🦏 Rhino Review - Ethereum Staking Journal #3

Rhino Review is a bi-weekly Ethereum staking journal that compiles the most recent updates on the Ethereum Proof of Stake network, DVT, LST, and at-home staker community.

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Latest Updates for Stakers

• Ethereum successfully tested the Shapella upgrade on the Goerli. Shapella is scheduled for April 12th. It’s time to 🦉 withdrOWLs! 🦉

• Rocket Pool Atlas is properly live on the Goerli testnet now.

• Stereum - Ethereum Node - 2.0.0-rc.14 Release

• DappNode released v0.2.68 Core Update

• Withdrawals explainer from Rolfy.eth

• Search by validator index on the Network Explorer

• How Sepolia and Holešky will replace it in the future?

• Check EIP4844 implementor call notes.

• Ethereum's Client Ecosystem - An analysis of Client Diversity based on a survey conducted in Q1 2023

• Released Wagyu Key Gen v1.7. Check video tutorial

• Gnosis Chain Shapella Upgrade Preparations

• Lodestar is launching a user incentive program

• All Shapella-related bounties currently receive a 2x bonus multiplier (up to 500,000 USD) until 5th of April 2023.

DVT & LST Updates

• DVT

  • Obol released v0.14. This release introduces a fix to the container health check mechanism and fixes bug.

  • Obol Network is looking for DevRel

  • SSV <> StakeWise V3 Setup - How to setup validators on StakeWise V3 that run on SSV

  • Join SSV Community Call 13

• LST/LSD

  • Lido shared update on withdrawal key rotation. Check Lido Node Operator Community Call #4

  • 1,000,000 $OP tokens will be distributed to wstETH holders on Optimism over the next 4-6 months.

  • Swell Community AMA Recap: 17th March

  • rETH/ETH price is live on Chainlink

  • varETH is now live on Metronome

EthStaker Corner

• Tax efficiency

• How to make validator key pairs with Ledger Nano?

• Warning: MEV-Boost 1.5.0 does not run on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

• Validators Down After Ubuntu 22.04 Upgrade

• Running execution + consensus clients as Docker containers for staking?

• What’s the deal with extremely high MEV rewards?

• Pruned Nethermind, here are some numbers

• New tutorials

  • How to use all available disk space on your staking machine? Even if you have a large SSD, there are cases where Ubuntu only reports 200GB of total available space, causing the system to run out of disk space when syncing.

  • How to enable automatic critical Linux security updates on your staking machine:

  • How to set up brute-force SSH protection on your staking node? fail2ban will monitor incoming connections and block IP addresses that try to log in with faulty credentials repeatedly:

  • Coming soon: RPC endpoint document so you can connect your Metamask to your home node (even when away from home!)

• The EthStaker Knowledge Base is now being actively maintained and translated into Spanish.

Statistics & Analytics

Client Updates & Releases

• Consensus Layer

  • Teku v23.3.0

  • Prysm v3.3.3

  • Lodestar v1.6.0

  • Nimbus v23.3.2

  • Lighthouse ‘‘Tophat Jones’’ v4.0.1-rc.0

  • Grandine Beta

• Execution Layer

  • Geth Erszba v1.11.5

  • Nethermind v1.17.3

  • Erigon v2.40.1

  • Besu 23.1.1

  • Reth - Pre-Alpha

🚨Check 👉 Client Diversity🚨

Client Diversity Is Not Optional - It’s critical

Many know client diversity is important for a more resilient network, but they don’t understand why or just how essential it is. It’s not only important — it’s critical

Podcast, Meetup & Call

ether.fi @ether_fi

Eigenlayer has decided to join the party! Tune in to learn about: Shanghai ✅ DVT ✅ Liquid Staking ✅ Restaking ✅ Join our Twitter Space this THURSDAY 3/23 at 2:30 PM EST along with @eigenlayer and @ObolNetwork https://t.co/5gnovFg41I

Tweet Corner, Drama & Meme

Ξlias Simos @eliasimos

We ran the numbers; we’ve classified ~4.7% of the Beacon Chain’s validators as solo-stakers with > 90% confidence. Write-up to follow soon.

beaconchain.eth 📡🦇 @beaconcha_in

The #Ethereum main chain will undergo the Shanghai hardfork at slot 6209536, which is April 12, 2023. Get live slot visualisation on the beaconcha.in frontpage for this highly anticipated hardfork 🎉 Link to slot: beaconcha.in/slot/6209536

jasperthefriendlyghost.eth | jasper.lens @Jasper_ETH

Do you know what's astounding? If only 16% of @Rocket_Pool validators migrate to LEB8s in the atlas upgrade, the $rETH supply will grow 50%! If we hit 50% adoption, the $rETH supply will grow 150%. At full adoption, 300% growth. All without a single new node operator. 🧡🚀

Simon Brown @orbmis

This is why we need true geographical decentralisation of Ethereum validator nodes, because of this sort of backwards dip-shit-ery:

coindesk.comEU Parliament Passes Bill Requiring Smart Contracts to Include Kill SwitchOne critic says the bill alters the fundamental nature of an automated computer program.

hanniabu.eth (Ξ, α) 🦇🔊🐼 @hanni_abu

It's great to see minority execution clients gaining marketshare....congrats @nethermindeth, @ErigonEth, and @HyperledgerBesu your efforts are paying off! Data from clientdiversity.org, sourced from ethernodes.org cc: @ethStaker #clientdiversity

superphiz.eth 🦇🔊🐼 @superphiz

The @Rocket_Pool Atlas upgrade is coming in mid-April, it will allow home node operators to run a validator with 8 Ether and 2.4 Ether in RPL tokens. The extra staking capacity is cool, but I'm really excited to see this opportunity open up for new operators with less Ether. 😁♥️

Awesome Resources

• Awesome Ethereum Staking Resources

• Staking on Ethereum A to Z

• EthStaker Knowledge Base

• Beaconcha.in Knowledge Base

• Week in Ethereum Newsletter

• ETH Withdrawals FAQ

• Ethereum Staking 🥩 by Hildobby

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