ENS DAO Newsletter #105 - 02/01/2026
Welcome
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Working Group Bulletin
Term 6 Lead Working Group Stewards + Secretary Appointment
- Meta-Governance – @netto.eth
- Ecosystem – @don.nie
- 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
ENS Retrospective
This Executable Proposal funds a full stakeholder analysis to assess spend, accountability, and governance effectiveness, and create an evidence-based roadmap for reform.
→ Voting Period Bulletin: 🗳️ Voting Period Bulletin - #13 by estmcmxci
Updates from ENS Labs
Agent Identity & ENS — Shared Naming Infrastructure
As AI agents transact across apps and chains, consistent identity becomes critical. ENS provides a neutral, human-readable naming layer that’s portable, composable, and verifiable—enabling trust frameworks, payments, and registries to reference the same agent over time without intermediaries.
→ Learn more: The Identity Problem in Agentic Commerce: How ENS Can Enable Trust for AI Agents | ENS Blog
ENS on BigQuery — Open Analytics at Scale
ENS community datasets are now live on Google Cloud BigQuery, enabling researchers and developers to query on-chain naming data with simple SQL and AI-assisted tools. A public, scalable analytics layer for exploring ENS usage, trends, and identity infrastructure.
→ Learn more: ENS community dataset on Google Cloud BigQuery | ENS Blog
DNS, ENS & Infra Risk — Quiet Failure Points
Nick.eth joined Rekt to discuss outages, DNS attacks, and hidden single points of failure across Web3 infrastructure. The discussion explores how naming systems, hosting layers, and recovery paths impact resilience—and how to avoid getting rekt when dependencies fail.
→ Listen back: https://x.com/i/spaces/1BRKjgnAaYgGw?s=20
ENS Offers $5k in Prizes at ETHGlobal HackMoney 2026
ENS is participating in ETHGlobal HackMoney 2026, offering $5k in prizes for innovative uses of ENS in DeFi and other integrations. Developers are encouraged to create demos and submit videos.
→ Learn more: https://ethglobal.com/events/hackmoney2026?ref=SOCH6C56
feat: Replace EllipticCurve with EIP-7951 P-256 precompile
A new commit replaces the EllipticCurve with EIP-7951 P-256 precompile, significantly reducing gas costs for verifications in the ENS ecosystem.
ENS Labs Q4 2025 Progress Report Overview
ENS Labs concluded 2025 with significant progress on ENSv2 and team expansion. The report outlines key achievements and upcoming goals for 2026.
→ Discussion: ENS Labs Quarterly Progress Reports - #6 by katherine.eth
Speaker Spotlight: Dhaiwat on Ethereum’s Impact
ETHMumbai announced Dhai, an ENS Labs member, as a speaker at their upcoming conference. Dhai brings experience from prior service at Fuel Labs and various ecosystem projects.
→ Announcement: https://x.com/ensdomains/status/2017427815306527074
DAO-Wide Headlines
ERC-8004 Launches on Ethereum Mainnet for Open Identity
ERC-8004 has launched on the Ethereum mainnet, aiming to improve the standards for autonomous agents. This development enhances discoverability and composability within the ENS namespace.
→ Announcement: https://x.com/ensdomains/status/2016967004138451209
Cork Protocol implements ENS naming across all contracts
Cork Protocol has announced the integration of ENS-powered naming across all contracts. This initiative, enabled by Enscribe and supported by ENS DAO, aims to improve contract readability and auditability.
→ Announcement: https://x.com/ENS_DAO/status/2016178451275821113
ENS Walkaway Test — Verifiable Escape Hatches
A static, Ethereum-anchored recovery page via ENS proves apps can “walk away” without trapping users. Even if the service disappears, data can be independently decrypted and restored through a verifiable ENS + gateway link—self-custody and resilience by design.
→ Learn more: https://x.com/ensdomains/status/2013677732505211320?s=20
Davos Consensus: Identity and Control as Essentials
At Davos, a consensus emerged that identity and verifiable control are becoming essential for the Agentic Internet. ENS records provide a structured trust layer for digital agents.
→ Read: https://x.com/ENS_DAO/status/2016901766474830050
Discussion on Smart Contract Versioning in ENS
A recent discourse highlights the need for a centralized Registrar to manage smart contract versioning in ENS. The focus is on ensuring proper ownership verification to prevent misuse.
→ Discussion: Smart Contract Versioning - #3 by abhijeetbhagat
TheDAO Announces Return and New Security Fund Initiative
TheDAO has announced its return, activating over 75,000 ETH for a new Security Fund. This initiative aims to enhance security within the DAO ecosystem.
→ Announcement: https://x.com/griffgreen/status/2017884568603259033
Pending: Sui blockchain support
The ENS manager app is pending integrated support for the Sui blockchain, allowing users to manage Sui addresses. This update improves cross-chain interoperability and includes full test coverage.
→ Pull Request: feat: add Sui as a supported chain (SLIP-44 coin type 784), fix #1044 by arbuthnot-eth · Pull Request #1045 · ensdomains/ens-app-v3 · GitHub
New Tool eshare Enables Encrypted File Sharing with ENS
Dylan has developed eshare, a tool for end-to-end encrypted file sharing using ENS. This innovation aims to improve privacy in file transfers by eliminating the need for sharing sensitive information.
→ Announcement: https://x.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/2017757522262712588
Vitalik Buterin on Creator Coins and Content Incentivization
Vitalik Buterin discusses the evolution of creator coins and content incentivization in the crypto space. His insights may provide valuable context for future initiatives within the ENS ecosystem.
