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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
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Proposals
August 2026
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[Executable] Next Era of ENS DAO: Empowering the ENS Foundation
This proposal makes the ENS Foundation the DAO’s operating arm with a 5-seat board and executive director, while keeping protocol control, ~54.6M DAO-held ENS, and the operational wallet with tokenholders—except for a one-time 1M ENS transfer for staff comp and foundation oversight of the endowment. -
[Executable] Endowment permissions to KPK Update #10
This proposal is a routine update to the ENS Endowment Manager permissions, expanding access to RWA and fixed-income positions, adding curated Morpho yield vaults and Aera, and updating KPK authorities so the endowment can be managed more efficiently and safely.- Vote: Pending
- Discussion: Open
- Results: Pending
Updates from ENS Labs
ENS Tokenholders Approve Fully Operational ENS Foundation
ENS tokenholders voted to execute a proposal establishing the ENS Foundation as a fully operational organization. ENS Labs published details on how the structure evolves the existing foundation into an operational arm and what powers are preserved under the new structure.
→ Read: Introducing the Evolved ENS Foundation | ENS Blog
Binance Ecosystem Extends ENS Support via Binance Wallet
The Binance ecosystem has extended support for ENS. Binance Wallet users can now send and receive assets directly using ENS names rather than raw addresses.
ICANN opens comment on DNS + alt-root integration
ICANN’s new TSG report asks whether gTLDs can safely map to the same string in alternative naming systems. For ENS, that makes this a live policy path for .ens interoperability.
ENSv2 beta opens the upgrade path
ENS says Beta is the first public version where ENSv1 .eth names can actually move into ENSv2. The app and explorer now run on a fresh Sepolia registry, letting users test registration, management, and migration in a product-like environment.
→ Learn more: The ENS App and Explorer Are Now in Beta | ENS Blog
ENSv2 audit competition opens on Immunefi
ENS says its Immunefi audit competition opens Aug. 18, adding a public security review track alongside beta testing. While users test registration, management, renewals, and upgrades on Sepolia, auditors will pressure-test the contracts ahead of mainnet.
ENS names now connect to personal IBANs via Mt Pelerin
ENS says users can now link an IBAN to their ENS name through Mt Pelerin, turning .eth into a send/receive identity for buying, swapping, cashing out, and moving between crypto and bank transfers.
ETHGlobal Lisbon showed ENS as infrastructure, not just naming
Across talks and demo day, ENS highlighted apps built on top of the protocol: smart wallets with recovery, agentic mini-apps that issue ENS names, and onchain trust graphs—evidence that ENS is becoming a coordination layer for users, apps, and AI.
ENS backs Ethereum Institutional’s next phase
ENS Labs says it is supporting Ethereum Institutional as the group enters a new stage of institutional engagement and adoption. The bet is simple: if institutions need clearer ways to navigate and build on Ethereum, ENS should be part of that stack.
ENS names can now receive private payments
ENS highlighted a new integration with Railgun and The Anon Project that lets users send funds to an ENS-linked name while keeping balances and transfers shielded. It pushes ENS further from naming alone toward privacy-preserving payment identity.
Ambire adds recipient-change warnings for ENS payments
ENS highlighted a new Ambire safeguard that warns users if an ENS name now resolves to a different address than the last time they sent to it. It’s a small UX change, but a meaningful one for safer repeat payments.
DAO-Wide Headlines
Alexander Urbelis Named ENS Foundation’s First Executive Director
Urbelis has been named the first Executive Director of the ENS Foundation. In a post, they thanked both supporters and skeptics who engaged with the proposal, noting the scrutiny helped strengthen the final structure, and signaled the start of the Foundation’s operational work.
KPK H1 2026 Review: Endowment Falls to $67.7M as ETH Price Drops
KPK’s H1 2026 review shows the ENS Endowment was hit more by market moves than execution.
