According to Michaël van de Poppe, he has partnered with VeChain and joined the community by setting up his own validator pool, framing this within recent VET upgrades and directing users to a dedicated update video, source: X post by Michaël van de Poppe on Dec 19, 2025 and linked video youtu.be/qLlXHdZBF28. The announcement confirms the creation of a validator pool associated with the author and provides no specific validator terms, yields, or timelines within the post itself, source: X post by Michaël van de Poppe on Dec 19, 2025. Traders seeking details on the upgrade scope and any participation mechanics are instructed by the author to watch the linked VET upgrade video before making decisions, source: X post by Michaël van de Poppe on Dec 19, 2025 and linked video youtu.be/qLlXHdZBF28.