Gnosis

Gnosis Chain, a pioneering Ethereum sidechain, enables global node operation with 140,000 validators ensuring its security. Various validators and community governance maintain credibility and neutrality at lower costs than the mainnet.

Networks Mainnet
Released 2015
Consensus Delegated Proof of Stake (DPOS)
Smart contracts Yes
Block time ~5 seconds
Smart contract language(s) supported Solidity, Go
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What makes Gnosis unique?

Founded in 2015, Gnosis initially focused on prediction markets, transitioning into a DAO in 2020. Gnosis Chain, born from the merger of GnosisDAO and xDAI, is a community-driven EVM-based blockchain. Governed by a DAO, it ensures resilience and neutrality, with over 140,000 global validators providing operational integrity.