The Weekly Orbit

By Pat

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

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August 05, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 04 August 2023
Headlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 04 August 2023.
This week's headlines:
- Smoothing Pool record
- rETH APR jumps
- Inflation adjustment from oDAO to pDAO implemented
- rETH and RPL DeFI integration update
- July Grants and Bounties awarded
- Waq featured on Node Operator series
- Waq's magnificent beard
- rETH integration in Coinbase Wallet
- Morpho leveraged rETH staking
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
1:09 Stats
https://rocketscan.io/
3:40 Smoothing Pool Record
https://rocketscan.io/smoothingpool
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405503016234385409/1136332987907178648
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1135234645873660095
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1135751496236019823
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1685694937583566848
8:30 rETH APR jumps
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1135466187006951445
10:52 Inflation adjustment from oDAO to pDAO implemented
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1686203360217575425/photo/2
16:45 rETH and RPL DeFi intergration update
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XiOPWMjG5_BBxF5G5MafZc9Cde24y9jp-iKWKZsJxpk/edit
17:43 July Grants and Bounties awarded
https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/july-2023-grants-bounties-retrospective-awards-round-results/2043
20:06 Waq interviewed on Node Operator Series
https://twitter.com/StakeRocketPool/status/1687164836705157122?s=20
22:04 Waq's magnificent beard
https://twitter.com/waqwaqattack/status/1686317751734788096
23:33 rETH integration with Coinbase Wallet
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1687206312399290368
26:28 Morpho leveraged rETH staking
https://twitter.com/MorphoLabs/status/1687433804988780544

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32min
July 29, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 28 July 2023
eadlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 28 July 2023.
This week's headlines:
- Chainlink announces rETH price feed on Optimism
- Aave V3 rETH now on Optimism
- RPL tokenomics stealman discussion
- icrETH from Index Coop coming soon
- RPL supply cap on Aave doubled
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
0:55 Smoothing Pool
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x781205481b69a03a60c647cf58953075cbe26f1dd434fe2ed113aae1a0e84fb6
https://rocketscan.io/smoothingpool
5:02 Deposit Pool stats
https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
5:30 Chainlink oracle live on Optimism
https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1683176903115526145
https://twitter.com/mean_fi/status/1684292524964478976
8:07 rETH intergration with Aave V3 on Optimism
https://app.aave.com/reserve-overview/?underlyingAsset=0x9bcef72be871e61ed4fbbc7630889bee758eb81d&marketName=proto_optimism_v3
11:55 icrETH coming soon
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1133818553410261052
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1133785184739786845
https://indexcoop.com/products/interest-compounding-eth-index
17:23 RPL Tokenomics stealman discussion
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535
https://hackmd.io/@pieterastra/HkpTLBhqh
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1129516706323234916/1134193411356897350
23:36 RPL supply cap doubled on Aave
https://twitter.com/jasper_eth/status/1684686239306293248
https://app.aave.com/reserve-overview/?underlyingAsset=0xd33526068d116ce69f19a9ee46f0bd304f21a51f&marketName=proto_mainnet_v3
30:19 SSV with Rocket Pool
https://blog.ssv.network/serverless-rocketpool-node-operator-with-ssv-c9493e38e845

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34min
July 23, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 21 July 2023
Headlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 21 July 2023.
This week's headlines:
- Nexus Mutual makes major rETH buy
- oDAO votes to cut it's compensation
- RPL is live on Aave
- RPL tokenomics research
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
2:20 Stats - Deposit Pool
https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
2:38 Nexus Mutual deposit
https://app.nexusmutual.io/governance/view?proposalId=197
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1129734398649049128
https://twitter.com/CoWSwap/status/1682450015237857280
6:22 Stats - RPL
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/CErxX3pv/?symbol=UNISWAP3ARBITRUM%3ARPLWETH
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1131364988028719226
13:14 oDAO vote to cut compensation now live
https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/
https://twitter.com/RocketscanIO/status/1682089892006731780/photo/1
16:00 RPL on Aave
https://twitter.com/jasper_eth/status/1681445062218252289
https://app.aave.com/reserve-overview/?underlyingAsset=0xd33526068d116ce69f19a9ee46f0bd304f21a51f&marketName=proto_mainnet_v3
21:15 RPL tokenomics discussion
https://github.com/Valdorff/rp-thoughts/tree/rpl_staking/rpl_staking
https://hackmd.io/@VVander/B1TZ4Pw9n#Ken-and-Wander%E2%80%99s-proposals

