Gnosis vs Manta

Gnosis Chain is an Ethereum sidechain prioritizing low fees, decentralization, and community governance. It runs with $0.0001 per 100k gas costs, 5-second block times, and a globally distributed validator set exceeding 350k nodes. Through GnosisDAO, stakers use the GNO token to secure the network and vote on on-chain proposals shaping the chain’s future.

Manta Pacific is a modular zk‑EVM Layer‑2 that stores rollup data on Celestia DA and uses universal circuits to keep prover costs low. Users can deploy privacy‑preserving smart contracts with built‑in zero‑knowledge widgets for shielding balances. The 2025 ‘Marlin’ release adds Account Abstraction and native bridges to Polkadot’s parachain ecosystem.