OpenGDP Foundation Unveils $GDP
TL;DR
- OpenGDP is building the Global Base Layer for Programmable GDP: a novel Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for tokenizing, exchanging, and coordinating entire economies at internet scale.
- As we rapidly move from Devnet to Testnet and beyond, the OpenGDP Foundation is introducing the design direction for $GDP, the proposed native asset of the OpenGDP Network.
- In the current phase, no $GDP token exists, is live, or is available to purchase or claim. Design, features, and mechanics remain under active research and may change.
- The goal of $GDP is to provide a coordination and security primitive for the OpenGDP Network: securing the base layer and ONS networks, aligning incentives, and helping connect economic zones onchain.
From internet information to programmable GDP
Over the last 30 years we put information on the internet.
Over the next 30 years we will put GDP on the internet.
OpenGDP starts from a simple but demanding question:
What would global economic infrastructure look like if we designed it from first principles, assuming 24/7 global markets, instant settlements, and permissionless access to global liquidity?
The answer we are pursuing is a single, composable base layer that provides full-stack market infrastructure for:
- Tokenization for representing real-world assets, services, and data onchain.
- Exchange for native price discovery, trading, and settlement.
- Coordination for compliance, payments, clearing, and multi-party workflows.
- OpenGDP Network Stack (ONS) for sovereign, specialized networks powered by shared security and interoperability.
To make this work at scale, the network needs a native asset that can secure the system, align participants across thousands of jurisdictions and institutions, and serve as a common thread between many onchain economies.
That is the role we envision for $GDP.
What $GDP is designed to do
Subject to change and further review, we expect $GDP to be designed around a few core roles:
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Security
- Support the security of the OpenGDP L1 and, over time, ONS networks.
- Sit alongside assets like BTC, ETH, high-quality stablecoins, and premium tokenized RWAs as part of the anchor capital for onchain economies.
- Align validators, infra providers, and builders around long-term network health.
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Interoperability
- Act as a coordination primitive for sovereign blockchain networks built with ONS: a way to tie security, settlement, and governance hooks together across many blockchains and jurisdictions.
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Network utility
- Over time, and only where appropriate, $GDP may be used for fees, governance, or other protocol utilities.
- Any such roles will be defined clearly in future, dedicated materials.
All of the above is directional, not final. Parameters and mechanics will evolve as the protocol, regulation, and real-world usage evolve.
The Global Base Layer for Everyone
This isn't about building a Layer 1. This is about building the future of nations. This is about building infrastructure for the next generation of humanity. At OpenGDP, we are long human civilization. We are long global $GDP.
g(dp)m.
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