Rocket Pool Community Approves Native rETH Redemptions and Retains 4 ETH Validator Bonds

Rocket Pool governance has approved RPIP-71 under the upcoming Saturn 2 upgrade, enabling protocol-level rETH redemptions while keeping the validator bond requirement at 4 ETH. Direct withdrawals will trigger randomized exits from validator megapools and follow Ethereum's native exit queue, reducing reliance on secondary market liquidity. Voters rejected proposals to alter bonds to 1.5 ETH or 6 ETH. As of October 2026, rETH supply stood at approximately 315,605 across 18,000 validators. A Saturn 2 devnet is scheduled for late October 2026, with mainnet deployment targeted for 2027.