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

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/ssv-network-launches-mainnet-after-two-years-of-testnets-bringing-39184d13
Date: 14 Sep 2023
About: [SSV Network (SSV Labs, SSV DAO)](https://technooptimist.io/companies/ssv-network.md) · [SSV distributed validators](https://technooptimist.io/crypto/ssv-dvt.md)
Original source: https://tipranks.com/news/article/ssv-networks-mainnet-launch-simplifying-decentralized-ethereum-staking

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.

## Key facts

- 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.

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