Withdrew 64,000 RPL (~$123.25K) from Coinbase on 2026-02-24, bringing total holdings to 85,600 RPL (~$164.84K) by KR1plc (a DAT Fund).

Stake DAO launched OnlyBoost vault for WETH/rETH Balancer liquidity pool with extra rewards offering 1,500% APR at current ~$2K TVL.

Experiences a funding rate of -35000% annualized (100% per day) for short positions on Bybit as of February 16, 2026.

Deposited approximately $8,000 on Votemarket for the Balancer rETH - Aave WETH gauge, representing the largest Balancer Votemarket-related campaign to date.

Airdrop is now claimable for rETH liquidity providers.

rETH/WETH V3 vault on Ethereum through Beefy (Balancer Aura) achieved 10.18% APY.

Rocket Pool Ether ranks among the top-performing coins over the last 7 days in the ETH staking and liquid staking category, with capital rotating into this narrative.

Reth provides EVM execution layer for Tempo's newly launched stablecoin testnet, supporting contract deployment for builders. Tempo's ecosystem partners include Anthropic, OpenAI, Shopify, Revolut, Deutsche Bank, MetaMask, Chainlink, and other major fintech and crypto infrastructure providers.

Full BALs implementation coming to RETH in a few weeks, introducing state root calculation, state pre-fetching, and parallel validation for improved Ethereum performance.

Developer criticizes RETH for shipping low-quality AI-generated code without adequate human oversight and warns against using it, calling the situation a disaster.

Protocol fell out of the Top-20 DeFi projects by TVL between Dec 2024 and Dec 2025, with analysts noting structural outflows from the legacy blue-chip project.

Saturn 1 launches in January; Saturn Upgrade scheduled for February 2026.

Axie Infinity passes AIP-003 to deploy 2837 ETH from treasury into liquid staking derivatives including rETH, wstETH, and cbETH, with assets to be bridged to Ronin while earning native staking rewards.

13.5% ETH APY available for rETH on Base network via Morpho isolated market with Gauntlet validation, supporting looped yield strategies with lower WETH borrow rates.

A Morpho isolated market on Base chain offers 13.5% ETH APY using rETH and WETH with looped yield strategies, validated by Gauntlet.

rETH and the protocol remain unaffected and fully solvent despite the exploit that impacted yETH (Yearn).

Balancer-related exploit activity detected with heavy Tornado Cash interactions affecting Rocket Pool and multiple other LST protocols including Yearn, Origin, and Dinero.

The project shows a transition to "Prover Pool" as indicated by directional notation from Rocket Pool to Prover Pool.

All node operator software packages are updated and ready for the Fusaka hard fork, with compatible versions published for all major execution clients (Geth, Erigon, Nethermind, Besu, Reth), consensus clients (Prysm, Lighthouse, Teku, Nimbus, Lodestar), and distributed validator packages (Obol, SSV).

RockSolid protocol's rETH vault reaches $19.1M TVL two months after launch, representing 1.5% of circulating rETH.

Aztec grants priority access to its token sale for active Rocket Pool node operators who connect their node address to register.

Reth v1.9.3 software release includes critical patch for OP Stack users preparing for Jovian hardfork and fixes rollup boost functionality.

Latest mainnet performance testing shows reth running at 245 MGas/s compared to Nethermind at 296 MGas/s and Ethrex at 239 MGas/s.

Mainnet performance benchmarks at Devconnect show reth at 249 MGas/s, compared to Nethermind at 330 MGas/s and Ethrex at 228 MGas/s on identical server configurations.

BOLD stablecoin uses rETH as backing collateral alongside ETH and wstETH, redeemable for $1 with no admin control and designed to be enshrined onto Ethereum.

Node operators qualify to participate in the Aztec ICO.

Reth v1.9.2 patch release re-enables support for --prune.receiptslogfilter and includes an important opstack fix for Optimism RPC calls pre-canyon.

