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Gas Station Network (GSN)

The Gas Station Network (GSN) is a decentralized network that enables users to interact with smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain without requiring them to possess Ether (ETH) or pay fees in ETH. GSN allows developers to offer a simplified and seamless experience to their users by removing the intricacies of Ethereum’s gas fees and transaction mechanisms.

Through GSN, users can use the tokens they already hold, such as stablecoins, to pay for transaction fees, eliminating the need to acquire ETH. The GSN network automatically converts the user’s tokens to ETH and pays the fees on their behalf. This simplifies the process of interacting with decentralized applications (dApps) for users and lowers the barriers to mainstream adoption of blockchain technology.