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Term 7 Working Group Stewards
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
- [Executable] Delegation Incentives Program (Funding Transfer)*
This proposal funds the ENS Delegation Incentives Program with 90,000 ENS + 5 ETH, sending treasury assets to the MetaGov stewards multisig for a 3-month pilot that rewards active delegates and delegators, sponsors gas, and returns unused funds to the DAO.
- [Executable] Renewal of the Security Council*
This proposal renews the ENS DAO Security Council for another two years by deploying an updated contract with DAO-only extend() logic, keeping its cancel-only veto role intact, rotating one signer, and avoiding future full redeployments for renewal.
- [Executable] Establishing a new Security Council*
This proposal establishes a new ENS Security Council based on EP 6.50 election results, appointing the elected members to serve a two-year term through July 16, 2028, formalizing the new council’s authority and transition within ENS DAO governance.
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Social Proposals:
- [Social] Term 7 Steward Election*
This proposal elects three stewards for the Meta-Governance Working Group for Term 7 (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027). Voting uses ranked-choice selection with the Copeland method and Shielded Voting, meaning ballots stay private during the voting window and are revealed afterward. The three highest-ranked candidates will be elected, and the election is only valid if it reaches the 1% ENS supply quorum threshold.
- [6.47] [Social] Proposal for a New Security Council*
This proposal establishes a new Security Council with a tighter public mandate, a 5/8 threshold for action, and a transition plan to maintain continuous coverage.
- [7.1] [Social] SPP3: Marketplace RFP
This proposal authorizes a one-time, open RFP for an ENS marketplace using up to $500,000 from SPP3’s previously approved but uncommitted budget after the original marketplace/revenue award was declined. The selected team would be milestone-gated, expected to launch quickly, and aimed at driving registrations, renewals, and secondary-market activity without requesting new DAO funds.
→ Governance Dashboard (Community Built): Proposals | ENS Governance
Note: proposals annotated with asteriks are Term 6 proposals (past term), included for reference during the Term 6 → Term 7 transition.
Temp Checks
Draft proposal suggests delegating 5M ENS tokens to reform governance
A draft proposal suggests delegating 5M ENS tokens to reform DAO governance. The framework addresses declining participation and concentrated voting power, with one delegate currently controlling enough votes to meet quorum alone. The proposal would distribute voting power to users, integrations, developers, and service providers.
→ Discussion: [Draft] Reform DAO governance by delegating 5M ENS tokens
Volatility-Responsive Endowment Allocation Proposal Under Discussion
The endowment mandate discussion has advanced with a specific proposal for volatility-responsive allocation bands. The framework would shift from today’s fixed 60/40 split to a dynamic system ranging from 30-60% ETH exposure based on market conditions, with a baseline of 55% stablecoins and 45% ETH that inverts the current majority-ETH position.
→ Discussion: Expanding the Endowment Mandate: Onchain Options
Exploring Fixed-Rate Lending for ENS Treasury
A temp check on whether ENS should explore fixed-rate lending primitives for treasury management. The idea: improve capital efficiency and ecosystem utility while assessing risk, fit, and whether term finance infrastructure is mature enough for ENS participation.
→ Discussion: [Temp Check] Exploring Term Finance: Fixed-Rate Lending Primitives for the ENS Treasury & Ecosystem
Updates from ENS Labs
Universal Resolver unifies ENS resolution across L2s and DNS namespaces
The Universal Resolver provides a single entry point for resolving names across .eth, DNS, L2 namespaces, and offchain records. This architecture allows ENS to function as one cohesive system even as names and records are stored in different locations, with ENSv2 further extending this cross-layer flexibility.
ENS sponsors three blockchain events in Lisbon, Portugal
ENS is heading to Lisbon, Portugal as a sponsor for three blockchain events. The organization will support Onchain Builders Day, the ETHGlobal Lisbon hackathon, and Pragma conference, including workshops for attendees.
DAO-Wide Headlines
Blockful launches dual-use mechanism for ENS governance tokens
Blockful introduced a new feature allowing ENS tokens to serve dual purposes rather than remaining idle in wallets. The tool is designed to strengthen ENS governance by enabling token holders to participate in voting while maintaining other token utilities simultaneously.
ENS Endowment Holds $68.44M in June 2026 Report
The Endowment’s June 2026 report shows $68.4M allocated across 7 protocols, with StakeWise and Stader as the primary staking positions at 24.1% and 23.3% respectively. The diversified strategy maintains concentration risk controls with no single protocol exceeding 30% of total exposure. Token holder distribution remained stable with 54% in Timelock and 27% on centralized exchanges.
→ Discussion: Endowment Monthly Reports - #43 by kpk
ENS Financial Reporting: June 2026
ENS’s June protocol economics show soft revenue ($0.6M) and cash inflow ($0.3M), but a long 71-month runway. The endowment fell $17.8M, largely from ETH mark-to-market, while recurring revenues covered ~15% of cash burn.
→ Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FdFux9tQsA3xS-r98OiKEwHPJNvs2xUO/
ENS Delegation Incentives Program launches
The ENS Delegation Incentives Program is now live. The initiative encourages token holders to delegate their voting power to active community members who participate in governance. The program aims to strengthen decision-making participation across the DAO.
OS Contributions
Proposal formatting standards updated in DAO documentation
The ENS DAO proposal submission documentation has been updated with standardized formatting conventions. Proposal titles will no longer include self-assigned numbers or type tags, with EP numbers instead assigned automatically by offchain systems. A new ProposalValidator component provides live feedback on proposal formatting, and GitHub has been removed from the submission workflow.
