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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
Social Proposals:
- [Social] SPP3: Program Authorization and Committee Model
This proposal authorized ENS’s SPP3 with a $3.4M cap (20% of trailing protocol revenue) and a named committee model to evaluate and recommend providers, shifting selection burden off delegates. - [Social] ENSv2 Pricing: 5+ Character Name Adjustment, Multi-Year Discounts, Grace Period Change
This proposal updates ENSv2 .eth pricing by raising 5+ character names from $5 to $8/year, adding multi-year discounts for all name lengths, and shortening grace period from 90 to 28 days with a one-time 62-day extension for existing names; it’s currently active and heavily favored. - [Social] Path forward on Working Groups for Term 7
This proposal sets Term 7 structure/election timing with 5 governance options (from status quo to a DAO Coordination Layer), bundles required rule changes for non-status-quo paths, and sets the voting schedule for the forthcoming term.
Temp Checks
[Temp Check] Renewal of the Security Council
This temp check renews ENS DAO’s Security Council for 2 years before its July 24, 2026 expiry, with an audited updated contract adding timelock-only extend(), no change to its 4-of-8 cancel-only mandate, and one signer swap: lefteris.eth out, coltron.eth in.
→ Discussion: [Temp Check] Renewal of the Security Council
[Temp Check] Shielded Voting for ENS Snapshot Proposals
This temp check asks whether ENS should default Snapshot votes to Shutter shielded voting: votes stay encrypted during the window, then fully decrypt at close. It argues this improves sincere voting, reduces sniping/coercion, and keeps full post-vote transparency, with rollout scope left open.
→ Discussion: [Temp Check] Shielded Voting for ENS Snapshot Proposals
[Temp Check] 2026 Endowment Investment Policy Update
This temp check presents a revised ENS Endowment Investment Policy for feedback before Snapshot: it codifies governance roles, preserves principal, targets 60/40 ETH-stable allocation with a hard 3-year runway floor, tightens risk/asset constraints, and formalizes reporting and oversight.
→ Discussion: [Temp Check] 2026 Endowment Investment Policy Update - #5 by estmcmxci
Updates from ENS Labs
ENSv2 Introduces Hierarchical Registries with Independent Permissions
ENSv2 introduces hierarchical registries that fundamentally change ENS architecture. Instead of single owner/resolver pairs, different parts of a namespace can now branch into independent permissions, logic, and resolution systems. This enables modular control across namespace hierarchies.
→ Tweet: https://x.com/ensdomains/status/2059635851546734749
ENS.js v4.2.3 released with Universal Resolver updates and ENSv2 readiness
ENS.js v4.2.3 is live: Universal Resolver now points to the canonical 0xeEeEEEeE14D718C2B47D9923Deab1335E144EeEe on mainnet + Sepolia, ABIs add new error variants, and standard ENS.js calls benefit automatically. It’s now on the ENSv2 readiness list.
→ Source: Release @ensdomains/ensjs@4.2.3 · ensdomains/ensjs · GitHub
Update v2 ABIs, Sepolia addresses, and devnet image
PR #324 updates ENS.js for ENSv2 parity: refreshed v2 ABIs/errors/events, renamed resolver role APIs to authorize*, updated proxy init/deploy flows, fixed resolver-resource hashing, bumped devnet image, refreshed tests/fixtures, and switched Sepolia addresses to the new deployment.
→ Pull Request: Update v2 ABIs, Sepolia addresses, and devnet image by v1rtl · Pull Request #324 · ensdomains/ensjs · GitHub
ENSjs v2 refactors pricing functions, adds multicall batching
ENSjs has merged a refactor that renames v2 getPrice to getRegisterPrice and introduces multicall batching for array inputs. The changes reduce sequential network calls and align function names with the underlying ETHRegistrar contract, while maintaining backward compatibility in v1.
→ Pull Request: refactor(ensjs): rename v2 getPrice -> getRegisterPrice, multicall array reads by v1rtl · Pull Request #328 · ensdomains/ensjs · GitHub
DAO-Wide Headlines
New Governance Interface for ENS DAO Released by Blockful
Blockful launched a new ENS DAO governance frontend at ens.gov.blockful.io, including a revenue dashboard (protocol revenue, registrations, renewals, retention). Built via its SPP stream, it preserves proposals, delegation, and voting continuity as Tally sunsets.
→ Sources: Governance Interface for ENS DAO, Governance Interface for ENS DAO - #3 by estmcmxci
Steakhouse Releases May 2026 ENS Financial Report
Steakhouse published ENS DAO’s May 2026 financial report, offering a comprehensive view of the DAO’s financial position. It complements monthly endowment updates with a broader perspective, with a supporting Dune dashboard and documentation for deeper analysis.
→ Discussion: ENS Financial Reporting by Steakhouse - #50 by Steakhouse
ENS Working Groups Spent $493k in Q1 2025
Working Groups spent $493k total in Q1 2025. The Ecosystem WG allocated $319k primarily for hackathon sponsorships at ETH Prague, ETH Mumbai, and ETHGlobal events. Meta-Governance spent $171k on steward compensation and legal counsel, while Public Goods used $4k for ICANN policy work.
