🦉Gnosis Weekly Recap ~ 09 January 2026
This week, Gnosis leadership (Stefan George and Friederike Ernst) sat down for our quarterly AMA. It was an honest, packed session covering everything from the ethics of hard forks to the future of GNO value.
📺Watch the full AMA on YouTube
⚖️ On Governance & the Balancer Hard Fork
The "Code is Law" vs. "User Protection" debate was front and center.
- The "Red Line": Stefan and Friederike acknowledged that intervening in chain content is never a decision taken lightly. However, they argued that "credible neutrality" shouldn't mean being "willfully blind" to a $9.5M exploit.
- A Testament to Infra: Gnosis was the only network affected by the Balancer hack where the funds were actually recovered—a testament to the coordination between the Gnosis team, Nethermind, and Erigon.
- The Framework for the Future: To avoid ad-hoc decisions, a "Framework for the Future" is being developed on the forum to provide an algorithmic-like guide for when the DAO should (and shouldn't) interfere.
🚀 Strategy & The "Two Pillars"
- Gnosis Pay Expansion: Major Leak Alert! Stefan confirmed that a contract was signed on the day of the AMA with a partner to support the rollout of Gnosis Pay on its first non-Gnosis chain network.
- Gnosis as a B2B Powerhouse: The team is "hellbent" on profitability. Every venture studio project is designed to accrue value back to GNO holders through potential buybacks or dividends.
- L2 or L1? The team remains undogmatic. Shifting Gnosis Chain to an L2 is "on the table" if it improves trustless interoperability with Ethereum without sacrificing decentralization.
💳 Product & Rewards Roadmap
- Cashback Continuity: Good news—rewards will not end on Jan 31st. The current structure will continue while partners transition to more optimized reward models (including rewards for holding EURe).
- The Native App: The Gnosis App is currently a PWA (Progressive Web App) to prevent deplatforming by Apple/Google, but a native wrapper for the App Store/Play Store is coming in the first half of 2026.
- Social Money: Friederike noted that Gen Z users are increasingly excited about Circles as a "social money" differentiator that sets Gnosis apart from generic neobanks.
💼 Gnosis Business & Treasury
- $1B Milestone: Gnosis Business has officially crossed $1B in transaction volume.
- New Treasury Management: Following the offboarding of kpk, a new request for proposals was published this week (more details below) to find a treasury manager who can consolidate positions and focus on conservative, risk-adjusted yield.
🗳️ Join the Working Group
The "Framework for the Future" (guiding chain interventions) is the most important governance discussion of the year. We need your input to move this from a forum draft to a formal GIP.
👉Contribute to the Framework on the Forum
📱 For Those Who Like To Be Early
The wait is over for the "contrarians and digital owners." Gnosis has officially opened the gates to the Gnosis App.
As teased in ourGnosis 3.0 Roadmap, this app is designed to be the "bank slayer"—a consumer-centric gateway that makes self-custody as simple as a neobank.
Why you want to get in now:
- Ownership Rewards: Early users can explore the tiered cashback program (up to 5% for GNO holders and OG NFT owners).
- The Full Stack, One App: Manage your Gnosis Pay card, track Circles social money, and earn yield all from a single, self-custodial dashboard.
- Be Part of the Beta: As an early access user, your feedback will directly shape the final public rollout.
👉 Claim your spot:app.gnosis.io
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🗳️ Request for Proposals: Treasury Management Services
Gnosis DAO has officially opened a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified treasury management providers. Gnosis is seeking a crypto-native partner to manage operational liquidity, endowment, and governance-related activities across both on-chain and off-chain environments.
This is a mandate for ongoing services focused on reliability, transparency, and high-level execution to support the next phase of Gnosis.
🎯 Scope of Work
The selected provider will oversee a comprehensive mandate, including:
- Operational Liquidity: Strategic management of Gnosis Chain liquidity, including multi-currency stablecoins (EURe, GBPe, BRLA, BRZ, ZCHF) and Circles liquidity.
- Endowment Management: Active management of ETH and stablecoins across DeFi, 24/7 emergency monitoring, and GNO buyback/investment tracking.
- Delegated Committee Role: Acting as the delegated treasury committee for DAO-controlled, Cayman-incorporated entities with authority to execute operations in line with Gnosis DAO mandates.
- Governance & Reporting: Managing treasury-related voting (GNO, veBAL, Aura), maintaining a live treasury dashboard, and providing monthly performance reports.
💰 Budget & Compensation
- Budget Envelope: Total annual budget is capped at ≤ USD 1.5 million (aligned with the last negotiated karpatkey proposal).
- Alignment: GNO-denominated compensation and vesting structures are encouraged to ensure long-term incentive alignment with the DAO.
📋 What We’re Looking For
Gnosis is seeking operators with a proven track record in DAO or Foundation treasury management, a mature approach to risk, and the ability to operate comfortably across legal entities and on-chain protocols.
🗓️ Important Timelines
The DAO requires a new manager as soon as possible.
- Submission Deadline: January 23, 2026.
- Extension: If significant work is demonstrated by Jan 23, an extension until January 30 may be granted.
View the full requirements and submit a proposal: 👉Gnosis Forum: Treasury Management Services RFP
🛠️ The New Validators Launchpad
Running a node is the most direct way to support the "Post-Bank Future," and we are making that experience as seamless as possible. You can now manage your entire fleet from a single hub:
Key Features & Upgrades:
- Centralized Management: Use your withdrawal address wallet to deposit, withdraw, exit, and consolidate validators in one place.
- 0x02 Compounding Validators: Easily upgrade legacy
0x01validators to the new0x02type, enabling native compounding. - Consolidation: Support for merging validator balances up to a maximum of 64 GNO per validator.
- Simplified Deposits: Add GNO to an existing
0x02validator via partial deposits—no need to generate new partial deposit files. - Batch Actions: Trigger withdrawals and exits directly from the execution layer with support for batching multiple validators at once.
⚠️ Note for Operators: The interface is currently in Beta. While it is a powerful leap forward in usability, please review every transaction carefully before signing.
Join the Validator Community
As Gnosis Chain continues to shadow Ethereum’s technical roadmap, this launchpad will evolve into the primary gateway for all staking activities. If you have feedback or need support with the new UI, our team is active in the #validators channel on Discord.
✍️ Gnosis is Hiring!
⭕ Circles
Marketing Manager (Remote from Europe)
Freelancer, Full-time · Remote
💼 Gnosis Business
Marketing Manager (Remote in APAC)
Freelancer, Full-time · APAC, Remote
Gnosis Pay
Technical Lead
Freelancer, Full-time · Remote, Portugal, Germany
🏗️ Infrastructure
Core Developer
Freelancer, Full-time · Remote
🌎 Others
HOPR - Systems EngineerFreelancer,
Full-time · Remote
Open Application Freelancer,
Full or part-time · Remote
To get more involved in the Gnosis ecosystem, explore the links below: