Rocket Pool vs StakeWise

Rocket Pool4.2/5

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StakeWise3.7/5

Feature	Rocket PoolVisit	StakeWiseVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.2/5	3.7/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	3.5	3.5
Security	4.5	4.0
Liquidity	4.0	3.0
Decentralization	5.0	4.5
Ease of use	4.0	3.5
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Type	Liquid staking	Liquid staking
Stakeable assets	ETH	ETH
Receipt token	rETH	osETH
Protocol fee	14%	Not disclosed
Minimum stake	0.01 ETH	Not disclosed
Withdrawal time	Instant via deposit pool buffer	Not disclosed
Chains	Ethereum	Ethereum
Node operators	Permissionless	Decentralized operator vaults with DVT support
Audited	Yes	Yes
Restaking	No	Not disclosed
Slashing cover	Yes	Not disclosed
Typical reward rate	2.0-2.2%	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2016	2018
Headquarters	—	Estonia
Investors	Coinbase Ventures, Consensys, 1kx	Greenfield Capital, Collider Ventures, Lionschain Capital, gumi Cryptos Capital
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	Over $917M in TVL across Ethereum and Gnosis as of October 2026 Choice of independent solo or professional node operator vaults Supports Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) for resilient validation No protocol fee charged on StakeWise Boost leveraged staking
Cons	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	Staking fees vary by vault operator rather than a single fixed rate Leveraged StakeWise Boost positions carry liquidation risk at 95% LTV Liquid token osETH subject to secondary market depeg risks Staking support restricted to Ethereum and Gnosis Chain assets
Best for	Decentralization-focused Ethereum stakers, Home node operators with under 32 ETH, DeFi users needing yield-bearing collateral	Ethereum stakers choosing specific operators, DeFi users seeking osETH liquidity, Solo stakers running personal vaults

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