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The Weekly Orbit

by Pat

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

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  1. Market Volatility, rETH Ronin Bridge, Final Thoughts. The Weekly Orbit 11 April 2025 #95.

    (0:00) Intro(1:36) Volatile Marketshttps://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereumhttps://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool(13:33) rETH Discounthttps://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405503016234385409/1360244088485580870(16:40) Deposit...

  2. rETH on peg, STAR Slide Deck, RP Sentiment.The Weekly Orbit 28 March 2025 #94.

    (0:00) Intro(2:39) Marketshttps://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereumhttps://farside.co.uk/eth/https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool(8:35) Deposit Poolhttps://rocketscan.io/depositpool(8:59) rETH On...

  3. oDAO Performance? Update on Saturn Upgrade. The Weekly Orbit 14 March 2025 #93.

    (0:00) Intro(5:17) Marketshttps://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereumhttps://farside.co.uk/eth/https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool(17:10) Etherfi rETH...

  4. Consensys Suit Dropped, RPL Value Capture Gets Legal Green Light. The Weekly Orbit 7 March 2025 #92.

    (0:00) Intro(1:20) Marketshttps://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereumhttps://farside.co.uk/eth/https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool(10:14) rETH Discounthttps://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405503016234385409/1347348812431097897(17:15 Consensys) lawsuit...

  5. Market Turmoil, ETHDenver, Holesky Bug. The Weekly Orbit 28 February 2025 #91.

    PodcastsRSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rssSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjxApple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-orbit/id1686732351Google: .https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lMGU5MTFiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw(0:00)...

  6. rETH at Peg, Onchain Voting, Speculative Premium. The Weekly Orbit 21 February 2025 #90.

    (0:00) Intro(1:12) Marketshttps://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereumhttps://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool(4:50) Deposit Poolhttps://rocketscan.io/depositpoolhttps://dune.com/rp_community/saturnqueues(7:50) rETH back on...

  7. Saturn 1 Devnet, Smartnode V2, OpenZK rETH. The Weekly Orbit 7 February 2025.

    (0:00) Intro(1:39) Marketshttps://farside.co.uk/eth/#google_vignette https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereumhttps://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool(21:43) Saturn 1 Devnet-1https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163979141545995/1337331913651650571(27:00) Smartnode...

  8. Fidelity & Rocket Pool?, Jasper WLFI Meeting, Token Motion. The Weekly Orbit 31 January 2025. #88

    (0:00) Intro (1:41) Deepseek Impact https://www.deepseek.com/ (2:55) Markets https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool https://www.tradingview.com/chart/CErxX3pv/?symbol=BINANCE%3ARPLUSDT https://www.validatorqueue.com/ https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum https://farside.co.uk/eth/...

  9. OBOL Airdrop, WLFI/rETH Discussion, Liquity V2 Launch. The Weekly Orbit 24 January 2025. #87

    (0:00) Intro (1:34) Markets https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/official-trump https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool https://www.tradingview.com/chart/CErxX3pv/?symbol=BINANCE%3ARPLUSDT https://farside.co.uk/eth/ (12:45) WLFI/rETH Discussion...

  10. Onchain Voting, HeyAnon, & Saturn 1 Update. The Weekly Orbit 17 January 2025. #86

    0:00 Intro 0:59 Markets https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum https://farside.co.uk/eth/ https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool https://www.tradingview.com/chart/CErxX3pv/?symbol=BINANCE%3ARPLUSDT 9:40 Smoothing Pool Rewards https://rocketscan.io/smoothingpool 10:50 Onchain Voting...

  11. $10,000 rETH Arb Bounty & more DeFi Integrations. The Weekly Orbit 10 January 2025. #85

    0:00 Intro 0:35 Waq's AI Tokens 7:00 Markets https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/rocket-pool https://www.tradingview.com/chart/CErxX3pv/?symbol=BINANCE%3ARPLUSDT 12:04 $10k rETH Arb Bounty https://x.com/drjasper_eth/status/1876349651047080036 18:33...

  12. 2024 Recap & 2025 Predictions. The Weekly Orbit 3 January 2025. #84

    **Sorry, there's no audio for 2024 Prediction Recap video at 48:42. Click on the youtube link in the show notes to see last year's predictions** 0:00 Intro 1:42 Houston 7:29 Saturn 0 11:12 pETH vs nETH 15:07 2025 Overview 25:20 2025 LST overview 35:33 2025 Staking ETF's 47:45 2024 Predictions…

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  13. Markets, Whale Deposit, & Flat Money. The Weekly Orbit 27 December 2024. #83

    This week's headlines: - Markets - Whale Deposit - RPLDefi rates update - Flat Money - Wrapped rETH on L2's? - Wins

  14. Markets Correct Then Rebound, Smartnode Upgrade, Reward Tree. The Weekly Orbit 13 December 2024. #82

    This week's headlines: - Markets Correct & Then Rebound - Deposit Pool Woes - rETH Discount Narrows - Smartnode v1.15.0 - Gas Talk - v10 Reward Tree Confirmed - Wins

  15. ETH $4k, RPL Ripping, rETH Incubator Rankings. The Weekly Orbit 6 December 2024. #81

    This week's headlines: - Ethereum hits $4k - RPL ripping - rETH messaging - AlphaGrowth marketing - Kraken Ink intergrating rETH - rETH Incubator Rankings - Wins

  16. RPL Breakout, RP Birthday, Community Tweets. The Weekly Orbit 29 November 2024. #80

    This week's headlines: - RPL Breakout - Rocket Pool Birthday - Community Tweets - rETH Euler integration - rETH discussion - Wins

  17. DAO Uncertainty, Onchain Voting Live, RP Twitter is Silent. The Weekly Orbit 22 November 2024 #79

    This week's headlines: - BTC Still King - DAO Uncertainty - On Chain Voting - v10 Rewards Tree Coming This Period - Rocket Pool Twitter is Silent - rETH Discount - Wins

  18. Big Coin Dominance, RP Facelift, and rETH Messaging. The Weekly Orbit 15 November 2024 #78

    This week's headlines: - BTC/ETH Leading Bull - Altcoins Taking a Back Seat - RP Facelift? - rETH Messaging - rETH Growth Incubator - ETF Staking, Good? Bad? - Wins

  19. Markets Rally, rETH APR Up, RP Back on X. The Weekly Orbit 08 November 2024 #77

    This week's headlines: - Markets Rally - Deposit Pool Woes - rETH APR Up - PancakeSwap LP - v10 Rewards Tree delayed - Rocket Pool back on X - Wins

  20. Deposit Pool Hits Zero, Saturn 0 Launch, rETH on Tron? The Weekly Orbit 01 November 2024 #76

    This week's headlines: - Markets Sideways Again - Deposit Pool Hits Zero - Chainlink Integration of xrETH coming? - rETH Growth Incubator - Constellation Stats - AlphaGrowth Partnership - rETH on Tron? - Wins

  21. Great Week for Constellation, Saturn 1 Roadmap, Vibes are Back. The Weekly Orbit 25 October 2024 #75

    This week's headlines: - Markets Sideways Again - Constellation Stats - Team Roadmap - Saturn 1 Timeline - Jasper's Bull Tweet - Wins - Predictions

  22. This week's headlines: - Markets Up - NodeSet Constellation Launches - RPIP 62 & 63 Pass - Saturn 0 Launch Date - Smartnode Update - Wins

    This week's headlines: - Markets Up - NodeSet Constellation Launches - RPIP 62 & 63 Pass - Saturn 0 Launch Date - Smartnode Update - Wins

  23. Saturn TLDR's, ETH Only Launch Date, NodeSet Close To Launch. The Weekly Orbit 11 October 2024 #73

    This week's headlines: - Markets Flat - Saturn TLDR's - ETH Only Minipool vs Idle ETH - Solo Stakers Giving RP a Second Look - LP PancakeSwap rETH vs Staking - NodeSet Close to Launch - Wins

  24. Big Votes Live, NodeSet Node Operator ETH requirements. The Weekly Orbit 4 October 2024 #72

    This week's headlines: - Markets down - Waq feeling RP bullish - RPIP62 & 63 vote - NodeSet Operators need 3.4 ETH - NodeSet Hyperdrive v1.1.0 beta 2 released - Wins

