SSV.network launches mainnet after two years of testnets, bringing distributed validators to Ethereum

SSV Network (SSV Labs, SSV DAO)/SSV distributed validators

SSV's mainnet lets a group of node operators act together as one Ethereum validator, governed by smart contracts. At launch staking ran through partner apps; solo stakers were to follow in a later permissionless phase.

• More than 10 dApp partners at launch, including Stader, Ankr and StakeTogether.
• Protocol lead Alon Muroch: aimed at users wary of trusting a single entity.
• SSV received an Ethereum Foundation grant in 2021.