ENS DAO Newsletter #10 - 07/15/2022
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As always, new editions are published on the 1st and 15th of every month.
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ENS Newsletter Update
The ENS Newsletter is an important function of the ENS DAO. It helps inform Delegates, Stewards, Contributors and Speculators of what work is currently being completed within the DAO. Syndicating this information ensures the longterm sustainability and continued productivity of the DAO.
The ENS Newsletter today consists of the following sections:
- DAOwide Updates
- Working Group News
- Community News
- Protocol Development
- DAO Metrics
- Volunteer call-to-action
Over the course of Term 2, the ENS Newsletter will transition into the ENS Blog, which will consist of a variety of editorial content including the Newsletter as well as Contributor Spotlights, DAO2DAO Features, and Community Highlights.
There are many emergent communities stemming from DAO activities such as the 10k club, ENS Queens, and more. In order to create a more coherent culture, the ENS Blog will act as a medium for Community exchange which will help to establish shared perceptions of the ENS DAO and the TNL Vision.
Term 2 Stewards and Lead Stewards
This term’s Lead Stewards are listed in bold:
| Ecosystem | Meta-Governance | Public Goods |
|---|---|---|
| slobo.eth | coltron.eth | anthonyware.eth / Anthony |
| validator.eth | simona.eth / Simona | ceresstation.eth / Scott |
| bobjiang.eth | nick.eth | avsa.eth |
Lead Stewards
Lead Stewards are responsible for the operational management and administration of working groups and are expected to provide regular updates to the DAO in the ENS governance forum related to working group progress, achievements, and challenges.
The responsibilities of Lead Stewards include, but are not limited to:
- Acting as a representative of a working group
- Managing resource requests from sub-groups, work streams, and contributors within a working group
- Initiating the disbursement of working group funds on an as-needed basis
- Providing reports of working group spending in the ENS governance forum; and
- Maintaining open communications with DAO participants in the ENS governance forum.
DAO Secretary
Term 2’s DAO Secretary is Coltron.eth; The Secretary is responsible for managing working relationships and communications across working groups as well as performing administrative duties for the DAO.
The responsibilities of the Secretary include, but are not limited to:
- Managing a DAO-wide calendar
- Coordinating and attending working group meetings where possible and ensuring meeting summaries are posted in the ENS governance forum
- Assisting Stewards with coordination challenges within working groups
- Acting as a multi-sig keyholder for each working group.
Source: [EP12][Social] Working Group Rules
Recent Proposals
| Proposal Discussions | Status |
|---|---|
| [EP14][Executable] Funding True Names Ltd | Succeeded: Queued. |
| [EP#][Social] Code of Conduct (2022) | Draft |
For details on the ENS DAO proposal process see our Governance Docs.
Note: For a short explanation as to why EP14 was pushed straight to Tally, please read this forum post by nick.eth.
Working Group News
Meta-Governance
The Meta-Governance Working Group hosted its first meeting of Term 2 on July 12th, 2022 at 7PM UTC. The following topics were discussed:
I. Coordinating Time and Meetings
The time of the Meta-Gov calls will be on Monday at 3PM EST. An update to the master calendar will be posted with a link for the new call times. The DAO is working on setting up a Google Workspace to enable uniform meeting permissions. The DAO will use one meeting link for DAO-wide calls.
II. Establishing Working Group Mission and Intentions
MG Stewards will work towards establishing coherence in the Governance process through the creation of processes and standards. Stewards will focus on the creation of better documentation and streamlined processes. There will also be a focus on improving DAO Tools, specifically the creation of better Discourse plug-ins that show voting/delegation records.
III. Continued discussion
From the Stewards:
- A priority should be getting a governance flow in place, so we have an established reference point to fall pack on and ultimately reduce friction in productive communication.
- It was discussed to put forward a budget to reimburse gas costs. The MG Stewards supported this pending technical viability and a way to produce the transactions.
- The MG stewards will begin determining what processes from the last term need to be improved, so we can identify what changes need to be made and track the progress of these changes.
Update: There is currently a DAOwide tempcheck taking place on the forum. You can find the link to the discussion here.
Attendees: coltron.eth, nick.eth, simona.eth, slobo.eth, Alex Michaelson, Ashu, alisha.eth, oakgroup.eth, anthonyware, carlosdp.eth
Ecosystem
The Ecosystem Working Group hosted its second meeting of Term 2 on July 11th, 2022 at 6PM UTC. The following topics were discussed:
I. ENS Fairy:
ENS Fairy was presented by gregskril.eth; it provides a service to gift an ENS name. ENS Fairy is the best way to make sure brands and public figures can get their ENS name when they are ready to enter web3. You can pay to register a name and send it to another address of your choosing.
