🦉Gnosis Weekly Recap ~ 17 April 2025

This week, we shine a light on Circles — a radical rethinking of what money can be in a decentralized world.

Born from the same spirit that sparked Bitcoin, Circles challenges the status quo not through scarcity, but through abundance, trust, and participation. It gives everyone the power to issue their own currency, building economic networks rooted in real human connection. With innovations like universal issuance, demurrage, and group-based trust, Circles v2 is more than a relaunch — it’s a reinvention.

As part of the Gnosis 3.0 collective, Circles exemplifies our renewed focus on open financial infrastructure that works for everyone, everywhere. Gnosis is evolving beyond infrastructure for developers — we’re building applications that empower communities, fuel daily life, and unlock real-world utility at scale.

The coming weeks will bring exciting milestones across the ecosystem, but for now, take a moment to explore how Circles is turning decentralized money into a broader movement.

Let’s dive into the weekly recap 👇

🚨 Gnosis Chain Pectra Hard Fork Announcement

We will continue to update the Gnosis community running up to the Pectra upgrade! The hard fork brings major improvements to scalability, fee structures, and network functionality, setting the stage for a more efficient and flexible Gnosis Chain.

📖 Read the full blog post: Pectra Hard Fork Details

Mainnet Upgrade:
📅 30 April 2025
⏰ 14:03:40 UTC
🔢 Slot 21405696 | Epoch 1337856

🔹 Key Upgrades by User Type

👤 For Users

• New transaction type enabling:
  ✅ Transaction batching
  ✅ Sponsored transactions
  ✅ Conditional transactions
  ✅ Delegated security features
• A major step toward native account abstraction

⚡ For Validators

💰 Higher rewards (increased max stake per validator)
🔄 Auto-compounding capabilities
📉 Reduced operational costs (optimized signature aggregation)
🚀 Streamlined withdrawals via execution layer

👨‍💻 For Developers

🛠 Smart wallet upgrades for EOAs
📦 Expanded blob capacity for high-performance rollups & dApps
📡 Direct execution-to-consensus layer communication
⚡ More efficient BLS operations & zk-proofs

⚠️ Important Actions Required

• Node operators: Upgrade before 30 April
• Client releases: Coming by 23 April (aligned with Ethereum)
• Stay updated:
  💬 Join Gnosis Discord
  ✉️ Subscribe to the Validator Newsletter

📅 What’s Next?

Stay tuned for:
📜 Detailed implementation guide
🔧 Client releases
📑 Technical documentation
🎥 Live stream & community calls

🔗 Read the full specifications: Pectra Hard Fork Blog

🔗 Circles Trust Graph: See Your Social Money Network

Ever wondered what your social graph looks like as a currency network?

With Circles v2, value flows through real-world trust connections. The Circles Trust Graph visualizes how you — and your connections — create and exchange money without banks.

🧠 Ready to explore your trust network?
👉 Open the Metri app.
🤝 Join Circles and start connecting trust lines.

See how far your trust can go.

💬 Join the Circles Discord

Whether you're a builder, believer, or just curious about what a trust-based economy looks like, the Circles Discord is where ideas take root and communities grow.

🔗 Join the conversation
🌱 Ask questions, make connections, and help shape the future of decentralized money.

This is your invite to the future of money — don’t miss it.

💳 Zeal + Gnosis Pay

The DeFi Spending Revolution You Might’ve Missed

There’s been a lot of chatter lately in the Gnosis Discord — and surprisingly, many still don’t know how powerful the Zeal + Gnosis Pay combo really is.

Let’s fix that. Here’s what makes this integration a game-changer for onchain finance:

• ⚡ Full Card Control, One App
  Manage your entire Gnosis Pay experience directly in Zeal: check your transaction history, track cashback rewards, and stay on top of your spending – all from one intuitive dashboard.
• 🔁 Earn While You Spend
  Deposit into protocols like Aave or Sky to earn yield, then spend directly from your growing balance. Yes, seriously.
• 💳 Auto Recharge = No Stress
  Set a spending limit, and Zeal will automatically top up your Gnosis Pay card when your balance dips. Easy.
• 🌉 Cross-Chain? No Problem.
  Top up from any chain with a single click — no bridge headaches. Here’s how it works.
• 🔒 Self-Custody, Zero Hassle
  Built on Safe, Zeal gives you all the benefits of self-custody with the smooth experience of a modern neobank.

The future of banking is here — and it’s open, self-custodial, and actually useful.

Want to see it in action or ask questions? Jump into the Gnosis Discord and join the conversation.

✍️ Gnosis is Hiring!

🦉 GnosisDAO

Head of Prediction Markets

Freelancer, Full-time · Remote

Legal Associate

Freelancer, Full-time · United Kingdom, Remote, Germany (Berlin), Gibraltar

💳 Gnosis Pay

Senior Golang Engineer

Freelancer, Full-time · Remote

Customer Relations Agent

Permanent employee, Full or part-time · São Paulo

💡 Marketing

Head of Marketing and Communications

Freelancer, Full-time · Remote

Product Community Specialist / Discord Moderator

Freelancer, Full-time · Remote

💸 Finance

Finanzassistent/in (m/w/d)

Intern / Student, Part-time · Germany (Berlin)

🏗️ Infrastructure

Core Developer

Freelancer, Full-time · Remote

🌍 Ecosystem Friends

💼 Monerium | Growth & Community Manager

Monerium is looking for a Growth & Community Manager to drive engagement, expand our reach, and strengthen our presence in the Web3 space. 

Blockchain Core Developer (Erigon, Go)

Erigon is an Ethereum (also Gnosis Chain and Polygon) Execution Layer on the efficiency frontier. It's written in the Go programming language.

🙏 Thank you

To get more involved in the Gnosis ecosystem, explore the links below!
Gnosis Discord
Gnosis on X
Gnosis YouTube
Gnosis Forum
Gnosis Chain Docs
Gnosis Pay
Metri
Circles
Hashi
Gnosis AI