Rocket Pool
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 64 → 86. Problems weighed by who is responsible: incidents the subject suffered −6, problems around the subject, caused by others −4.6, concerns that are not fraud −3.2; legitimacy credit well known and widely used +15, long-running +10; fact-check adjustments (−10) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -3.2 |
| Incidents it suffered (e.g. hacks) | -6 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -4.6 |
| Well known and widely used | +15 |
| Long-running | +10 |
| Sum | 76 |
Score: 86/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Rocket Pool is a decentralized, non-custodial Ethereum liquid staking protocol founded in 2016 by David Rugendyke and launched on mainnet in November 2021. It issues two tokens: rETH (a liquid staking derivative) and RPL (a governance and collateral token). As of mid-2026, the protocol holds approximately $924 million in total value locked, making it the second-largest decentralized Ethereum staking provider by TVL, behind Lido Finance.
Connected Entities
3 entities · 60 linked investigations- Lido Finance→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- Lido Finance→mentioned with→Rocket Pool(80%)
- Rocket Pool→mentioned with→Lido Finance(80%)
- Rocket Pool→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
Timeline(13 events)
2016
David Rugendyke begins development of Rocket Pool in anticipation of Ethereum's transition to Proof-of-Stake.
Messari — What is Rocket Pool9 November 2021
Rocket Pool mainnet launches on Ethereum, becoming the second-largest Ethereum staking provider within weeks.
Messari — What is Rocket Pool16 January 2023
Consensys Diligence begins Atlas v1.2 audit; a critical reentrancy vulnerability in the node distributor is identified and remediated before deployment.
Rocket Pool Atlas v1.2 Audit — Consensys Diligence18 April 2023
Atlas upgrade goes live, reducing node operator ETH bond from 16 ETH to 8 ETH following Ethereum Shapella.
The Atlas Update — Rocket Pool Documentation6 September 2023
A crypto whale loses approximately $24 million in rETH and stETH via an approval phishing attack. The attack does not involve any Rocket Pool protocol vulnerability.
Crypto Whale Loses $24M in Staked Ethereum to Phishing Attack — CoinTelegraph17 January 2024
Rocket Pool's X (Twitter) account is compromised; attackers post false claims of a smart contract hack and direct users to a malicious migration link. No protocol breach occurs.
Rocket Pool's X Account Compromised — Crypto.news17 June 2024
Houston upgrade goes live, introducing on-chain pDAO governance and treasury management.
Rocket Pool Houston Upgrade — Medium28 June 2024
SEC files complaint against Consensys Software, alleging unregistered securities offerings through MetaMask Staking's facilitation of rETH and stETH. Rocket Pool is named but is not a defendant. RPL declines approximately 10%.
SEC Complaint Against Consensys — SEC.gov28 October 2024
Saturn 0 upgrade activates, removing the mandatory RPL bond for new minipools.
Rocket Pool Activates Saturn 0 — ETH Daily11 February 2026
Saturn 1 upgrade deploys to Ethereum mainnet, introducing megapools, RPL fee switch, and 4 ETH minimum node bond.
Rocket Pool Saturn I Upgrade — OfficialDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 decisions). 22 of 26 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 5/31/2026, 5:41:39 PM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:51:10 PM
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