→ Pull Request: Standardize proposal titling, numbering, and formatting conventions by gskril · Pull Request #573 · ensdomains/docs · GitHub
ensjs library adds support for legacy .eth name renewals
The ensjs library has been updated with new functionality for legacy .eth name renewals. Developers can now use the isRenewable and renewNameV1 functions to check eligibility and process renewals for unmigrated names via the ETHRenewerV1 contract using ERC-20 payments.
→ Pull Request: Add ETHRenewerV1 support for legacy name renewals by Chakravarthy7102 · Pull Request #355 · ensdomains/ensjs · GitHub
ENSjs library updates Sepolia testnet contract addresses
A pull request to the ENSjs library updates 11 Sepolia v2 contract addresses to match the latest testnet deployment dated June 30, 2026. The changes cover core contracts including the registry, registrar, migration controllers, and mock tokens, while the universal resolver remains unchanged. This maintenance work ensures developers can test ENS v2 functionality with current contract deployments.
→ Pull Request: chore(ensjs): bump Sepolia v2 contract addresses to 20260630 deployment by v1rtl · Pull Request #353 · ensdomains/ensjs · GitHub
ENS App v3 adds NFT avatar selection from multiple address sources
ENS App v3 now allows users to select NFT avatars from any address associated with their name, including the connected wallet, manager, owner, registrant, and ETH address record. The feature replaces a binary toggle with a dropdown selector while maintaining existing security permissions and defaulting to the connected wallet.
ENS App improves user feedback for disabled role assignments
The ENS app now displays clearer feedback when users attempt to assign roles to addresses that already hold them. Previously, disabled search results showed generic role tags that could be misleading. The update adds specific messages naming the conflicting role, includes accessibility improvements, and maintains existing disable logic for v1 wrapped domains.
→ Pull Request: feat(send-name): explain disabled same-address rows in role search (WEB-102) by Claus36868 · Pull Request #1149 · ensdomains/ens-app-v3 · GitHub
Avatar Worker adds metadata cache invalidation after uploads
A new pull request has been merged into the ENS avatar worker that adds metadata webhook support for profile image uploads. The update includes asynchronous cache invalidation to keep upload responses fast while ensuring metadata stays current across supported networks.
→ Pull Request: feat: invalidate metadata cache after avatar and header uploads by bigint · Pull Request #35 · ensdomains/ens-avatar-worker · GitHub
ENS App v3 adds custom RPC endpoint configuration in settings
ENS App v3 merged a pull request adding custom RPC endpoint configuration to user settings. The feature stores endpoint preferences per-device in localStorage and validates endpoints at save-time, while maintaining ENS-operated fallbacks unless users enable exclusive mode. This addresses privacy concerns around IP exposure and reduces infrastructure centralization.
→ Pull Request: feat: custom RPC endpoint in settings (WEB-139) by Claus36868 · Pull Request #1151 · ensdomains/ens-app-v3 · GitHub
ENSjs refactors v2 getOwner to support multi-level .eth name resolution
ENSjs pull request #354 refactors the v2 getOwner action to use UniversalResolver.findOwner, enabling owner resolution for .eth names at any depth through recursive registry traversal. The breaking change updates the function signature to accept full names rather than registry addresses and labels, affecting only v2 public exports.
→ Pull Request: refactor(ensjs): use UR.findOwner for v2 getOwner by v1rtl · Pull Request #354 · ensdomains/ensjs · GitHub
Ecosystem Highlights
ENSIP proposes passthrough resolution for easier resolver upgrades
A draft ENSIP introduces passthrough resolution, allowing new resolvers to automatically query previous resolvers for data. This would enable users to upgrade resolvers without losing existing records, reducing friction for both protocol upgrades and third-party resolver adoption.
→ Discussion: ENSIP: Passthrough resolution, enabling painless resolver upgrades
ENSIP: Use ENS Text Records for OpenPGP Key Publishing and Auditing
A draft ENSIP proposes adding OpenPGP key publishing to ENS via a new org.openpgp text record standard. The proposal would store key fingerprints on-chain while keeping full keys off-chain, creating an auditable history of key changes that DNS-based systems cannot provide. The author seeks feedback on implementation details before formalizing the specification.
→ Discussion: Idea: Use ENS for OpenPGP Key Publishing (and Auditing)
Marketplace Providers Generate 20% of ENS Registration Revenue
According to on-chain referral data, marketplace providers including Grails, Vision, and SnipeZone account for 20.5% of new registration revenue and 19.9% of renewal revenue. The data, totaling 268.2 ETH from marketplaces versus 1,048.9 ETH from direct channels, was cited in support of the SPP3 marketplace RFP funding proposal.
→ Discussion: [7.1] [Social] SPP3: Marketplace RFP - #4 by Coltron.eth
ENSWhois launches Primary Name Debugger tool
ENSWhois has released a Primary Name Debugger tool that validates whether addresses have properly configured forward and reverse records for ENSIP-compliant primary name resolution. During development, the tool revealed that Etherscan may not respect the default cointype specification, requiring users to explicitly set cointype 60 for proper display on the block explorer.
→ Discussion: ENSWhois.com: An API-First Data Layer for ENS - #6 by clowes.eth
Cloaked offers ENS stealth address upgrade feature
Cloaked, a third-party service, is offering ENS name holders the ability to add stealth address support to their names. The feature is currently available at no cost, though the service suggests this may change in the future.
Tutorial on connecting DNS domains to ENS via DNSSEC
A tutorial circulated on social media demonstrating how to connect traditional DNS domains to ENS. The process involves enabling DNSSEC and searching the domain to put it onchain, providing a pathway for existing domain owners to integrate with ENS.
User demonstrates signature verification to confirm account authenticity
A user employed ENS signature verification through sign.ens.domains to authenticate a direct message sender amid concerns about compromised accounts. The incident highlights practical security applications of ENS cryptographic tools for identity verification in community communications.
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