- ENS Fairy: https://ensfairy.xyz/
II. Budget:
The Working Groups are soliciting input for initiatives and budget requests for this next term. There is a forum post where community members can respond.
III. Devcon Bogota:
The Stewards are targeting Devcon in Colombia for their next IRL conference attendance. Devcon is an intensive introduction for new Ethereum explorers, a global family reunion for those already a part of our ecosystem, and a source of energy and creativity for all.
- Devcon Bogota: Devcon 2024
IV. ENS Integrations:
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ETH.LIMO has announced its V2, featuring faster load times, CCIP-Read for L2 and off-chain lookups, as well as resolving SkynetLabs content hashes. ETH.LIMO has also announced a collaboration with 0xNimi, a personal web3 front page that connects to ENS Domain. The new proxy will support fallback record checking. Anyone with ENS Domains can simply amend .limo in their browser to resolve a personalized Nimi profile.
- ETH.LIMO: https://eth.limo/
- Nimi: https://nimi.eth.limo/
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ENS DAO’s code audit contest is now live! There are $75k in rewards for finding bugs in any of our new code.
- ENS DAO Code4arena: ENS contest | Code4rena
Attendees: alisha.eth, slobo.eth, coltron.eth, sydemead-eth.limo, validator.eth, Cory, gregskril.eth, oakgroup.eth, avsa.eth, Hellenstans.eth
Public Goods
The Public Goods Working Group hosted its second meeting of Term 2 on July 12th, 2022 at 5PM UTC. The following topics were discussed:
I. ENS Grants:
On May 24th, carlosdp.eth proposed the creation of a proprietary ENS Grants system, inspired by Nouns Prop House. The first grants round is slated to start next week, funded by the Public Goods Working Group.
- Proposal Period: 07/19/22 - 07/26/22
- Voting Period: 07/26/22 - 07/31/22
Voting mechanism will feature Serenae’s voting strategy, ERC-20 voting with override. A link to the ENS Grants app will be posted shortly.
II. Strategy and Planning:
Subgroup updates will take place on July 19 after budget drafts are proposed. Coltron.eth & Hellenstans.eth will work towards refining the ENS DAO Notion Dashboard. The PG Stewards will work towards ensuring that they are supporting a broad number of builders.
III. WG Budget & Initiative Requests:
Anyone who is interested to suggest a term initiative for the DAO may do so by referring to the forum post here.
Attendees: anthonyware.eth, avsa.eth, alisha.eth, coltron.eth, carlosdp.eth, ricmoo.eth, slobo.eth, Hellenstans.eth, Steve G, zadok7.eth, oakgroup.eth, ashu, gregskril.eth
Protocol Development
Gregskril.eth has developed the ENS Fairy, the best way to gift ENS Domains to brands and public figures. Gifting an ENS name on http://ensfairy.xyz removes 3 transactions from the typical process, saving time and money.The ENS Fairy Vault is a multi-sig by Validator.eth & Nick.eth and is meant to keep the names of brands and public figures safe until they’re ready for it.
✨ ENS Fairy is here!
— gregskril.eth (@gregskril) July 12, 2022
- The easiest way to gift @ensdomains names
- The best way to make sure brands and public figures can get their ENS name when they are ready to enter web3 pic.twitter.com/iXkl0WoRrM
ETH.LIMO has announced its V2, featuring faster load times, CCIP-Read for L2 and off-chain lookups, as well as resolving SkynetLabs content hashes. ETH.LIMO has also announced a collaboration with 0xNimi, a personal web3 front page that connects to ENS Domain. The new proxy will support fallback record checking. Anyone with ENS Domains can simply amend .limo in their browser to resolve a personalized Nimi profile.
2/ We’re also excited to announce a collaboration with @0xNimi ! Our new proxy will support fallback record checking. No contenthash record defined? No problem! Anyone with an @ensdomains can simply amend .limo in their browser to resolve a personalized Nimi profile. pic.twitter.com/ArE9wR9I5W
— ETH.LIMO 🦇🔊 (@eth_limo) July 14, 2022
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ENS Stats
June 2022 stats for ENS
- 122k new .eth registrations (total ~1.47m names)
- $3.3m in protocol revenue (all goes to the DAO)
- 2,500 ETH in revenue (3rd highest month)
- 25K new eth accounts w/ at least 1 ENS name (total 463K)
- 99% of OpenSea domain vol
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