Ken Smith
Ken Smith is the co-founder of NextBlock Solutions, an Ethereum and Web3 education and consulting company, and a Rocket Pool contributor and node operator. He co-hosts Rocket Pool community calls, contributes to its documentation and governance, and advocates for small and independent stakers. He co-authored RPIP-9, the proposal to increase Rocket Pool’s deposit pool limit. A technical trainer and e-learning curriculum developer, he has spoken at Devcon and EthCC about Ethereum staking.
6 talks by Ken Smith
- The State of Staking in 2026
- Future of ETH Staking: How Institutions Can Preserve Decentralization | Will, Ken & Will Mougayar
- Ken Smith - Guarding Ethereum: Protecting Staking Pools from MEV Theft in the Upcoming Dencun Era
- Rocket Buidlers Workshop with Ken Smith
- Does it Make Sense to Aggregate and Average feeReceipent Rewards Using a Smoothing Pool by Ken Smith
- The Bull Case for Rocketpool with Marceau & Ken Smith