• assets fell $101.6M → $67.7M
• DeFi still netted $1.15M
• Registrar Manager went live
• 2 risk events were resolved with no losses
→ Discussion: KPK H1 2026 Review for the ENS Endowment
ENS Endowment July Update: $76.34M AUM, $201,762 Yield Generated
The Endowment’s July 2026 update shows active reallocation alongside stronger monthly yield.
• $76.34M AUM
• 64.7% ETH / 35.3% stables
• 44 transactions, incl. Aave DAI exit
• $201,762 yield, ~15% above June
→ Discussion: Endowment Monthly Reports - #44 by kpk
KPK Sub-Roles Module for Endowment Permissions Verified on Fork
KPK’s reply on the Endowment Permissions proposal says the deployment only wires the Sub-Roles Modifier—it does not create the HARVESTER role yet. A mainnet-fork test confirmed its powers stay bounded by the MANAGER policy: valid actions pass, out-of-scope ones revert.
→ Discussion: [DRAFT] Endowment permissions to KPK Update #10 - #3 by kpk
Delegate Incentives round 1 distributes 5,000 ENS to 734 wallets
ENS DAO’s Delegate Incentives program has moved from design into distribution, with round 1 now complete. A total of 5,000 ENS distributed accross 734 wallets. A community call is scheduled Thursday, Aug. 20 at 10AM ET to discuss how the program works, what it rewards, and what comes next
ENS July 2026: revenue trails burn despite endowment gains
Financials show sustainability still depends more on the Endowment than protocol revenue: $0.7M in revenue and $0.3M cash inflow against burn, while the Endowment gained $7.9M largely from ETH mark-to-market and implies ~68 months of runway.
→ Discussion: ENS Financial Reporting by Steakhouse - #52 by Steakhouse
/ensdomains PRs
ENS App fixes false revert error on register modal
ENS Labs shipped a fix for an intermittent bug (FET-3203) where the app’s register modal showed a false execution reverted error. The issue stemmed from a wall-clock countdown racing ahead of the blockchain’s block timestamp, compounded by error-handling code that discarded revert details and a lack of retry logic. The fix decodes revert reasons earlier and retries the specific timing error automatically.
→ Pull Request: fix(FET-3203): don't surface transient CommitmentTooNew as a revert by v1rtl · Pull Request #1158 · ensdomains/ens-app-v3 · GitHub
ENS Contracts PR Fixes Overflow Risk in BulkRenewal.rentPrice
A pull request to the ens-contracts repository fixes an unchecked arithmetic overflow in BulkRenewal.rentPrice that could silently wrap and return an incorrect total if the underlying price oracle reports an inflated value. The fix moves price accumulation to checked arithmetic so an overflow now reverts with a panic error instead of wrapping, and includes a new regression test. The author noted a companion contract, StaticBulkRenewal.sol, has the same pattern and could receive the same fix.
→ Pull Request: Fix unchecked arithmetic overflow in BulkRenewal.rentPrice by SnowingFox · Pull Request #565 · ensdomains/ens-contracts · GitHub
ENS App v3 centralizes support links via getSupportLink utility
A recent pull request to ENS App v3 introduces a getSupportLink() utility to centralize support link management across the codebase. The change replaces hardcoded URLs in components like ErrorScreen and PrimarySection, and updates several links to point to more specific support articles.
→ Pull Request: Refactor support links to use centralized getSupportLink utility by 184eth · Pull Request #1161 · ensdomains/ens-app-v3 · GitHub
ENS App v3 PR adds Claude-driven exploratory manual test workflow
ENS App v3 has added a workflow that runs an exploratory manual test on every PR, using a Claude-driven browser via the Playwright MCP server. The system boots the local ENS stack, injects a pre-authorized mock wallet, syncs the page clock to chain time, and always exercises register and extend flows for baseline coverage.
