ether.fi vs Rocket Pool

ether.fi4.0/5

VS

Rocket Pool4.2/5

Feature	ether.fiVisit	Rocket PoolVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	4.2/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	4.5	3.5
Security	3.5	4.5
Liquidity	4.5	4.0
Decentralization	3.5	5.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Type	Liquid restaking	Liquid staking
Stakeable assets	ETH	ETH
Receipt token	eETH / weETH	rETH
Protocol fee	Not disclosed	14%
Minimum stake	Not disclosed	0.01 ETH
Withdrawal time	Not disclosed	Instant via deposit pool buffer
Chains	Ethereum	Ethereum
Node operators	Not disclosed	Permissionless
Audited	Yes	Yes
Restaking	Yes	No
Slashing cover	Not disclosed	Yes
Typical reward rate	Not disclosed	2.0-2.2%
Company
Founded	2023	2016
Headquarters	—	—
Investors	Bullish, CoinFund, Chapter One, Node Capital +25	Coinbase Ventures, Consensys, 1kx
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Over $4.6B in total value locked provides deep secondary market liquidity Users retain control of their withdrawal credentials during validator creation eETH and weETH are widely integrated across major Ethereum Layer 2 rollups Bug bounty program offers payouts up to $500,000 for vulnerability disclosures	Permissionless node operator set with over 1,400 independent operators Low minimum liquid deposit of 0.01 ETH with no identity checks Requires only 4 ETH validator bonds instead of standard 32 ETH solo stakes Extensively audited by firms including Sigma Prime, Consensys Diligence, and Trail of Bits
Cons	Restaking exposes stakers to compounding multi-layer smart contract and slashing risks October 2026 audit flagged re-entrancy risks in external bridge contracts Unbonding and withdrawal queues depend on underlying Ethereum validator exit times	Lower published staking yields than some larger centralized competitors Redemptions directly from the protocol depend on available deposit pool buffer liquidity Stakers remain exposed to potential node operator slashing penalties and contract bugs
Best for	Ethereum holders seeking layered restaking yield, DeFi users requiring liquid weETH collateral, Stakers wanting card spending options	Decentralization-focused Ethereum stakers, Home node operators with under 32 ETH, DeFi users needing yield-bearing collateral

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