Overview
Gnosis is a decentralised ecosystem of aligned projects building open financial infrastructure, governed collectively through GnosisDAO and connected economically through the GNO token.
GnosisDAO is the on-chain governance layer at the centre of this ecosystem. GNO token holders exercise collective authority over the treasury and ecosystem direction through structured debate and binding on-chain decisions in the form of Gnosis Improvement Proposals (GIPs).
It is not the same as Gnosis Ltd, and it does not manage day-to-day product decisions or speak on behalf of spinout organisations.
About Gnosis
Founded in 2015, Gnosis has evolved into a full-stack ecosystem bridging decentralised technology with everyday finance. Gnosis’ mission is to empower every person with greater financial agency and access, while supporting the creation of an open and collectively-owned financial system that benefits all. From its origins in decentralised prediction markets, Gnosis has grown into a full-spectrum provider spanning asset management, decentralised trading, and payments.
Its industry-leading innovations include Safe, securing over $58 billion in assets; CoW Protocol, which has protected more than $130 billion in trades; and Gnosis Pay, enabling over $100m in payments to date, via crypto-native cards, for a growing ecosystem of wallets. Gnosis delivers a seamless, collectively-owned financial experience that puts accessibility and ownership at its core.
Active Products
The Gnosis Chain Ecosystem includes a range of leading onchain applications and services. You can find the full list of projects here.
Spinouts
About GnosisDAO
GnosisDAO governs the Gnosis treasury and can set high-level priorities and funding signals for the broader Gnosis ecosystem through the GIP process. Material treasury allocations, major funding decisions, and significant ecosystem strategy changes are expected to be made via passed GIPs, either directly or through mandates that GnosisDAO has previously approved. The DAO does not govern spinout organisations or day-to-day product operations; those sit with independent teams.
For a full introduction, see What is GnosisDAO?
About GNO
The GNO token is the governance and economic backbone of the Gnosis ecosystem: it is used to participate in DAO governance and for validating the Gnosis Chain blockchain network.
In January 2025, the DAO approved a significant treasury proposal (GIP-116) put forward by kpk, which included one of the largest GNO burns to date. The centerpiece of the proposal was the burning of 3.15M GNO tokens from the vesting contract, a meaningful step in GnosisDAO’s commitment to sound tokenomics.
GNO has a total supply of 3,000,000, and GnosisDAO is committed to a deflationary tokenomics model.
Get involved in GnosisDAO governance:
- New to governance? See How to Vote on a GIP for a step-by-step guide.
- Check live and recent proposals on Snapshot.
- Join the discussion on the GnosisDAO Forum.
Last updated: April 2026