→ Discussion: ENS Working Group Spending Summaries - #11 by Limes
Rubric Grades Wallet Ecosystem
dylanb.eth proposed an ENS wallet support rubric (forward + reverse resolution, avatar, offchain names) and shared an S/A/B/C/F report card via enstierlist.com. Rainbow, Uniswap, and Coinbase ranked S-tier, with broader wallet rankings and open feedback invites.
→ Source: https://x.com/gofordylan/status/2059981672561713327
Delegation Incentives Program nears launch with relayer and app updates
ENS DAO’s Delegation Incentives Program is nearing launch: relayer backend is live, MetaGov WG is preparing gasless voting tests, and a 5k ENS pool is proposed to incentivize wallet integrations. An executable is planned this week, with hosting coordination at incentives.ens.domains.
→ Source: [Temp Check] Delegation Incentives Program - #16 by blockful
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:
Summary
MetaGov discussions centered on WG restructuring: push for a leaner model, debate over a DAO Coordination Layer vs minimal Metagov-first options, COI concerns raised/mitigations proposed, and a ranked-choice Term 7 path forward pending Snapshot admin unblock.
Meeting Minutes:
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.
Summary
ENS Labs update: v2 contracts are complete, core audits show no critical/high bugs, and app/explorer are live at app.ens.dev + explorer.ens.dev as beta nears. Team is fixing an ownership-model issue, pushing ecosystem ENSv2 readiness, and active in ETHConf/ETHGlobal NY.
Meeting minutes:
NeoMist: Local Ethereum Browsing Node
NeoMist is a local tool for opening .eth sites with on-device ENS verification, trusted HTTPS, and built-in IPFS. It removes gateway dependence, runs fully on your machine, and serves decentralized sites through a local dashboard at neomist.localhost.
→ Site: https://neomist.eth.link
Kleros Names Core Smart Contracts
Kleros adopted ENS-based naming (via Enscribe) for core smart contracts, with forward + reverse records set. This makes arbitration endpoints clearer for integrators, traceable for auditors across chains, and safer for jurors/users—pushing verifiable protocol identity toward baseline.
→ Source: https://x.com/Kleros_io/status/2058906032470905021?s=20
ENS Contract Naming Season Concludes with 7,095 Tokens Distributed
ENS Contract Naming Season wrapped after distributing 7,095 of 10,000 tokens, with the final batch sent this week. Eight protocols onboarded (SSV, Cork, Liquity, Giveth, Superfluid, Nouns, Based Nouns, Kleros). DAO now debates returning or extending the remaining 2,905.
→ Source: ENS Contract Naming Season - #15 by conor
Brantly Millegan to speak at ETHConf on ETHID identity stack
Brantly Millegan, Director at ETHID, has been announced as a speaker at ETHConf where he will present on the Ethereum identity stack integration that ETHID is building.
→ Source: https://x.com/ENS_DAO/status/2060460898917974477
FireEyes to speak at ETHConf
ETHConf announced James Waugh as a speaker for June 8–10 in NYC. FireEyes helped design governance/token models behind ENS, Gitcoin, and SuperRare, and actively stewards governance at Aave, Balancer, and Rocket Pool.
→ Source: https://x.com/ethconf/status/2056403664445792429?s=20
ENS Omnigraph API to unify ENSv1 and ENSv2 resolution
NameHash Labs is developing the Omnigraph API to unify ENSv1 and ENSv2 resolution into a single state model and API. The current ENS subgraph cannot support ENSv2, requiring this new indexing solution to prevent application breakage as both versions run in parallel.
→ Discussion: ☎️ ENS Ecosystem – 2026 Bi-Weekly Meetings: Thursday at 11am EST (Starting 22 Jan) - #19 by cap
Authority Layer Implementation Using DNSSEC Patterns
A technical follow-up post outlines how existing DNSSEC-based contracts on Sepolia testnet provide the architectural pattern needed for Authority-layer implementation. The two-contract orchestrator-verifier system could be adapted for WebAuthn or ecrecover proofs with ENS-resolved authority records.
→ Discussion: The Next Operator Class: Managed Agent Runtime Platforms - #2 by estmcmxci
Network School Supports .eth resolution
Network School now supports .eth resolution + verification, as shown by matoken.eth’s ENS profile rendering natively on NS. Small UI moment, big signal: ENS identity data is becoming portable across mainstream social surfaces beyond crypto-native apps.
→ Tweet: https://x.com/makoto_inoue/status/2059178019068285046
Re: ENS-Bound Agents in Production: All Five Layers Live — A Proposal for the…
ENS-Bound Agents argues the full 5-layer ENS agent stack is already live in production (dinamic.eth + ERC-8004 + MCP/A2A), and proposes standardizing around onchain capability derivation, ENS+wallet identity roots, async MCP jobs, and conformance tests based on working deployments.
→ Discussion: ENS-Bound Agents in Production: All Five Layers Live — A Proposal for the Path Forward
Public Goods
The Public Goods Working Group supports the Ethereum ecosystem by identifying and funding open-source development.
Term 6 Public Goods Stewards:
No updates this week.
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