ChainCatcher reported that according to The Block, Gnosis Chain community members are reconsidering their choice of gas tokens after MakerDAO changed its name to Sky and launched a new stablecoin Sky Dollar (USDS). Gnosis operates a sidechain and currently uses a bridge version called xDAI to pay gas fees on the network.

MakerDAO is the issuer of DAI, a stablecoin backed by crypto assets. The new USDS stablecoin may introduce more centralized features, including the ability to "freeze" wallet addresses and restrict access to users in the UK and the US. These changes have raised concerns among Gnosis Chain users about the reliability of USDS in paying transaction costs.

Community members emphasized that the USDS freezing feature is contrary to Gnosis's decentralized principles. Gnosis Chain members discussed exploring several alternative solutions, including the adoption of decentralized stablecoins such as RAI and LUSD or a basket of currencies. In addition, members also suggested that Gnosis Chain could use its native staking token Gnosis (GNO) as a gas token to match the practices of other blockchain protocols. The discussion is still in its preliminary stages and no formal proposal has been made yet.