# Launch RocketPool rETH pool to promote decentralization.

**URL:** <http://gov.curve.finance/t/launch-rocketpool-reth-pool-to-promote-decentralization/2544>\
**Category:** Proposals\
**Created:** [February 3, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](http://gov.curve.finance/t/launch-rocketpool-reth-pool-to-promote-decentralization/2544 "2022-02-03T15:09:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ne1k0](http://gov.curve.finance/user_avatar/gov.curve.finance/ne1k0/32/17_2.png) [@ne1k0](http://gov.curve.finance/u/ne1k0)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](http://gov.curve.finance/t/launch-rocketpool-reth-pool-to-promote-decentralization/2544/1 "2022-02-03T15:09:07Z")

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**Summary** :

Add a liquidity pool for RocketPool’s staked ETH (rETH) token to Curve.

**Abstract** :

Several ETH staking pool services have liquidity on Curve (eg. LIDO and Ankr), but currently there is only one (that I know of) that is fully decentralized which is RocketPool. RocketPool has quickly climbed to the #2 staking service as listed by DefiLlama (seen here: [[Staking TVL Rankings - DefiLlama](https://defillama.com/protocols/staking/Ethereum)]) with over 84k Ξ currently staked, but relies on its deposit pool to provide exit liquidity for current stakers which vary dramatically.

**Motivation** :

To promote the importance of decentralized protocols in the ecosystem Curve could launch a liquidity pool for the most decentralized ETH staking pool to date and collect exit and entrance fees for those looking to arbitrage this desire for early exit.

**Specification** :

Pool should have at least an ETH pair and potentially routing or a tuple for LIDO or Ankr ETH to provide a mechanism for current non-decentralized stakers to make the switch.

**For** :

- Promote Decentralization
- Compete against current rETH liquidity pools on other AMMs.

**Against** :

- Decentralization is not important.
- Do not fall into disfavor with current ETH staking service projects that have liquidity on Curve.

**Poll** :  
[Signal](https://signal.curve.fi/#/proposal/QmVgyo2uc9XdGyAKtR2ygMSmNCefPzkeaWhwy4woMvVorR)

**Edit**  
Signal now is a choice of _where_ we should focus the pool. L1 or L2? If you do not like this proposal, simply do not vote!

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**Author:** ![charlie\_eth](http://gov.curve.finance/user_avatar/gov.curve.finance/charlie_eth/32/646_2.png) [@charlie\_eth](http://gov.curve.finance/u/charlie_eth)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](http://gov.curve.finance/t/launch-rocketpool-reth-pool-to-promote-decentralization/2544/2 "2022-02-03T16:16:13Z")

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As a general rule, we do not make any more custom implementation when the factories can handle those things.

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**Author:** ![ne1k0](http://gov.curve.finance/user_avatar/gov.curve.finance/ne1k0/32/17_2.png) [@ne1k0](http://gov.curve.finance/u/ne1k0)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](http://gov.curve.finance/t/launch-rocketpool-reth-pool-to-promote-decentralization/2544/3 "2022-02-03T16:21:25Z")

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@charlie_eth while I still think there is an optics handicap for factory vs. non-factory pools I understand that ideally RP would launch this themselves.  
This was more about starting the conversation and possibly getting a “hot” / “cold” temperature from the community before spending my own time/gas on getting this up. Would love some hand-holding to get this done should there be support for this should the team not want to launch it themselves though!