ENS DAO Newsletter #103 - 12/30/2025
Welcome
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Working Group Bulletin
Term 6 Lead Working Group Stewards + Secretary Appointment
- Meta-Governance – @netto.eth
- Ecosystem – @slobo.eth
- Public Goods – @simona_pop
- DAO Secretary - @limes
The responsibilities of the Lead Stewards & Secretary are set out in Rule 9.8 and Rule 9.9 of the Working Group Rules.
Calendar
Refer to the official ENS DAO Calendar for meeting links and times. Any other sources are not guaranteed to be accurate. Access the ENS Calendar here.
Proposals
Assign .kred TLD to Verified Multisig
Assigns ENS ownership of the active ICANN .kred TLD to a verified multisig using DNS TXT proof. Expands ENS–DNS integration, aligns Web2 and Web3 identity, and ensures secure, decentralized stewardship of the namespace.
More information → Proposal Bulletin
Updates from ENS Labs
Decentralized Websites
ENS Labs published a practical guide to building censorship-resistant websites using ENS, IPFS, Filecoin, and Safe. It explains how to replace fragile DNS/CDNs with decentralized storage, map content to ENS names, and manage updates via multisig.
→ Guide: A Practical Guide to Decentralized Websites | ENS Blog
ENSv2 Readiness
Apps should adopt the Universal Resolver to support CCIP-Read and L2-aware resolution, ensuring seamless name resolution across rollups and the future ENSv2 stack.
→ Docs: Preparing for ENSv2 | ENS Docs
Namechain Migration
ENS is moving Namechain to Nethermind’s Surge, a Taiko-based rollup offering Ethereum-native sequencing, fast finality, and censorship resistance, with a Stage-1 launch and path to Stage-2.
→ Blog: Why We're Moving Namechain to Nethermind's Surge | ENS Blog
ICANN gTLD Expansion
ENS is preparing for ICANN’s 2026 gTLD round and may apply for .ens as a protected .brand to strengthen security, prevent misuse, and deepen ENS–DNS integration.
→ Blog: How ENS Is Approaching ICANN's gTLD Expansion Program | ENS Blog
Devconnect Buenos Aires
At Devconnect ARG, ENS showcased its role as core Ethereum infrastructure—powering L2 identities, agent standards, decentralized websites, ENSv2 previews, and real-world onboarding via subnames.
→ Recap: Devconnect Recap
DAO-Wide Headlines
ENS Protocol
The protocol posted $7.18M Q3 revenue ($22.1M annual), with strong registrations, premiums, and DeFi returns.
→ Revenue: ENS Revenue Reports - #5 by Limes
ENS Labs
ENS Labs shipped 80% of ENSv2 core + launched the L2 Primary Name App.
→ Labs: ENS Labs Quarterly Progress Reports - #5 by katherine.eth
ENS DAO
The Working Groups spent $627K across Ecosystem, Meta-Gov, and Public Goods.
→ Spending: ENS Working Group Spending Summaries - #9 by Limes
OS Contributions
ENS.tools Launches Public Profiles
ENS.tools has introduced public profile pages at ens.tools/u/yourname.eth, aggregating domains, social links, onchain activity, and ENS achievements into a single, shareable identity page—making ENS names easier to explore, verify, and showcase across the ecosystem.
Enscribe Simplifies ENS Contract Naming
Enscribe now queries the ENS subgraph to list all domains you own or manage, reducing errors from manual typing. Domains are grouped and sorted for safer smart contract naming, with support for Ethereum, Linea, and Base, and Base Sepolia coming soon.
ENS and DNS Converge on Digital Identity
In a new .locker blog, ENS is framed not as a replacement for DNS, but an extension of it. Alex Slobodnik outlines ENS’s mission to bridge Web2 and Web3—expanding internet naming into blockchain while preserving interoperability with existing DNS infrastructure.
→ Read: ENS: Expanding the Internet’s Namespace into Web3 | .locker
ENS Aims for “Shopify-Level” UX
In a CCN interview, ENS Labs’ James Beck outlines a push to make ENS feel “less like crypto, more like Shopify.” From ETH-free registration to universal profiles and Namechain, ENS is positioning itself as mainstream identity infrastructure.
→ Read: Stripping the “Technical Friction” Out of Blockchain Identity
EFP Launches on SwissKnife App Store
The Ethereum Follow Protocol (EFP) is now live on the SwissKnife Web3 App Store, making the onchain social graph easier to discover and use. The release expands EFP’s reach across Base and the broader Web3 app ecosystem.
→ App Store: Web3 App Store
Meta-Governance
The Meta-Governance Working Group provides governance oversight and support for working group operations through DAO tooling and governance initiatives.
Term 6 Meta-Governance Stewards:
ENS Protocol Economics (Nov 2025)
Steakhouse released its November 2025 financial snapshot, showing a strong and sustainable protocol footing:
- $1.3M monthly revenue
- $164M total reserves
- 123 months of runway
- Endowment covers ~20% of cash burn
Full report → November 2025
ENS Community Update – November 2025
kpk published the November ENS Endowment & Community Update. AUM stands at $114.4M with a 60/40 ETH–stablecoin split, $306k DeFi yield, and active rebalancing amid a ~20% ENS price decline. The report details token distribution, trading volumes, and risk-driven portfolio shifts.
→ Report: kpk | Treasury Reports
ENS DAO Retrospective
Eugene Leventhal proposes a milestone-gated, mixed-methods study to diagnose ENS DAO governance and spending. It combines stakeholder analysis, a structured retrospective, and synthesis into evidence-based recommendations, delivering reports and community materials to guide credible, long-term DAO reform.
Overview → [Temp Check] ENS Retro: An ENS DAO Retrospective & Stakeholder Analysis - #58 by eugene
Ecosystem
The Ecosystem Working Group strengthens the ENS Protocol by facilitating developer relations, identifying and funding high-potential projects that enhance ENS, and supporting ENS-aligned initiatives.
Term 6 Ecosystem Stewards:
Unruggable Gateways Deployer
A new GitHub repo from Unruggable Labs introduces a lightweight, dependency-free JS tool for deploying Unruggable Gateways to Hetzner. It explores decentralized gateway infra for ENS trustless resolution, enabling censorship-resistant fallbacks and hands-on learning for running ENS-aligned infrastructure.
DNSSEC P-256 Onchain Demo
Post-Fusaka, Ethereum can cheaply verify DNSSEC proofs onchain. dnssec.eketc.co demos gasless DNS verification using the new P-256 precompile, with offchain proof fetching, onchain validation, and gas benchmarks.
→ Demo: https://dnssec.eketc.co
Public Goods
The Public Goods Working Group supports the Ethereum ecosystem by identifying and funding open-source development.
Term 6 Public Goods Stewards:
Note: Posts older than 4 weeks are archival—browse cautiously, as links may be outdated or compromised.
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