Rocket Pool proposes a 6 ETH megapool-validator bond

What happened

RPIP-83 proposed requiring 6 ETH of node-operator bond for each new megapool validator and using rewards to top up bonds below the required curve.

What changed

A concrete alternative to the planned lower reduced-bond setting entered governance consideration in response to limited rETH demand and withdrawal-liquidity needs.

What did not change

No approval or executed bond-curve parameter change is shown; existing megapool requirements remained operative.

Confirmed

• The proposal specifies 6 ETH per new megapool validator.
• It would allow node operators to top up bonds to the new curve.
• Megapool rewards below the curve would increase the bond instead of being paid directly.

Still open

• Whether RPIP-83 was approved and executed.
• The final implementation schedule and interaction with later Saturn upgrades.

What it means for an advisor

• Monitor because execution would change node-operator capital requirements, migration capacity, and the economic assumptions supporting rETH liquidity.
• Do not update the Rocket Pool memo's operative bond mechanics before execution evidence is available.