→ Pull Request: Add Claude-driven manual test workflow for PRs by sugh01 · Pull Request #1160 · ensdomains/ens-app-v3 · GitHub
ENS Contracts PR Proposes Names v2 with Sponsored Transfers
A pull request to the ens-contracts GitHub repository (PR #564) proposes names v2 functionality, including sponsored transfers and the ability to edit records without giving up control of a name. The change is part of ongoing open-source development on ENS’s core contracts.
→ Pull Request: names v2 by brenzi · Pull Request #564 · ensdomains/ens-contracts · GitHub
Meta-Governance
SPP3 marketplace RFP moves into review
ENS says the SPP3 marketplace RFP application window has closed with 9 submissions, 8 qualified. A two-week review now runs through Aug. 19, with interviews starting next, while active SPP3 streams and adjusted legacy flow rates are already in effect.
MetaGov debates how much grant-making it should still do
After the foundation proposal passed, ENS MetaGov debated whether to stay narrowly focused on “governing governance” or keep a more active support role. The current lean: avoid launching major new grant programs, but keep existing support and SPP3-related work moving.
ENS Endowment update shows steady yield and a governance timing wrinkle
KPK reported the ENS Endowment at $78.2M NAV with a 3% blended APY, after generating $191K in July and $28K MTD in August. It also said new RWA venues are coming, while a pending onchain parameter update may be delayed to avoid clashing with the foundation transition.
P-256 migration slashed ENS DNS import costs
@estmcmxci retrospective says the March 9 P-256 migration cut a single DNS signature verification from 1.34M gas to 10.5K gas—a 99.2% drop—saving 1.12B gas overall. The near-term dollar impact is modest, but it future-proofs ENS for broader DNS/gTLD imports.
Ecosystem
RFC Proposes ENSIP for Stealth Address Resolution via ENS Names
A new RFC outlines a proposed ENSIP for stealth address resolution, allowing ENS names to return unique addresses per transaction while preserving a single static identifier. The proposal defines a new text record format built on ERC-5564 and describes both client-side and gateway-based resolution paths, with a full ENSIP draft planned for September as part of SPP3 deliverables.
→ Discussion: [RFC] Privacy-Preserving Names: ENSIP for Stealth Address Resolution
Namespace Launches Onchain Subname Infrastructure for ENSv2
Namespace has built new onchain subname infrastructure aligned with ENSv2, replacing its prior NameWrapper-based system with per-name ENSv2 subregistries. The updated system moves activation, pricing, and minting fully onchain, and adds features like multi-token gating, USD-denominated pricing with stablecoin payment, and expirable or permanent subnames. A public demo is available for testing name activation and minting.
→ Discussion: Onchain Subnames on ENSv2
Report Measures Impact of ENS P-256 Precompile Migration
A report presents a historical replay study measuring the impact of ENS’s migration to the EIP-7951 P-256 precompile for DNSSEC algorithm 13 verification. Since the DAO activated the change on March 9, 2026, the migration has saved 1.12B gas across eligible DNS imports through July 27, 2026, a 82.3% reduction versus prior costs. The study, harness, and dashboard are publicly available.
→ Discussion: Report: Measuring the Impact of ENS’s P-256 Precompile Migration
Resolvio Offers Open-Source Universal ENS Resolution API
Resolvio, an open-source universal ENS resolution API, was highlighted via retweet from the ENS DAO account. The tool provides a single endpoint for accessing millions of ENS records with support for 10+ output formats.
JustaLab Closes SPP2 with Final JAW Quarterly Report
JustaLab published its final SPP2 quarterly report, covering Clear Signing integration, CLI Auto Mode with scoped session keys, theming updates, and ENS resolution endpoint optimizations. The report marks the end of active ENS development funding for JustaLab, though subname issuance APIs and SDKs remain live with no action needed for existing integrations.
→ Discussion: JustaName - Quarterly Reports - #5 by justghadi.eth
Uniswap Has Issued Over 2.2 Million ENS Names Since 2024
Since integrating ENS in February 2024, Uniswap has issued over 2.2 million ENS names. The milestone highlights the scale of adoption ENS can achieve through a single application integration.
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