<p><strong>Rancho Stake </strong>is a collective of independent home stakers and node operators based in Mexico and committed to strengthening Ethereum’s infrastructure through Distributed Validator Technology (DVT), decentralized governance and education.</p><p>Rancho Stake was founded on the belief that true decentralization starts at the grassroots level. We use the Ethereum consensus and tools built around it as a human coordination system. Our growth is entirely community-driven, with the collective’s operators coming together to share knowledge, resources, and support. </p><p>Additionally, the RanchoDAO allocates 7% of all operation fees to an AragonDAO controlled by all active mainnet operators. 1 operator = 1 vote.</p><h4><br></h4><h4>Infrastructure & Impact</h4><ul><li><strong>Successfully maintaining validator clusters on Ethereum mainnet and testnets.</strong></li><li><strong>Providing mentorship and support for independent stakers</strong>, encouraging the adoption of DVT.</li><li><strong>Active participation in governance </strong>through a delegation of +220,000 OBOL in the Obol Collective.</li><li><strong>Built a thriving community of active node operators in Mexico</strong>, growing steadily through shared knowledge and collective effort.</li></ul><h4>Why Support Rancho Stake?</h4><p>Rancho Stake has directly improved Ethereum’s infrastructure in Mexico by onboarding new operators, deploying distributed validators, participating in pre-release testing and improving geographical diversity in Ethereum’s consensus. We provide effective, permissionless operation using decentralization as our main strength.</p><p>All support in this Giveth campaign will be directed towards:</p><ul><li>Operations and community management.</li><li>Complementary hardware for active operators.</li><li>Retroactive funding of merch and operation expenses.</li></ul>