Your Questions About Gonka

Gonka is a real project with several key indicators of reliability:

• Public founders: The Liberman family — Daniil, David, Anna, Maria. Not anonymous founders, but people with a 20-year public track record: ex-Snap Inc. (Kernel AR exit at ~$64M), Product Science ($18M in investment). Their biographies are verifiable via LinkedIn, Crunchbase, and Forbes.
• Institutional investment: about $80M from Coatue ($48B AUM), Bitfury ($50M Series B), Insight Partners ($90B+ AUM), Benchmark (early investor in eBay, Uber, Snap), Slow Ventures, K5 Global. These are not nameless "crypto funds" — these are top-tier funds with trillions in total assets.
• CertiK audit: smart contract security verified by a leading company in the Web3 auditing field.
• Open source: all code is on GitHub — anyone can check it.
• Working mainnet: launched in August 2025; GPUs in the network: 584, MLNodes: 121. The network processes real AI queries every day.

A counter-argument you might encounter: some automated scanners (like gridinsoft.com) give low trust scores to new domains. This is not an assessment of the project — it is an automated scan of a young domain. Real indicators of reliability — investment, audits, a public team, a working network — speak for themselves.

However: a reliable project does not mean risk-free. This is an early crypto project with inherent risks. Read the following questions.

For comparison: in the crypto industry, most failed projects shared common traits — anonymous teams, no audits, no institutional investors, no working product. Gonka does not meet any of these criteria. But having all the "green flags" does not eliminate market and regulatory risks. A reasonable approach: check everything yourself (code on GitHub, CertiK audit, founders' biographies), try the free AI chat, and make an informed decision.

It depends on the path you choose. Here are all the options, from free to maximum:

For pools: you put in money, the operator rents GPUs and mines GNK for you. Payouts in GNK (CloudMine — in USDC on Base). Ancapex: entry from $1, daily payouts. Gonka.Top: fee for 2 weeks, payouts monthly for 180 days.

For a server: direct mining to your wallet. The operator handles setup, monitoring, and updates.

For your own host: you need an NVIDIA server with 320+ GB VRAM per ML node, CUDA, Docker, stable internet, 24/7 uptime. The most profitable path — the whole reward is yours, no fees. Detailed instructions in the mining guide.

Important: this is an investment, not a bank deposit. Returns depend on the GNK price and network load.

No hidden fees: in a pool you pay only the entry fee, the operator's commission is already included in the terms. The AI chat is completely free — we pay for the compute from our own wallet. Karman, GG Wallet, and Gonka.Wallet are free. The only extra costs are network fees when sending GNK (as of October 2026 — about 0.0002 GNK for a regular transfer, fractions of a cent).

On returns: we deliberately don't quote ROI percentages — because they depend on the GNK price, which can move either way. Projects promising "guaranteed income of X% per month" are almost always scams. Gonka is an investment in the early stage of a promising project, not an instrument with a fixed return. More on the factors behind returns in the article "How much can you earn".

Yes, there are risks — as in any crypto project. Let's list the specific ones:

• Liquidity: GNK is not yet traded on major exchanges (CEX). Trading takes place on SafeTrade and via HEX OTC. With low liquidity, selling a large volume at the current price can be difficult.
• Volatility: the token price can both rise and fall. The current price is ~$0.22, but with low liquidity, sharp fluctuations in both directions are possible.
• Pool returns: depend on the GNK price, network load, and the number of hosts. If the GNK price drops, income in dollars will drop proportionally, even if you receive the same amount of GNK.
• Competition: the market includes Render, Akash, io.net, Bittensor, as well as centralized providers (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic). There is no guarantee that Gonka will capture a dominant market share.
• Regulatory risks: cryptocurrencies and DePIN projects may be subject to stricter regulations in various jurisdictions.
• Technical risks: mainnet has been working since August 2025, the network is still young. inferenced does not yet work on all configurations (AVX required on CPU).

What is in favor of the project: $80M from tier-1 funds, CertiK audit, public team with a 20-year track record, working mainnet with 584 GPUs — this is more serious than 99% of crypto projects. But "more serious" does not mean "risk-free".

Rule: invest only what you are prepared to lose. This is not a bank deposit — it is an investment with risks. Nothing on this site constitutes financial advice.

How to minimize risks: start with a minimal investment ($30–100 in a pool) to understand the mechanics. Diversify: do not put all your funds into one project. Set a loss limit for yourself — an amount whose loss will not affect your lifestyle. Keep track of project news via official channels. And remember: a detailed breakdown of risks and prospects is in a separate article.

Step-by-step plan from zero to your first GNK:

1. Try the AI-chat for free: visit the AI-chat page on our website. Ask a question — a real network model (MiniMax M2.7, DeepSeek V4 Flash, or GLM-5.3 Flash) will respond through the decentralized Gonka network. No registration, no payment. See for yourself that it works.
2. Read "How to start earning GNK": define your path — pool, server, or your own host. Consider your budget, technical skills, and desired level of control.
3. Set up a wallet: Karman — opens in the browser, nothing to install, keys remain with you. If you plan to delegate GNK to validators, you will need GG Wallet (a Chrome extension). A wallet is needed to receive and store GNK.
4. Choose a provider: go to the comparison page. Compare pools (Gonka.Top, GonkaPool.ai, Ancapex, CloudMine (Mingles)) and servers (Gonka.Top, Spheron — users from the RF may face payment difficulties). Pay attention to commissions, payout history, and referral programs.
5. Start: for a pool — registration and payment (10—15 minutes). For a server — payment and waiting for setup (1—2 days). For your own host — installation, configuration, on-chain registration (several hours, see mining guide).

The entire process from first acquaintance to the first GNK: from 10 minutes (pool) to several hours (your own host).

How much time will it take: AI-chat — instant (just open the page). Wallet installation — 2—5 minutes. Pool registration — 10—15 minutes. Dedicated server setup — 1—2 business days (an operator does everything for you). Your own host setup — from several hours to a day (depending on experience). First GNK from a pool — in 2—4 weeks (pool accumulation time + start of mining).

Do not delay the first step: the hardest part is starting. Try the AI-chat right now — it will take 30 seconds and costs nothing. Ask any question: "What is Gonka?", "Write a poem", "Explain quantum physics" — and see that decentralized AI works. After that, every next step will be easier.