→ Read more: https://x.com/griffgreen/status/2017958613583585718
OS Contributions
ENS Skill for AI Agents
New ENS “primary name” skill lets AI agents set on-chain names & avatars across Base, Arbitrum, OP, and mainnet. Integrated into BankrBot’s skill repo via PR #29, powered by 0xDeployer—giving every agent wallet a human-readable identity.
→ Learn more: https://x.com/0xDeployer/status/2017478607158055368?s=20
ERC-8004 ENS Agent IDs
ERC-8004 builders launched an IPFS-hosted registry giving AI agents verifiable ENS identities. Humans can register agents for ~0.001 ETH, link permanent ENS names + decentralized metadata, and browse agents via 8004scan—pushing ENS as the default interface for AI on Ethereum.
→ Learn more: https://x.com/ensgianteth/status/2017988356341158173?s=20
Contributor Report: estmcmxci.eth Contributions Overview
The latest contributor report from estmcmxci.eth highlights key developments in ENS protocol infrastructure and governance tools, including a real-time dashboard and enhanced developer tooling.
→ Discussion: Contributor Report: estmcmxci.eth
ndeto.eth — Trustless Agents & Multichain Identity
An open-source exploration of trustless agents across multichain systems, ENS, and x402 payments—unifying identity, interoperability, and autonomous execution. Work consolidated at ndeto.eth.limo, aiming to make agents first-class actors in the agentic web.
→ Learn more: https://x.com/0xNdeto/status/2012134195716587891?s=20
ENS + IPFS RPC Checker — Self-Hosted Infra
A lightweight RPC inspector ported to ENS, IPFS, and Firebase, removing React/Node dependencies so it can run indefinitely without operators or fees. Probe endpoints, verify chain signals, and persist access via decentralized hosting and gateways.
→ Learn more: https://x.com/bitfalls/status/2016099757555585143?s=20
ethconfig — Universal ENS Data Backpack
ethconfig turns any address into a portable config hub via ENS wildcard resolvers, CCIP-read, and unruggable gateways. Apps can fetch on- or off-chain text records, add access control, and even self-host resolvers across L1/L2.
→ Navigate: https://ethconfig.eth.sucks
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 Working Group Spending Summaries for Q4
The ENS DAO has released spending summaries for Q4, detailing expenditures across various working groups. Total spending reached $379k, with significant allocations to ecosystem development and governance initiatives.
→ Discussion: ENS Working Group Spending Summaries - #10 by Limes
ENS DAO Endowment 2025 Annual Review Highlights
The ENS DAO has released its 2025 Annual Review, highlighting significant financial results including $3.56M from DeFi activities and coverage of 20% of operating expenses.
→ Tweet: https://x.com/ENS_DAO/status/2016949110666838439
Kpk 2025 Review Highlights for ENS Endowment
The Kpk 2025 review provides insights into the ENS Endowment’s performance, highlighting its role in covering DAO expenses and strategic developments in treasury management.
→ Discussion: Kpk 2025 Review for the ENS Endowment
Update on Delegation Incentives Program Proposal
The ENS DAO is updating the Delegation Incentives Program proposal, incorporating community feedback. Key changes include a shift to time-weighted balances and a commitment to transparency in distribution.
→ Discussion: [TEMP CHECK] Delegation Incentives Program
Introducing ENS Pulse: A New Dashboard for DAO Insights
ENS Pulse has been launched to provide a dashboard that aggregates protocol and governance signals. This initiative seeks to enhance transparency and address knowledge silos within the ENS DAO.
→ Discussion: Introducing: ENS Pulse
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:
ERC-8121, ERC-7930 & ERC-8127 — Composable Identity Primitives
ERC-8121 (merged) brings programmable cross-chain hooks, ERC-7930 standardizes binary interoperable addresses, and ERC-8127 adds human-readable aliases. A unified stack for agent IDs, naming, and execution.
→ 8121: ERC-8121: Cross-Chain Function Calls via Hooks
→ 8127: ERC-8127: Human Readable Token Identifiers - ERCs - Fellowship of Ethereum Magicians
Kickoff: Organizational Metadata on ENS Update
The ENS team has completed a technical revision of the organizational metadata system, introducing new text record keys. Community feedback is encouraged as they move forward with the proposed ENSIP.
→ Discussion: Kickoff: Organizational metadata on ENS - #7 by jkm.eth
RFC on DNS-Verified, DAO-Governed TLD Assignment
A recent RFC proposes a programmable model for TLD assignment that aims to streamline governance processes. This initiative seeks to integrate DNS while maintaining ENS’s sovereignty.
→ Discussion: [RFC] Scaling TLD Assignment with DNS-Verified, DAO-Governed Allocation
ENSIP-24 Resolver Profile for Arbitrary Data Resolution
The recent GitHub pull request adds ENSIP-24 interfaces and improves test coverage, enhancing the ENS resolver’s functionality.
→ Pull Request: ENSIP-24 Resolver Profile for Arbitrary Data Resolution by clowestab · Pull Request #503 · ensdomains/ens-contracts · GitHub
New Feature on Grails Market for Sorting ENS Names
Grails Market has launched a feature that allows users to sort ENS names in the Premium category by the number of watchlists they appear on. This enhancement aims to improve the selection process for users interested in popular ENS names.
→ Feature: https://x.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/2017733949263409633
Public Goods
The Public Goods Working Group supports the Ethereum ecosystem by identifying and funding open-source development.
Term 6 Public Goods Stewards:
Vitalik’s Personal Contributions to Open Source Causes
Vitalik Buterin has made a significant financial commitment to open source and hardware causes. This move underscores the importance of funding public goods, aligning with the values of the ENS DAO.
→ Tweet: https://x.com/griffgreen/status/2017800871094989275
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