Today, we’re introducing $GWEI, the governance token powering ETHGas and the first infrastructure layer for a realtime, gasless Ethereum. $GWEI’s debut represents a commitment to a bold mission: to make 2026 the year of Realtime Ethereum. Learn more about $GWEI below and get clued in on the initial details for the community airdrop.

What is $GWEI?

Ethereum is the most decentralized, liquid, and secure settlement layer, bar none. But the way blockspace is allocated on the network hasn’t evolved at the same pace as the applications built on top of it. 

ETHGas transforms Ethereum blockspace into a structured, tradable asset. Instead of competing blindly in a mempool, applications and institutions can secure predictable execution through blockspace commitments, pre-confirmations, and realtime settlement.

This unlocks something Ethereum has never had before: instant execution, budgetable costs, and gasless user experiences at scale. ETHGas is the protocol that has split the atom of Ethereum blockspace to take the network into its Realtime Era.

$GWEI is the native governance token of the ETHGas protocol. It transforms token holders from passive users into active stewards to participate in the future of the protocol through proposal creation, voting and delegated decision-making. The primary function of $GWEI is to is to enable decentralized stewardship of the protocol through:

1. On-Chain Decision Making: Holders who stake $GWEI receive $veGWEI (voting escrow), granting them the right to propose and vote on critical changes such as protocol parameters, supply dynamics, and smart contract upgrades.
2. Delegation and Liquid Democracy: Token holders can delegate their voting power to trusted individuals, organizations, or professional delegates, while retaining full ownership of their tokens.
3. Commitment-Based Weighting: Voting power is amplified by the duration of your stake. Longer lock durations or higher stake amounts confer proportionately greater voting power. 
4. Treasury Stewardship: Through proposals, holders decide how to allocate resources for ecosystem initiatives, developer grants, and strategic partnerships.
5.  Emergency & Upgrade Authority: $veGWEI governance serves as the final authority over protocol upgrades, parameter changes, and emergency actions.

Tokenomics Breakdown

$GWEI will count with a sustainable distribution model designed for long-term health, with significant allocations for ecosystem growth and a responsible release schedule. The total supply will be 10,000,000,000 $GWEI, allocated as follows:

The Gasless Future Community Airdrop

ETHGas has always been built for real users, not bots, not mercenary farmers, not empty wallets spun up for snapshots. To mark the launch of $GWEI, we’re introducing Chapter 4 of the ETHGas community journey: The Genesis Harvest.

High in the Sky-Castle, Gassy Jack locates the Genesis Treasure, the secure reserve where the ecosystem’s future value is stored. But this Treasure has no keyhole. It cannot be picked, and it cannot be forced.

The Genesis Treasure recognizes one thing above all else: Proof of Pain. This means you must show the Treasure that you have Historical Proof based on Gas Spent and Social Proof based on Community Verification. 

Learn more about Chapter 4 here.

What Happens Next

The launch of $GWEI marks the transition from concept to coordination. Blockspace markets are live, the Open Gas Initiative is expanding, Realtime Ethereum is no longer theoretical, and $GWEI powers it all. Now it’s time for you, the community of $GWEI holders, to both sustain and have a say in the future of this technology.

Dive into the docs to learn more about ETHGas and join the community shaping the next era of Ethereum.

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