Rocket Pool’s latest improve offers node operators fast entry to their staking rewards and lowers the barrier of entry to spin up an Ethereum validator, or “minipool,” within the protocol’s parlance. As an alternative of offering 16 ether (ETH), node operators can provide simply eight plus some RPL – Rocket Pool’s governance token – to type a minipool, reducing the quantity of capital required to take part in Ethereum’s staking course of.