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26min
July 16, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 14 July 2023
Headlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 30 June 2023.
This week's headlines:
- Eigenlayer exands rETH deposit cap
- RPL now has a Chainlink oracle
- Aave proposal to add RPL to V3
- Nouns DAO begins rETH treasury diversification
- Proteus unboxing
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
1:18 Node operator stats
https://rocketscan.io/nodes
1:53 Deposit Pool stats
https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
5:08 Eigenlayer increases rETH deposit cap
https://twitter.com/eigenlayer/status/1679174341592858645
7:20 RPL/ETH ratio, effective stake, and liquidity
https://rocketscan.io/
11:37 RPL has Chainlink oracle
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1678758982486245376
12:30 Aave proposal to bring RPL to V3
https://app.aave.com/governance/proposal/?proposalId=270
16:50 Harpocryptes RPL minipool distribution chart
https://harpocryptes.github.io/
18:26 Nouns DAO begins rETH diversification
https://twitter.com/0x70626a/status/1678058955451387904
20:42 Token Motion rETH animated explainer
https://twitter.com/tokenmotion_io/status/1678852961517072384
23:35 NUC discontinued
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23790956/intel-nuc-compact-pc-discontinued
25:53 Proteus unboxing
https://twitter.com/mercadian_sys

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33min
July 08, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 07 July 2023
Headlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 30 June 2023.
This week's headlines:
- 3,000 Node Operators!
- Three Rocket Pool Improvement Proposals
- On-chain voting
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
0:45 Node Operator milestone
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/894377118828486666/1125499371727888507
2:05 Node Operator registration breakdown
https://rocketscan.io/nodes
5:00 RPL collateral analytics
https://dune.com/drworm/rocketpool
8:25 Deposit Pool analytics
https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
9:47 Rocket Pool Improvement Proposals
https://vote.rocketpool.net/#/
15:20 Kane's on-chain voting smart contract
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1125956983158227034
https://github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool-research/blob/master/pDAO%20Replacement/pDAO.md
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23min
July 02, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 30 June 2023
Headlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 30 June 2023.
This week's headlines:
- Proposals to incentivize rETH on L2's & RPL liquidity
- Two DAO's consider diversifying their treasuries with rETH
- NodeSet awarded grant
- Diva Airdrop
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
0:46 Stats
https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
3:21 Rocket Pool Client diversity
https://rplclientdiversity.com/
8:42 Best time to buy RPL
https://twitter.com/ethanh141/status/1674404250971955202
18:25 Example of solo validator conversion to RP multiplier effect
https://twitter.com/jasper_eth/status/1674178023459807234
14:25 Jasper's proposals to redirect funds to incentivize rETH on L2's & RPL liquidity
20:17 Nouns DAO & Nexus Mutual proposals to diversify treasury with rETH
https://nouns.wtf/vote/320
https://snapshot.org/#/community.nexusmutual.eth/proposal/0xdf858c753975f9526598f0c201669050fb787b793d99503f80a7e4f2e8ba88ed
22:19 NodeSet awarded grand from Ethereum Foundation
https://twitter.com/NodeOperators/status/1674085907459108864
26:15 Waq shows you how to claim your Diva airdrop
https://twitter.com/waqwaqattack/status/1675006865447452672
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1674989704758919171

