Gnosis Chain at a glance.
Gnosis Chain started life as the xDai Chain in 2018 and merged with the Gnosis ecosystem in 2022, transitioning to proof of stake and adopting the dual-token model it runs today.
$64.5M
Value locked in DeFi protocols on Gnosis Chain. Updated Jun 2, 2026. Source: DefiLlama.
GNO
Used for fees and securing the network. See the live GNO price.
How Gnosis Chain works.
Validators stake GNO to participate in block production on the Gnosis Beacon Chain, which runs in parallel with the execution layer. The native gas currency is xDAI, a USD-pegged stablecoin, so users know exactly what a transaction costs in fiat terms without worrying about token price volatility.
Validators stake GNO to participate in block production on the Gnosis Beacon Chain, which runs in parallel with the execution layer. The native gas currency is xDAI, a USD-pegged stablecoin, so users know exactly what a transaction costs in fiat terms without worrying about token price volatility.
xDAI as gas
Using a USD-pegged stablecoin as the gas currency means transaction costs are predictable and remain very low, well below one cent for most operations.
EVM equivalence
Gnosis Chain runs the same Ethereum Virtual Machine, so any Solidity contract or tool that works on Ethereum deploys without changes.
Gnosis Safe integration
Gnosis Safe, the most widely used multi-signature wallet infrastructure in crypto, was built by the same team and runs natively on Gnosis Chain.
Gnosis Pay
Gnosis Pay enables spending crypto balances via a Visa debit card linked directly to a Safe wallet on Gnosis Chain, connecting on-chain assets to real-world payments.
What Gnosis Chain is used for.
Gnosis Chain has carved out a niche in payments, DAO tooling, and real-world spending. Its low and predictable costs make it practical for small daily transactions that would be expensive on mainnet Ethereum.
Real-world card payments
Gnosis Pay allows holders to spend crypto directly from a self-custodied Safe wallet via a Visa card, settled on-chain.
DAO treasury management
Gnosis Safe multisigs manage billions in DAO and protocol treasury assets; Gnosis Chain hosts the native version at minimal cost.
Low-value DeFi
Lending, swapping, and yield protocols operate on Gnosis Chain where gas costs under a cent make micro-transactions viable.
Stablecoin transfers
xDAI and other stablecoins move across the network cheaply, making it useful for payroll, micropayments, and remittances.
Hold, swap and spend GNO.
Gnosis Chain is integrated in the Zypto App. Hold GNO in self-custody, swap it to any supported asset, and use it across Zypto’s features.
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