ENS DAO Newsletter #94 - 08/26/2025
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Working Group Bulletin
- Meta-Governance meets at 2PM UTC on Tuesdays
- Ecosystem meets at 3PM UTC on Thursdays
- Public Goods meets at 4PM UTC on Thursdays
Proposals
- SEAL proposes DAO adoption of the Safe Harbor Agreement
- Netto.eth proposes to reactivate Service Provider streams
Commons
Kernel hosted an ENS research session with Nick Johnson. JustaName explored an Aurora partnership, and @dr3a.eth published a protocol overview. Namestone surpassed 9M subnames, Uniswap hit 2M uni.eth names, and gregskril.eth showcased ENS at World of Apps. zWallet launched, Safe and Viem advanced resolution upgrades, Nouns released free identities, and GeoCities and ethp2p integrated new features.
- Kernel hosted Nick Johnson for an ENS research session on L2 interop
- JustaName (SPP2) discussed partnering with Aurora Cloud Console
- Stablecoin transfers from any major chain to Polymarket accounts
- @dr3a.eth published a comprehensive overview of the ENS Protocol
- Namestone subname issuance platform surpasses 9M subnames
- gregskril.eth presented at World of Apps, showcasing ENS versatility
- zWallet launches as an open-source onchain wallet rooted on ENS
- Sign in with Ethereum (EIP-4361) is now finalized
- Safe considers adding ENS primary name resolution and avatar support
- Viem to add chain-specific ENS resolution support in next release
- Nouns launches Nounified ENS identities, free to mint and yours forever
- GeoCities enables dWebsites for ENS and Base basenames via eth.limo
- ethp2p integrates ENS, displaying seller identities directly on listings
- Enscribe adds support for setting ENS L2 primary names
- ENS joins ETH Tokyo as Gold Sponsor for September 2025 event
- Uniswap surpasses 2 million claimed uni.eth usernames
- happysingh.eth introduces subnames for Tap Day game identities
Meta-Governance
Karpatkey reported $46.3M in holdings and rebalanced 500 ETH as prices neared all-time highs. Key discussions centered on revisiting the Foundation’s legal structure, the Endowment’s fee model, and ENS token incentives. Blockful.eth proposed delegation incentives and began work on a dashboard to track SP activity. Additionally, the DAO announced support for Lighthouse Labs in shaping organizational identity.
- ENS DAO reports $46.3m holdings, rebalances 500 ETH as ETH nears all-time high
- Discussion: Revisiting the Foundation’s Legal Structure
- Discussion: Revisiting the Endowment’s Fee Structure
- Discussion: ENS Token Incentives
- Discussion: Blockful.eth Outlines Incentives to Boost Delegation
- Announcement: Backing Lighthouse Labs on DAO Organizational Identity
- Discussion: Blockful.eth are developing a dashboard to monitor SP activity
Ecosystem
There are service provider updates from Unruggable.eth and EIP, including AI tooling advances and SIWE stewardship. Grants went to Simplepage.eth (10,000 USDC + 200 ENS) and Yodlpay (25,000 USDC + 500 ENS). Key discussions covered custom resolvers, ENSNode v2 migration, and Service Provider Program oversight. Raffy.eth pushed ERC-7996 for universal resolver standards, while Ease debuted a facial recognition wallet with subnames and Atlas launched as a terminal interface for ENSjs libraries.
- Service Provider Update: Unruggable.eth Q2 Report
- Service Provider Update: EIP advances AI tooling and takes over SIWE
- Discussion: Prototyping a Custom Resolver for Smart Contracts
- Grant: Simplepage.eth rewarded 10,000 USDC + 200 ENS
- Grant: Yodlpay rewarded 25,000 USDC + 500 ENS
- Discussion: ENSNode v2 migration to Squid SDK proposed
- Discussion: Service Provider Program Watch
- Raffy.eth ERC-7996 Support and Standardizing the Universal Resolver
- Project Highlight: Ease Introduces facial recognition wallet with subnames
- Project Highlight: Atlas debuts as terminal interface for ENSjs libraries
Public Goods
The Public Goods Working Group announced its alignment with the Ethereum Foundation’s new co-funding model, marking a major step toward shared stewardship of ecosystem grants. This collaboration entails pooing resources, co-selection, and amplification by jointly funding initiatives. Also, ENS committed funding to independent research on ICANN and TLD policy, while EDI flagged risks in the EU’s EUDI framework and emphasized decentralization as a path to digital sovereignty.
- Announcement: ENS aligns with Ethereum Foundation’s new co-funding model
- Announcement: Funding Independent Research on ICANN and TLD policy
- EDI highlights risks in EUDI, calls for sovereignty via decentralization
ENS DAO Resources (2025)
| Resource | Function | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | Navigation | Open |
| Basics | Education | Open |
| Anticapture | Security | Open |
| Tooling | Development | Open |
| Calendar | Meetings | Open |
| Proposals | Voting | Open |
| Bulletin | Proposal summary | Open |
| Voting Power | Track voting power | Open |
| Safenotes | Working Group Transactions | Open |
| ENS Ledger | DAO-wide transactions | Open |
| ENS Accounting | Financial accounting | Open |
| Revenue and Registrations | Main Dashboard for R&R | Open |
Note: Posts older than 4 weeks are archival—browse cautiously, as links may be outdated or compromised.
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