  25. Markets Up, NodeSet Testnet, RocketLend Sunsetted. The Weekly Orbit 27 September 2024 #71

    This week's headlines: - Waq Is Bullish - GWEI Up - ETF Flows Positive - Markets Up - 1kx Withdraws 2nd Node - RocketLend Sunsetted - RPIP-62 Vote Draft Text - NodeSet Testnet - Launch Pad with Wanderer - Wins

  26. CSM vs Saturn, NodeSet Updates. The Weekly Orbit 20 September 2024 #70

    This week's headlines: - Markets Flat - Smartnode v1.11.3 released - Bi-Weekly Update - NodeSet announces Gravita partnership - Lido CSM bond curves - Wins

  27. NodeSet Partners with Gravita. The Weekly Orbit 13 September 2024 #69

    This week's headlines: - Markets Flat - Smartnode v1.11.3 released - Bi-Weekly Update - NodeSet announces Gravita partnership - Lido CSM bond curves - Wins

  28. 28% of ETH Staked, RPIP-62 & RocketLend. The Weekly Orbit 06 September 2024 #68

    This week's headlines: - Markets Down - ETH Staked reaches 28% - RPIP-62 Now On Forum - Team Supports RPIP-62 - ETH Only Minipools' Impact on RocketLend - Wins

  29. Saturn 0, 1kx Withdrawal, Client Diversity . The Weekly Orbit 30 August 2024 #67

    This week's headlines: - August Smoothing Pool Distribution - Deposit Pool Update - Markobarko Continues 16ETH Bond Reduction - 1kx Withdrawal - Client Diversity Improves - RPIP-62 Saturn 0 - Wins

  30. Tokenomics Rework Passes, ETH-Only Minipools, and RPL Airdrop. The Weekly Orbit 23 August 2024 #66

    This week's headlines: - RPL/ETH ratio improves - Tokenomics Rework vote passes - ETH-Only minipool & RPL Rewards discussion - RPL-Benefactor airdrops RPL - Wins

  31. RocketLend, NodeSet Audit Begins, & GMC Rewards Contributors. The Weekly Orbit 16 August 2024 #65

    This week's headlines: - Market begins recovery - ETH ETF net inflows show promise - RocketLend. What is it? - ETH-Only Minipools Discussion - NodeSet Audits Begin next week - GMC Rewards for Tokenomics Contributors

  32. Retokenomics Vote Live, ETH-Only Minipools Pre-Saturn. The Weekly Orbit 09 August 2024 #64

    This week's headlines: - Volatile Markets - Marko Barko Finally starts bond reduction - Retokenomics Vote is Live! - ETH-Only Minipools Coming pre-Saturn

  33. ETF Launch, ETH only validators prior to Saturn, Tokenomics Vote. The Weekly Orbit 27 July 2024 #63

    This week's headlines: - ETH ETF Launch - ETHE outflows - pDAO vote initialization update - ETH only validators before Saturn? - Tokenomics sentiment poll

  34. Biden Withdraws, Staking ETF's, & RPL Rewards Below 10%. The Weekly Orbit 21 July 2024 #62

    This week's headlines: - Biden drops out of Presidential race - Staking ETF's coming in 2025/2026? - Tokenomics sentiment vote coming this week? - RPL Rewards to be paid for collateral under 10%

  35. Summer Doldrums, Zoom Out, and Decentralize Delegation. The Weekly Orbit 13 July 2024 #61

    This week's headlines: - Markets Improve Slightly - Zoom Out - Team Gives Tokenomics Feedback - Decentralize Your Delegation

  36. Market Correction, On-Chain Voting, Tokenomics Q&A. The Weekly Orbit 06 July 2024 #60

    This week's headlines: - Market Correction - Lido Lawsuit - On-Chain Voting Guide - Tokenomics Q&A

  37. Alt Coins Pummeled, RPL Airdrop, 1kx Tokenomics Proposal. The Weekly Orbit 28 June 2024 #59

    This week's headlines: - ETH Crab, Altcoins pummeled - On Chain Voting Delegates - RPIP-30 Withdraw Above 60% Collateral - RPL Airdrop - 1kx Tokenomics Proposal - L2 Farming Strategy - NodeSet Stakewise/Gravita launch

  38. RPL pump, Houston deployed, Saturn roadmap. The Weekly Orbit 21 June 2024 #58

    This week's headlines: - RPL Pump - Altcoin cycles - Houston is live - Security Council - Tokenomics feedback sought from wider community

  39. RPL God Candle & Houston Deployment. The Weekly Orbit 14 June 2024 #57

    This week's headlines: - RPL God Candle - AAVE liquidations - Houston goes live this weekend. - Last chance for Starknet airdrop

  40. SPECIAL HOUSTON EDITION. The Weekly Orbit 07 June 2024 #56

    Our special guest Jasper joins us to talk about the exciting Houston upgrade scheduled for 17 June 2024.

