Rocket Pool community draft proposes a 5% RPL validator-entry gate

What happened

A community author submitted an unnumbered draft requiring RPL collateral when new megapool validators enter the queue.

What changed

The proposed entry requirement equals 5% of borrowed ETH and would be lifted after validator activation.

What did not change

There is no approved RPIP, vote result, or deployment. Existing active validators are excluded by the draft.

Confirmed

• The proposal labels itself RPIP-XXX and Draft.
• It specifies a 5% RPL requirement for newly queued validators.
• It proposes no ongoing collateral maintenance after activation.

Still open

• Whether the draft advances to a recognized RPIP.
• Whether validator queue gating meets the memo's narrower node-registration trigger.
• Implementation details and effects on operator participation.

What it means for an advisor

• Review the memo's node-entry criterion and record whether this proposal falls within it; monitor formalization without treating the gate as live.