Jasper is a prominent member of the Rocket Pool community, as the former Treasurer of the Protocol DAO and currently known as the Community Advocate, serving on the Incentives Management Committee and as a member of the oDAO.
In this episode, Jasper walks through why Rocket Pool is poised to take over in 2023. He breaks down Rocket Pool's edge as a decentralized liquid staking protocol for ETH. Our conversation includes everything to know about Rocket Pool including their LST, rETH, the design choice to prioritize home stakers, why Ethereum values are Rocket Pool values, and how Rocket Pool is rapidly scaling the largest network of permissionless node operators.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
03:15 - Jasper's background
05:25 - How Jasper found a home at Rocket Pool
08:00 - What is Rocket Pool as a protocol
10:30 - Why does Rocket Pool have over 2000 node operators
12:30 - How rETH works and accrues yield
14:30 - Understanding the risks of LSDs
19:50 - The expected impact of lowering bond requirement to 8 ETH
22:15 - Why RPL is integral to Rocket Pool
25:30 - How more validators = more buy pressure on RPL
28:00 - Growth struggles for Rocket Pool during initial launch
31:20 - Liquidity incentives and future strategies for Rocket Pool
36:00 - Values of Ethereum are values of Rocket Pool
43:15 - Pros and cons of rETH token design
45:15 - Why Rocket Pool voted to self-limit its share of LSD market
48:45 - What happens to RPL if ETH exits rETH and moves to other LSDs
53:25 - How EigenLayer will impact Rocket Pool and other LSDs
57:00 - Catalysts for LSDs in an "exalted new category"
58:30 - Jasper's alpha on Rocket Pool
59:30 - Closing
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? Guest Links ?
► Jasper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jasper_ETH
► Learn about Rocket Pool: https://rocketpool.net/
► Jasper's paper "Why Paradigm Was Wrong: How rETH Will Flip stETH:" https://mirror.xyz/jasperthefriendlyghost.eth/pnaLyH6W4j58vfypsOKHciF_BM5HFvTkouTd9uThesM
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