# GNO (GNO) — machine-readable summary

> FORTUNA SIGNAL · FORA-01 evidence dossier · Researched 2026-09-15 · https://ron-delhaye-studios.github.io/fortuna-signal-live/tokens/gno.html

## Definition
GNO is the staking and governance token of the Gnosis ecosystem, anchored by Gnosis Chain, a stable-payments EVM layer-1.

## What the holder owns (FORA-01 Q1)
GNO is the key token of the Gnosis ecosystem: it is staked on the Gnosis Beacon Chain to secure Gnosis Chain through block validation (earning staking rewards), and it is the governance token of GnosisDAO. Exchange disclosures and the official Gnosis Chain documentation agree on these two roles. It is a utility and governance token, not a claim on any asset.

## Verification verdict
Class A (Class A) — FORA-01 scale: verification, not a quality ranking.
q1 VERIFIED · q2 VERIFIED · q3 VERIFIED · q4 VERIFIED · q5 VERIFIED

## Plain-language utility
Governance token for Gnosis — holders vote on protocol decisions.

## Key risks & notes
No official whitepaper could be read in this session: the official Gnosis whitepaper PDF in the gnosis/research GitHub repository only rendered a loading page and could not be fetched. Summary is grounded in official Gnosis Chain docs. Risks include validator-set concentration at modest thresholds, slashing, GNO price volatility, and the long evolution from the original prediction-market design.

## Primary source
- (no whitepaper found — drawn from official project documentation)

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