Critical hotfix v1.9.1 releases to fix an EVM regression bug from v1.9.0 for both reth and optimism-op-reth users.

Reth is assessed as capable of easily handling larger Ethereum gas limits as the network plans to increase capacity to 100Mgas/s within the next 6-12 months.

Borrow rates for rETH are adjusted down from 5.50% to 0.50%.

Rocket Pool joins the Token Transparency Framework alongside Spark and Bifrost, committing to standardized disclosures and evidence-based updates for token holders.

Balancer hack drains approximately $27M from rETH liquidity pools across mainnet ($17M), Arbitrum ($4.5M), Base ($4M), and Optimism ($1.6M).

Balancer suffers ~$100M exploit affecting 1,037 rETH and other liquid staking tokens.

RockSolid rETH vault reaches $24.2M TVL four weeks after launch. RocketPool and Lido combined lost over 1.4 million staked ETH over the last year as the liquid staking sector contracts.

RPL experiences exceptionally low trading activity during recent crypto market decline.

rETH-backed $UNIT deployment launches on Base network, offering yield-generating opportunities for ETH portfolios and stablecoin holders.

rETH reaches 5,000 stars milestone.

rocksolidHQ integration now featured on official homepage, with multi-million dollar deposits occurring during recent market collapse.

Nerite rETH stability pool achieves over 700% APY due to ongoing rETH liquidations, with stability providers earning 75% of borrower interest and 100% of liquidation fees.

New Eigenpie integration enables rETH holders to restake as mrETH, earning 4.2% LRT APR and 2.4% LST APR with additional Eigenpie Points for Season 4.

Official rETH vault reaches approximately 2,000 ETH in deposits, offering boosted APR on deposits.

New integration with Nerite enables rETH to back USDN stablecoin on Arbitrum.

Integrated rETH as collateral into Yearn's CowboyVaults strategy, offering 13% APR on rETH via Liquity Protocol v2 to mint BOLD and deposit into yBOLD vault, enabling carry trade strategies.

New partnership with RockSolid creates liquid vaults offering streamlined DeFi access for institutions and individual users through actively managed strategies including incentivization campaigns, lending, and liquid staking.

Version 1.8.2 releases as a mandatory update for Holesky node operators with essential fixes for the Fusaka hardfork.

New integration announced with Pulse agents for automated rETH yield strategies on Pendle protocol.

rETH liquidity pool on Velodrome Slipstream offers ~748% APR rewards when paired with WETH.

The official RockSolid rETH vault launches on Rocket Pool site, providing single-click access to curated DeFi strategies for rETH holders.

Integration with Base network enables rETH trading and utility across numerous Base applications.

eth_strategy and NasdaqBTCS are currently running validator pools, indicating institutional adoption beyond the previously announced partnerships.

New partnership emerges between the protocol and Ethereum Phone.

Launched Saturn One upgrade on February 18, 2026, featuring 4 ETH validators, RPL fee switch, Megapools, rETH improvements, new architecture, onchain governance, and no-RPL validators. Reduced minimum ETH bond requirement for minipools from 16 ETH to 4 ETH, and increased rETH minting capacity.

Reth faces criticism for poor performance on basic Hive test compliance along with other Ethereum client implementations.

rETH achieves full peg restoration, marking completion of the token's recovery phase.

ETH stakers have been exiting via liquid staking for 9 weeks, with RETH leading peg recovery among liquid staking tokens as selling pressure begins to decrease.

LST demonstrates superior security with 5% network share and high slashing resistance due to distributed node operator collateral.

Second ETH Digital Asset Trust partners with protocol for institutional staking services.

Institutional player BTCS expands protocol involvement through node operation and block building services.

LST achieves industry-leading position with highest operator count among competitors and second-highest decentralized TVL, positioning for inclusion in upcoming staked ETH ETFs.

Protocol TVL reaches new all-time high in USD terms

Saturn 1 upgrade launches October 29th, coinciding with 100% rETH holder profitability against USD.

