{"id":349444,"date":"2021-10-07T08:50:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T05:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rocket-pool-delays-launch-after-vulnerability-discovered-by-rival\/"},"modified":"2021-10-07T08:50:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T05:50:13","slug":"rocket-pool-delays-launch-after-vulnerability-discovered-by-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rocket-pool-delays-launch-after-vulnerability-discovered-by-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"# Rocket Pool delays launch after vulnerability discovered by rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2496b3501eb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2496b3501eb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rocket-pool-delays-launch-after-vulnerability-discovered-by-rival\/#Eth2_staking_services\" >Eth2 staking services<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Rocket Pool delays launch after vulnerability discovered by rival <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMTAvNmU1NjFkNWUtNGE5ZC00MzViLTk5ZDUtYTVlNjkyNTI5NjU0LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Eth2 staking provider Rocket Pool has postponed its launch after a possible exploit was identified in the protocol\u2019s code.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 6, Rocket Pool announced the postponement while the team implements a fix for the bug. Rocket Pool tweeted that \u201crelatively minimal\u201d changes are required to patch the vulnerability and that a new launch date will be announced soon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ Yesterday our bug bounty program helped discover an exploit that also affected other staking providers, as a result we are postponing launch to implement a fix.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to extend our warmest thanks to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tsudmi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tsudmi<\/a>  for raising the exploit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rocket Pool (@Rocket_Pool) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rocket_Pool\/status\/1445536222881857545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Rocket Pool was alerted to the vulnerability by Dmitri Tsumak, the founder of rival staking provider StakeWise.. After Rocket Pool confirmed the bug was valid, the two teams notified another Eth2 staking project, Lido, that the vulnerability also posed a risk to its protocol as well.<\/p>\n<p>Lido acknowledged the bug via <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> on Oct. 5, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LidoFinance\/status\/1445344931577479168\">proposing<\/a> a vote to lower staking limits for all node operators in a bid to minimize the risk posed to the protocol. Lido described the potential impact of the exploit as \u201clow,\u201d adding that \u201cthe vulnerability can only be exploited by the currently whitelisted Lido node operators.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA long-term fix is being developed in parallel and more information will be shared when it is out of a draft stage,\u201d the team added.<\/p>\n<p>StakeWise publicly announced Tsumak\u2019s role in identifying and reporting the possible exploit to its rivals, asserting: \u201cEven when dealing with our competitors, the more secure we are collectively, the stronger the entire ETH2 staking ecosystem becomes.\u201d Rocket Pool also tweeted a commitment to shared network security.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">5\/ At StakeWise, we believe that even when dealing with our competitors, the more secure we are collectively, the stronger the entire <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ETH2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ETH2<\/a> staking ecosystem becomes. To achieve this, we must communicate and watch each other&#8217;s backs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StakeWise (@stakewise_io) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stakewise_io\/status\/1445475009766457351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eth2_staking_services\"><\/span>Eth2 staking services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As Ether deposited to the Eth2 staking contract cannot be withdrawn until Ethereum\u2019s forthcoming chain merge has been completed, many investors have turned to providers offering liquid staking services. Liquid staking allows tokens representing the value of staked assets to be utilized in decentralized finance without requiring the underpinning assets to be unstaked. Eth2 staking services also enable users with less than the 32 ETH minimum, to stake in pools.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Staking on Ethereum 2.0, explained<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to StakingRewards, Eth2 currently ranks as the third-largest Proof-of-Stake network with a staked capitalization of $27.3 billion despite only 6.55% of supply being locked up.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, more than 70% of the circulating supply of the two-largest networks by staked capital has been locked up, with the $60.5 billion worth Solana (SOL) and $51 billion worth of Cardano (ADA) currently staked representing 77% and 70.5% of the projects\u2019 respective circulating supplies.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"defi_newsletter\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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On Oct. 6, Rocket Pool announced the postponement while the team implements a fix for the bug. Rocket Pool tweeted that \u201crelatively minimal\u201d changes are&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":349445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMTAvNmU1NjFkNWUtNGE5ZC00MzViLTk5ZDUtYTVlNjkyNTI5NjU0LmpwZw==.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74891,75326,74876],"class_list":["post-349444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-ethereum","tag-ethereum-2-0","tag-proof-of-stake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}