Community Call #37: Smoothing Pools
EthStaker hosts DAppNode's Lanski (Smooth), Smoothly's Kody Sale, and Nextblock Solution's Ken Smith to talk about when it makes sense for a solo staker to join a smoothing pool, the economics, and the risks.
Smooth: https://smooth.dappnode.io/
Smoothly: https://docs.smoothly.money/
Ken: • Does it Make Sense to Aggregate and A...
00:00 Introduction to smoothing pools and guest introductions
03:12 Explanation of smoothing pools and their purpose
10:28 Overview of Rocket Pool's smoothing pool implementation
15:14 Introduction to Smoothly and Smooth solo staking smoothing pools
25:47 Discussion of smoothing pool fees and revenue distribution
29:57 Addressing MEV theft and cheating prevention mechanisms
41:19 Comparison of Smoothly and Smooth technical implementations
61:88 Oracle operators for Smoothly and Smooth
63:35 Launch dates and incentives for smoothing pools
66:12 Future visions and potential improvements for smoothing pools