Protocol update halves validator ETH requirement to 4 ETH while implementing direct ETH rewards for staked RPL.

Saturn 1 update restricts RPL staking to node operators only, introducing TVL-dependent APR mechanism.

Protocol fee switch activation scheduled for October 29th, implementing new revenue structure.

SEC regulatory concerns cleared, opening path for institutional rETH adoption.

New interview reveals collaboration between Nasdaq-listed BTCS and protocol, signaling increased TradFi integration.

USND platform enables borrowing against rETH at 0.5% interest rate for leveraged positions.

rETH reaches new all-time high price level

Liquid staking market reaches $52B TVL with Lido's dominance dropping to 24.5% as competitors gain significant market share. OTC desks and major custodians now directly support LSD tokens.

BlackRock positions to stake 2.6M ETH, generating $900K daily yield with potential for $5M/day at 4x ETH price.

ETH and rETH receive commodity classification approval from SEC.

Flat Money platform introduces rETH yield generation and trading strategies including funding arbitrage.

New partnership with Tokensight launched for AVS assessment and rswETH allocation optimization.

New fee switch implementation coming for RPL, while node operators gain flexibility to opt in/out of double volatility exposure.

New rETH yield product launching on Base through partnership with AlphaGrowth1 and Pendle, targeting Dec 2025 maturity.

Version 1.6.0 launches with Optimism network support and experimental Parallel Sparse Trie feature.

New institutional integration emerges through collaboration with Aave for treasury deployments.

BTCS deploys treasury assets using protocol services, signaling institutional adoption trend.

Saturn-1 upgrade enters Denver-3 testing phase with security audits underway by sigp_io.

Saturn upgrade transforms RPL into cashflow-generating asset earning from protocol-wide ETH staking, while positioning as institutional treasury vehicle attracts multiple TradFi participants beyond BTCS.

New stablecoin yield product launches on Base network offering 47% APY, backed by rETH

Saturn redesign launch aims to exponentially increase capital efficiency and improve tokenomics structure.

BTCS removes Tornado Cash censorship restrictions following community request.

New capital efficiency strategy combines TradFi funding with AAVE borrowing and ETH staking for enhanced yields.

Nasdaq-listed BTCS operates as node operator, CoWSwap solver, and Ethereum block builder while committing over $100M ETH for staking expansion.

Market cap to TVL ratio shows significant disparity: RPL at 1:12 ($100M:$1.2B) versus LDO at 1:35 ($650M:$23B), indicating potential market inefficiency.

New yield farming strategy enables rETH holders to generate additional returns through BOLD borrowing on Liquity and sBOLD deposits in Spectra Finance's K3 Capital vault.

New rETH pool launches on Pendle via Arbitrum network, offering enhanced PENDLE token rewards.

Version 1.5.0 introduces ERA sync for pre-merge history and initiates EIP-4444 implementation while fixing Base mainnet OOM issues.

New Ronin Blitz rewards program launches as Katana v3 TVL hits $10M.

Over 500 developers now contribute to the protocol, expanding functionality to include MEV block building

Coinbase implements Reth in production staking infrastructure, marking major institutional adoption milestone.

New CryoMCP service launches using Reth archive node to enable natural language queries of Ethereum mainnet data.

New Eigenpie integration enables rETH restaking at 3.7% APR plus additional point rewards.

New Flat Money dual-market system launches on Base, enabling rETH holders to mint $UNIT tokens with 16.5% YoY yield and access 5x leveraged perp trading with zero slippage.

New Ronin integration drives 1,100% TVL growth with $6M liquidity and leading position on Katana DEX.

Critical v1.4.8 release fixes chain reorg logic bug and increases gas limit to 60M.

New liquidity partnership launches with Contango and Optimism superchain integration expands yield opportunities.

New 10,000 OP token incentive program launches for rETH/ETH loops on Base through Morpho Labs.

Flat Money platform now supports rETH as margin collateral with zero slippage leveraged trading.