GnosisDAO2026-08-28 09:13:31GnosisDAO Passes GIP-154, Granting $15M in Stablecoins to Gnosis LtdGnosisDAO has approved GIP-154, a proposal that will provide Gnosis Ltd with $15 million in stablecoin funding over 12 months starting September 1, with payments made quarterly. The funds are designated to support the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) buildout and continued R&D for Gnosis Chain and Gnosis Pay. The proposal also includes a $2 million working capital loan for Gnosis Pay, which must be repaid to the DAO. Gnosis confirmed the outcome in a post on X.910
GnosisDAO2026-08-20 08:59:40GnosisDAO approves Gnosis Chain shift to Ethereum Economic Zone rollupGnosisDAO has approved a plan to move Gnosis Chain from a standalone layer-1 network to a ZK-proven Ethereum Economic Zone, or EEZ, rollup. The proposal, known as GIP-153, passed with 123,158 GNO in favor, 115 against and 151 abstaining across 54 voters, with total turnout reaching 123,425 GNO and clearing the 75,000 GNO quorum. Under the plan, Gnosis Chain would retire its own validator set and settle directly to Ethereum, effectively becoming a layer-2 network that relies on Ethereum validators for settlement. The first launch is targeted for late 2026 or early 2027, assuming the required EEZ technology is ready. Gnosis and ZisK developed the EEZ framework with funding from the Ethereum Foundation. The design aims to let smart contracts across participating rollups execute synchronously without bridges, while Gnosis Chain would keep its existing apps, balances and xDAI gas token. Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick said the framework could reduce reliance on bridges and improve asset usability across EVM chains.1180
Gnosis Chain2026-08-19 14:25:49Gnosis Chain Plans to Retire Its Validator Set and Move Settlement to EthereumGnosis Chain has approved a strategic shift away from operating as a standalone Layer 1 and toward becoming an Ethereum-settled rollup under the Ethereum Economic Zone framework. The proposal, announced by Gnosis Chain and published on the GnosisDAO governance forum, would retire the network’s independent validator set and replace its settlement security model with Ethereum validators. If implemented, roughly 350,000 GNO would be unlocked as the validator set winds down, and the treasury-funded staking subsidy would come to an end. For users, the transition is designed to be minimally disruptive. xDAI would remain the gas token, while wallet addresses, balances, and contract state would continue without a migration to a new chain. The technical draw is synchronous composability with Ethereum, though the first version would only support atomic calls from Gnosis to Ethereum. Calls in the other direction, as well as broader cross-instance composability, are planned for later stages. The proposal does not finalize the technical architecture or request new funding. It does, however, state that Gnosis Ltd will initially operate a centralized composer responsible for transaction ordering, block building, and submission for proving and settlement. The first Ethereum Economic Zone block is targeted for December 2026 or January 2027, with bidirectional composability and real-time proving expected in 2027.1400
Gnosis Chain2026-07-28 05:59:45Gnosis Chain seeks community backing to drop its standalone L1 model for an EEZ rollupGnosisDAO has formally introduced GIP-153, a governance proposal that asks the community for directional consensus on moving Gnosis Chain away from its current position as an independent Layer 1 and into an Ethereum Economic Zone, or EEZ, rollup. The proposal, written by Gnosis co-founder Friederike Ernst together with Philippe Schommers and Ben Carvill, is notable for saying plainly that Gnosis Chain’s standalone L1 positioning has failed. It argues that the chain’s promise of credible neutrality overlaps too heavily with Ethereum, while Gnosis lacks the scale and liquidity to justify carrying a full security stack on its own. The document lays out the economic pressure behind that conclusion. According to the proposal, Gnosis Chain’s fee revenue does not cover network security costs, forcing GnosisDAO’s treasury to subsidize the gap and causing about 2.3% annual dilution for non-stakers. It also points to a TVL of roughly $91 million and a GNO market capitalization of around $280 million, figures it presents as marginal in the current L1 race. Rather than becoming a standard L2, Gnosis wants to adopt the EEZ framework, whose main pitch is synchronous composability with Ethereum. If implemented, the shift would also unlock about 350,000 staked GNO, remove the existing validator set, and hand sequencing to Gnosis Ltd. Community voting is expected in August to September 2026.2260
Gnosis Chain2026-07-27 08:22:14Gnosis Chain seeks community backing to shift from standalone L1 to Ethereum-aligned ZK RollupGnosis Chain is seeking directional consensus from its community on a proposal to move away from its current standalone Layer 1 model and become an Ethereum Economic Zone, or EEZ, ZK Rollup under GnosisDAO’s GIP-153. The proposal, co-authored by Friederike Ernst and others, argues that Gnosis Chain’s positioning as an independent L1 has failed because its “credible neutrality” pitch overlaps heavily with Ethereum while lacking Ethereum’s scale and liquidity. It also says fee revenue has been far too low to cover security costs, leaving those expenses dependent on DAO treasury subsidies and causing about 2.3% annual dilution for non-stakers. Under the proposed design, the network would produce blocks every two seconds, submit a state proof and settle to Ethereum L1 on every Ethereum block, and keep user addresses, balances, and contract state continuous. xDAI would remain the gas token. The plan would also unlock about 350,000 staked GNO, or roughly 27% of circulating supply, remove the current independent validator set, hand sequencing to Gnosis Ltd, and turn existing bridge validators into prover nodes. A GIP vote is expected in August to September, with a genesis block targeted for January 2027.1730
