenver
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1040445327360139284/1082692263827742760
    7:49 Atlas goes live
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163979141545995/1098071103135551498
    9:57 pDAO and oDAO reformed
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163979141545995/1131818088107614278
    12:57 RPIP-30 RPL Staking Rework
    https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/proposal/0xc308b1a5b311105027f2f5007a93d4d077ae6d166dd3a3d0ee5bbc5af7660761
    17:45 Houston/Saturn upgrades announced
    https://medium.com/rocket-pool/rocket-pool-houston-upgrade-fa2de86118ad
    21:26 Pat's Prediction
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1189399199482134619
    22:08 Waq's 1st Prediction
    23:10 OwlBear prediction
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1189390866494799933
    23:55 Jasper's Predictions
    https://twitter.com/drjasper_eth/status/1739682534898741491
    26:14 Waq's 2nd Prediction
    https://twitter.com/waqwaqattack/status/1739680700909887594


    33 min
  • The Weekly Orbit 16 Dec 2023 Episode 33

    This week's headlines:

    - Rapid Research Incubator Proposals
    - How to allow for ETH only minipools while preserving/enhancing RPL capture while also benefiting rETH holders.
    All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
    Podcasts
    RSS feed:
    https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss
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    https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx
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    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-orbit/id1686732351
    Google: .
    https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lMGU5MTFiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
    0:00 Intro
    1:55 Deposit Pool stats
    https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
    4:38 December Smoothing Pool distribution
    https://rocketscan.io/smoothingpool
    6:57 Rapid Research Incubator
    https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/rapid-research-incubator-submission-eth-only-minipools-divert-a-portion-of-commissions-to-rpl-staked-minipools/2584
    13:32 Samus Proposal: ETH only minipools w/part of commission flowing to
    RPL stakers
    https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/rapid-research-incubator-submission-eth-only-minipools-divert-a-portion-of-commissions-to-rpl-staked-minipools/2584
    17:20 NeverAnIsland Proposal: ETH only minipools using a built in RPL
    pool vault to lend RPL, capturing part of the commission for RPL
    stakers.
    https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/built-in-rpl-pool/2538
    20:02 Valdorff 1st Proposal: For ETH only minipools, borrow RPL with no liquidation loan from Myso
    https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/options-forum-thread/2515/3
    https://github.com/Valdorff/rp-thoughts/blob/main/2023_11_rapid_research_incubator/myso_loans.md
    21:09 Valdorff 2nd Proposal: For ETH only minipools, a "rental" fee is paid upfront to RPL stakers
    https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/options-forum-thread/2515/3
    https://github.com/Valdorff/rp-thoughts/blob/main/2023_11_rapid_research_incubator/rent_or_stake.md
    27:28 Table of all proposals so far
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1176030152203972628/1187110061089226873


    33 min
  • The Weekly Orbit 16 Dec 2023 Episode 32

    This week's headlines:

    - Chicago meetup
    - 32,000 validators
    - rETH on Base
    - Auto-pruning only slows growth on node
    - RPL liquidity added
    - Rapid Research Incubator
    All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
    Podcasts
    RSS feed:
    https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss
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    https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx
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    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-orbit/id1686732351
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    0:00 Intro
    2:32 Chicago meetup
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1070004025610739883/1183555097909792789
    4:07 Deposit Pool action
    https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/894377118828486666
    7:29 Smoothing Pool
    https://rocketscan.io/smoothingpool
    8:56 RPL not unique: Staking tokens down as a whole
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1185572327396749342
    13:45 rETH on Base
    https://twitter.com/Rocket_Pool/status/1734304487160914171
    https://www.similarweb.com/app/app-store/1278383455/statistics/#ranking
    16:49 Auto-pruning only slows growth on node
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/911329728131104831/1184177562428133500
    21:07 RPL liquidity added
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405503016234385409/1185261111742844980
    25:07 Rapid Research Incubator
    https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/options-forum-thread/2515


    33 min
  • The Weekly Orbit 09 Dec 2023 Episode 31

    This week's headlines:

    - Melbourne meetup
    - Rocket Fuel 300th Episode & RPL Benefactor
    - Possible Starknet airdrop?
    - Smartnode v1.11.1 released
    - yETH adds rETH
    - Four new RPIP's live for voting
    All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
    Podcasts
    RSS feed:
    https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss
    Spotify:
    https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx
    Apple:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-orbit/id1686732351
    Google: .
    https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lMGU5MTFiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
    0:00 Intro
    1:37 Melbourne Meetup
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1181800850830659635
    2:40 Deposit Pool
    https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/894377118828486666/1181623479867555902
    7:25 RPL/ETH ratio
    https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool
    12:33 Rocket Fuel 300th episode
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1180260035671117875
    16:18 Starknet airdrop?
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1180509596310306947
    https://twitter.com/StarknetFndn/status/1733101666357100992
    18:02 Smartnode v1.11.1 released
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/918351974406172723/1181425457409835150
    19:55 yETH adds rETH
    https://twitter.com/yearnfi/status/1731670840616390991?s=20
    21:49 Four RPIP's live for voting
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163979141545995

    25 min
  • The Weekly Orbit 24 Nov 2023 Episode 30

    This week's headlines:

    -
    All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
    Podcasts
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    0:00 Intro


    0:56 RPL Price

    https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool


    2:31 Smoothing Pool

    https://rocketscan.io/smoothingpool


    6:06 New Rocket Pool website

    https://rocketpool.net/


    8:56 Rocket Pool future options

    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1176030152203972628/1177046051023237240


