GnosisDAO approved Gnosis Chain’s transition from a standalone layer-1 network to an Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) rollup, with 123,158 GNO in support, 115 against and 151 abstentions across 54 voters. The network will retire its independent validator set to settle directly on Ethereum, making Gnosis Chain a layer-2 that relies on Ethereum validators. An initial launch is targeted for late 2026 or early 2027, subject to the required EEZ technology being ready. Gnosis Chain will become the first deployed EEZ instance while retaining its existing applications, balances and xDAI gas token. According to L2Beat, 22 Ethereum rollups currently secure $27.82 billion.
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