  41. AAVE Minipools, Tokenomics update, & IMC vote. The Weekly Orbit 31 May 2024. #55

    This week's headlines: - Flat Markets - AAVE proposal to create RP validators - Tokenomics Update - IMC candidates vote is live 0:00 Intro 0:54 ETH Price 8:21 RPL Price 9:34 AAVE proposal to convert rETH into minipools 12:45 Tokenomics update 18:21 IMC Vote 22:43 Wins

  42. Crypto Wins Big in DC, ETH ETF Approved, Houston Coming 17 June. The Weekly Orbit 24 May 2024 #54

    This week's headlines: - ETH ETF approved - FIT21 passes US House - Law to prevent CBDC passes US House - Houston Delayed until 17 June - Wins 0:00 Intro 1:15 ETH ETF Approved 9:50 FIT21 Passes US House 23:35 CBDC Act 25:09 Markets 31:33 Houston 17 June 2024 33:30 Wins

  43. Markets, Houston release date, & Eigenlayer claim. The Weekly Orbit 17 May 2024. #53

    This week's headlines: - Markets flat - Flat Money grows with rETH - Houston coming June 4 - Houston onchain voting will be phased in - How to claim Eigenlayer Airdrop - Wins 0:00 Intro 1:40 Markets 8:10 Smoothing Pool 11:42 Deposit Pool 13:31 Flat Money growing with rETH 15:36 Rocket Pool Defit...

  44. Houston Testnet, Heroglyphs, & Eigenlayer Airdrop. The Weekly Orbit 03 May 2024 #52

    This week's headlines: - Houston testnet - Houston Audit Reports - Smartnode V2 - RPIP-41 Committee Stipends - Eigenlayer Airdrop - Wins Podcasts RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx Apple:...

  45. Starknet Airdrop, Houston Testnet, & Raffle. The Weekly Orbit 26 April 2024 #51

    This week's headlines: • Starknet Airdrop for Rocket Pool • OMNI aidrop eligibility expanded • Houston Testnet coming • 50th Episode Raffle • Wins Podcasts RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mx5Y6ilFjsb9VYkdGaZjx Apple:...

  46. Market volatility, OMNI airdrop, and the 50th Episode! The Weekly Orbit 19 April 2024 Episode 50.

    This week's headlines: - First big market correction of the bull market - Huge rETH mint - Superphiz creating best practice guide for air droppers - OMNI airdrop - Tokenomics threads Podcasts RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss Spotify:...

  47. LP vs Burn vs Voter_Share, Houston Delayed, Smartnode V2. The Weekly Orbit 12 April 2024 Episode 49

    This week's headlines: - Mostly negative crab market - Deposit Pool Open - Community Call - Single Sided LP vs Burn vs Voter_Share - Houston Delayed - Smartnode V2 - Uniswap served Wells Notice Podcasts RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss Spotify:...

  48. ETH Issuance, Single Sided LP Tokenomics, & NodeSet in July. The Weekly Orbit 05 April 2024 #48

    This week's headlines: - Mostly negative crab market - ETH Issuance debate - Deposit Pool is open! - Single Sided LP tokenomics discussion - NodeSet in July? - Rocket Pool advertising Podcasts RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss Spotify:...

  49. Tokenomics with Samus 29 March 2024 #47

    This week's headlines: - Crab market - Samus gives update on the latest Tokenomics rework 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: ....

  50. The Weekly Orbit 22 March 2024 #46

    This week's headlines: - Turbulent week for the markets - Starknet airdrop coming in April - RPIP-38 vote concludes - GMC annual report released - Whale marriage - Tokenomics reform moves to the forum - Wins Podcasts RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e0e911b0/podcast/rss Spotify:...

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