hi there. iād like to nominate myself to be an ambassador to the rocket pool community.
here is my rationale:
- Details:
Rocket Pool is a decentralized liquid ethereum staking protocol.
They allow for running validators with less than 32 ETH by leveraging a staking pool. Effectively, the protocol pairs people who want to run nodes with people who want to passively stake by purchasing liquid staking tokens (in this case, rETH).
The amalgam of 16 node operator ETH (nETH) and protocol ETH (pETH) forms a single validator (referred to as a minipool). Node operators must insure their āborrowedā pETH by staking a minimum 10% of the protocolās token, RPL, which is used to protect against slashing events, etc. The Node operator also earns a 15% commission of pETH rewards.
By opening the gates to validation to those who donāt have 32 ETH at their disposable, Rocket Pool is fostering decentralization. They are inviting into consensus those participants who would otherwise be kept out by financial barriers. Soon (like within the next few weeks), Rocket Pool will launch their next big protocol upgrade, which will reduce nETH requirements to 8 ETH in exchange for slightly more RPL insurance to be staked. 8 ETH minipools will be a huge boon to the staking community writ large.
- Value
Rocket Pool is a known entity and industry leader in the field of decentralized staking. Associating with protocols who promote ethereumās ethos would be wise and valuable in its own right.
Further, the Rocket Pool smartnode stack and mechanics echo what I believe to be in production with HOP V2 (decentralized bonding). In that case, nurturing a relationship with Rocket Pool now (and specifically with existing node operators) would give HOP immediate market presence.
Put another way, node operators who validate with Rocket Pool would be the easiest people to target for running decentralized bonders, because itās effectively the same thing, and NOs already have the docker and smartnode understanding, confidence, and willingness to participate in such an endeavour.
- Best Fit
I have been a member of the Rocket Pool community since March 2021. I am heavily embedded in the community and have a direct line of access to those most important to fostering a relationship. I am a also a node operator and thought leader in the community.