Basic Concepts
What is GNK: The Gonka Network Token
GNK is the Gonka network's token, its 'fuel'. Users pay GNK for AI requests, hosts receive GNK for providing GPUs. Without GNK, the network doesn't work – like a car without fuel.
What GNK is Used For
GNK is the internal currency of the Gonka network. Every AI request to the neural network is paid in GNK. Hosts (GPU owners) receive GNK as a reward for processing these requests. GNK is also used for collateral, voting, and paying transaction gas fees. One token – many functions.
How to Get GNK
The main ways are: join a pool (the simplest — you deposit funds and the pool mines for you), set up your own GPU server (you need at least 320 GB of NVIDIA VRAM per ML node), or buy — the easiest is right in the Karman wallet with a card or crypto, and at the best rate on the SafeTrade exchange. Pools suit most people — they require no technical knowledge or hardware. It's convenient to keep the tokens you earn right there in Karman: the wallet opens right in your browser, and the keys stay with you.
Key Figures
Total emission: 1 billion GNK. Distribution: 80% to hosts (800M), 20% to founders (200M). The network runs 1,053 GPUs (ML nodes: 246). Models: MiniMax M2.7, DeepSeek V4 Flash, GLM-5.3 Flash. The price is tied to real demand for AI compute — the more users, the higher the value.
GNK – Gonka network's fuel token. Payment for AI, reward for GPUs, collateral for hosts. 1 billion total emission, 80% distributed to hosts.
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