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32min
June 24, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 23 June 2023
Headlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 23 June 2023.
This week's headlines:
- RPL FUD
- Rocket Pool Roadmap
- LEB8 Income Calculator
- Rocket Fuel 200th episode raffle!
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
3:35 Stats
https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
8:03 Rocket Pool Client diversity
https://rplclientdiversity.com/
10:20 RPL FUD
https://twitter.com/NorthRockLP/status/1670599309086060545
https://twitter.com/marceaueth/status/1671632416274776065
10:48 Jasper reminder that RP staking is the 40% more profitable than solo
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1671703061696335876
20:50 Rocket Pool roadmap
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1672117091292311553
34:04 LEB8 Income Calculator
https://www.reddit.com/r/rocketpool/comments/14ec26i/i_made_a_new_and_improved_rp_income_calculator/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
37:13 Rocket Fuel Raffle

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41min
June 18, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 17 June 2023
Headlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 17 June 2023.
This week's headlines:
- oDAO draft constitution
- EigenLayer launches on mainnet
- rETH now on Polygon zkEVM
- Rocket Fuel 200th episode raffle!
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
1:23 Stats
https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832
12:32 LST market share after two months
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1668652727335890945
18:24 oDAO draft constitution
https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/odao-charter-draft-and-more/1832/5
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1118196467761434644
29:12 EigenLayer deployed to mainnet
https://www.blog.eigenlayer.xyz/eigenlayer-stage-1-mainnet-launch/
33:37 rETH now on Polygon zkEVM
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1668808470177501187
36:00 Rocket Fuel 200th episode raffle!
https://twitter.com/waqwaqattack/status/1669087188149993474
https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1118542187165134938

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43min
June 11, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 10 June 2023
Headlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 10 June 2023.
This week's headlines:
- Index Co-Op passes proposal to create icrETH
- rETH now on zkSync Era
- Aragon proposal to diversify treasury into rETH
- EIP-4788 to be included in Dancun upgrade
- LIDONT
- Take Off Into DeFi podcast
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
0:57 Stats
https://www.coingecko.com/
https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
https://defillama.com/lsd
9:16 Index Co-Op leveraged rETH
https://twitter.com/csquared_eth/status/1664275794087280642
https://gov.indexcoop.com/t/iip-launch-leveraged-reth-staking-yield-icreth/4585
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/interest-compounding-eth-index
11:11 rETH now on zksync Era
https://twitter.com/DefiantNews/status/1665055782386413568
12:09 Aragon Treasury proposal to diversify into rETH
https://aragon.org/
https://forum.aragon.org/t/signalling-proposal-ethereum-staking/4097/8
14:17 EIP-4788
https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH/status/1666827299310772229
16:25 LIDONT
https://github.com/xrchz/lidont/blob/main/README.md
17:21 Take Off Into DeFi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moJUeQrzfMk

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19min
June 02, 2023 The Weekly Orbit 02 June 2023 - Rocket Pool Headlines
Headlines for Rocket Pool the week ending 02 June 2023.
This week’s headlines:
- Lido dominance. Can it be overcome?
- Dappnode has integrated Rocket Pool which should benefit solo stakers
- rETH bridging on HOP is now live
- Aave emode is now live
All this along with Rocket Pool stats for the week!
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0:00 Intro
1:10 Stats
https://rocketscan.io/depositpool
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool
5:40 LIDO discussion
https://dune.com/LidoAnalytical/Lido-Finance-Extended
https://twitter.com/Ethanh141/status/1663566866630025217
https://twitter.com/DefiantNews/status/1664355886670782464
14:37 Dappnode integrates rETH
https://twitter.com/DAppNode/status/1662097372703227907
15:56 HOP bridge integrates rETH
https://twitter.com/HopProtocol/status/1663669978405691392
18:02 Aave emode is live for rETH
https://app.aave.com/reserve-overview/?underlyingAsset=0xae78736cd615f374d3085123a210448e74fc6393&marketName=proto_mainnet_v3

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24min

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