    22:08 Black Friday deals

    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1177353758489976924/1177354059796205659


    24 min
  • The Weekly Orbit 17 Nov 2023 Episode 29

    This week's headlines:

    - DevConnect highlights
    - Voting on recent RPIP's is complete
    - rETH now on Compound
    - ARB incentives for rETH available
    - Lido releases plans for Community Staking Module
    All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
    Podcasts
    RSS feed:
    https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss
    Spotify:
    https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx
    Apple:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-orbit/id1686732351
    Google:
    https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lMGU5MTFiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
    0:00 Intro
    1:52 Deposit Pool
    https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
    3:21 RPL/ETH ratio
    https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool
    5:49 RPL Collateral Distribution
    https://harpocryptes.github.io/
    9:22 DevConnect Highlights
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1173979080421552169
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1173710037202509965
    https://discord.com/channels/968587363536220252/968589754264346664/1172450542438600785
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1173225690074726493
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1032133045047799818/1174273116072067103
    12:30 Voting on recent RPIP's has completed.
    https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/
    16:44 ARB incentives available for rETH
    https://twitter.com/drjasper_eth/status/1723539571823014305
    18:02 rETH now available on Compound
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1174721979312508959
    21:03 Lido announces Community Staking Module
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1138704692772356097/1174473098641289386
    https://research.lido.fi/t/community-staking-module/5917/9


    35 min
  • The Weekly Orbit 10 Nov 2023 Episode 28

    This week's headlines:

    - RPL price rips higher
    - Deposit Pool down to 18k
    - 1 million validators on the beacon chain
    - 2024 Roadmap
    - New RP website imminent
    - Notional Finance launches rETH lend/borrow
    - Why does a node operator have to stake RPL? Why not just ETH?
    All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
    Podcasts
    RSS feed:
    https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss
    Spotify:
    https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx
    Apple:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-orbit/id1686732351
    Google:
    https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lMGU5MTFiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
    0:00 Intro
    1:17 Blackrock files paperwork in Delaware for ETH ETF
    https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1722633353067680189
    1:59 RPL price rips higher
    https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool
    https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/lido-dao
    5:40 Deposit pool down to 18k
    https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
    8:39 1 million validators on the beacon chain
    https://beaconcha.in/validator/1000000
    9:31 2024 roadmap
    https://medium.com/rocket-pool/rocket-pool-houston-upgrade-fa2de86118ad
    22:00 New RP website is imminent
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1171662828378275950
    23:33 Notional Finance launching rETH lend/borrow
    https://twitter.com/NotionalFinance/status/1722645518235377919?s=20
    26:29 Why does a node operator have to stake RPL? Why not just ETH?


    32 min
  • The Weekly Orbit 03 Nov 2023 Episode 27

    This week's headlines:

    - SBF convicted
    - Four RPIP's are up for a vote
    - NodeSet announces partnership with StakeWise
    All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
    Podcasts
    RSS feed:
    https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss
    Spotify:
    https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx
    Apple:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-orbit/id1686732351
    Google:
    https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lMGU5MTFiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
    0:00 Intro
    0:35 SBF convicted
    5:23 Deposit Pool over 18k
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/894377118828486666/1170348347371032719
    7:40 LDO Price
    https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/lido-dao
    7:58 RPL Price
    https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool
    9:36 Slate of RPIP votes
    https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/
    9:59 GMC Members vote
    https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/2023-10-gmc-nomination-thread/2274/24
    13:01 Budget vote
    https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/proposal/0x1852d7ed18998036a9b7251a5d9aaaf0be5e9c9023bf5884d3623f83d9f13d3b
    15:30 Minipool deposits under mininum node collateral vote
    https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/proposal/0xc9dee9ae6bd16629aceb53990b609548cc6225ca4b2f40867ff989311c34f1c7
    18:15 RPL Staking Rework Vote
    https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/proposal/0xc308b1a5b311105027f2f5007a93d4d077ae6d166dd3a3d0ee5bbc5af7660761
    https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/rpl-staking-rework-proposal/2090
    21:20 Patches' Staking Rework Spreadsheet
    https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/rpl-staking-rework-proposal/2090
    27:16 Nodeset announces StakeWise partnership
    https://discord.com/channels/968587363536220252/968608014116466698/1169469459321344000


    33 min
  • The Weekly Orbit 27 Oct 2023 Episode 26

    This week's headlines:

    - RPL price rips higher
    - New Senior Developer hired
    - RPIP-4 Vote decided
    - Rocket Sweep App
    - Rolling Records debut is a success
    - Val needs help
    All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
    Podcasts
    RSS feed:
    https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss
    Spotify:
    https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx
    Apple:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-orbit/id1686732351
    Google:
    https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lMGU5MTFiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
    0:00 Intro
    1:23 RPL vs LDO chart
    https://www.tradingview.com/chart/CErxX3pv/?symbol=BINANCE%3ALDOUSDT
    6:44 RPL/ETH Ratio
    https://rocketscan.io/rpl
    9:00 Deposit Pool
    https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
    12:04 Fornax hired as Senior Developer
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163979141545995/1165822477985923142
    14:56 RPIP-4 Vote decided
    https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/
    17:04 Rocket Sweep app
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1127101121698205707/1166191677699014746
    https://rocketsweep.app/
    20:41 Rolling Records debut a success
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1166979037579718666
    23:05 Val needs help
    https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/774497904559783947/1166803058240524339


    31 min

About The Weekly Orbit

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Pat and Waq breakdown the weekly top stories and metrics of Rocket Pool, the premier decentralized Ethereum staking protocol.