What is Gnosis (GNO)?
GNO is the governance and staking token of the Gnosis ecosystem, founded by Martin Köppelmann and Stefan George. It was first sold in a 2017 token sale to fund prediction-market software; today the ecosystem centres on GnosisDAO and Gnosis Chain, while the Gnosis Safe wallet it once incubated has become the independent Safe project.
- Type
- Governance and staking token
- Launched
- 2017
- Consensus
- Proof of Stake (Gnosis Chain)
- Max supply
- 3 million GNO target (from 10 million)
- Swap network
- Gnosis Chain
- Sector (Messari)
- Smart Contract Platform
How Gnosis works
Gnosis Chain is an EVM network that uses an Ethereum-style proof-of-stake beacon chain, where each validator stakes 1 GNO. In August 2026 GnosisDAO approved a plan to turn the chain into a ZK-proven rollup that settles on Ethereum, which will retire its own validator set and end GNO's staking role. GNO holders also vote on GnosisDAO proposals that steer the treasury and protocol.
What GNO is used for
GNO is staked to secure Gnosis Chain and earn validator rewards until the planned move to a rollup, and it is used to vote in GnosisDAO governance. It also trades as an ERC-20 on Ethereum and as a bridged token on Gnosis Chain.
GNO supply
Under the GIP-35 proposal, GnosisDAO committed to cutting the original 10 million GNO to a target supply of 3 million, about 70 percent less, and burns tokens from its vesting contract in stages to get there.
Before you swap GNO
In this widget GNO is delivered on Gnosis Chain, not Ethereum, so make sure your wallet is set to that network. You will need a little xDAI, the chain's gas token, to move it afterwards.