{"id":12120,"date":"2026-08-20T09:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12120"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:17:13","slug":"gnosis-136-rally-masks-a-coming-350000-token-liquidity-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12120","title":{"rendered":"Gnosis\u2019 $136 rally masks a coming 350,000-token liquidity shock"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GnosisDAO has approved a plan to retire Gnosis Chain\u2019s standalone Layer 1, a shift that will unlock roughly 350,000 staked GNO.<\/p>\n

Under GIP-153, Gnosis Chain will become a zero-knowledge-proven Ethereum Economic Zone rollup that settles directly to Ethereum every block. The network will eventually retire its independent validator set and inherit security from Ethereum validators instead.<\/p>\n

That change would unlock about 350,000 GNO currently committed to staking, equivalent to roughly 27% of the token\u2019s circulating supply. The tokens are already counted as circulating supply, but ending staking would make them liquid again and remove their current role in securing Gnosis Chain.<\/p>\n

GNO rallied 10% to as high as about $136 around the governance decision, its highest level since May, CryptoSlate<\/em> data showed. The move came despite the prospect of a sizable increase in liquid GNO and reflected investor attention on Gnosis\u2019 deeper integration with Ethereum.<\/p>\n

The approval is a direction-level mandate rather than a final launch decision. GnosisDAO did not approve funding or a completed technical design, and the first EEZ version is targeted for around December 2026 or January 2027, depending on required infrastructure being ready.<\/p>\n

GNO loses its staking role as Gnosis turns to Ethereum<\/h2>\n

The transition will also force Gnosis to rethink GNO\u2019s economics after staking disappears.<\/p>\n