ENS DAO Newsletter #91 - 07/15/2025
Welcome
New editions — Bi-weekly on Tuesdays
Previous editions — Archived on the Forum
New proposals — Updates via Telegram
ENS DAO Dashboard — Available for public review
Submit your updates! — project updates wanted!
Newsletter Roundup
- ENS Labs: June Recap, ENSv2 Hub, Q2 Reports
- Community: Rabby adds ENS support, ENS MCP Server, Pinme.eth
- Meta-Gov: Financial Report, Investment Committee, Standardizing Org Identity
- Ecosystem: Builder Highlights, Grants Review, SP Updates
- Public Goods: Apply for Builder Grants
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.
ENS DAO Term 6 Dashboard
The ENS DAO Term 6 Dashboard is a comprehensive guide to ENS DAO’s governance and activities. It includes key resources such as the ENS DAO Constitution, meeting schedules via the ENS DAO Calendar, and updates through the bi-weekly ENS DAO Newsletter.
The dashboard outlines proposal processes, thresholds for social and executable proposals, governance environments, working group schedules, and details on Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for compensated tasks. It aims to enhance transparency, understanding, and participation within the ENS ecosystem.
ENS DAO Basics: Your Gateway to Governance
Discover how the ENS DAO works and how you can to become involved. View the official guide to ENS governance, proposals, and participation. Whether you’re new or experienced, everything you need to start is here.
→ Visit ENS DAO Basics: basics.ensdao.org
ENS DAO Security: Anticapture
Anticapture’s analysis reveals how vulnerable the DAO is to governance capture. Using 30+ signals—from voting concentration to Council delegate overlap—it explains the logic behind the Security Council and surfaces key risks to decentralization.
→ View the dashboard: Anticapture
ENS Developer and Governance Resources
Awesome ENS is a curated GitHub repo collecting key ENS tools, dapps, docs, and community resources. It’s useful for anyone building with or learning about ENS—perfect starting point for devs, researchers, and DAO contributors.
Term 6 Proposals
About Proposals
Proposals are how changes are made to the DAO’s status quo. They can be submitted by anyone meeting the required $ENS thresholds and are voted on by delegates based on their token holdings. If a proposal reaches quorum and passes, it is ratified and implemented.
For detailed governance information, refer to the Governance Documentation.
Proposal Thresholds:
- 10k ENS: Required for a social proposal — an agreement of the DAO on matters that cannot be enforced onchain.
- 100k ENS: Required for an executable proposal — involves smart contract operations executed by DAO-controlled accounts.
Proposal Bulletin
The Proposal Bulletin summarizes Term 6 proposals—both onchain (executable) and offchain (social)—from January 2025 to December 2025. It covers key actions like ETH-to-USDC conversions, endowment expansions, service provider funding, and governance process improvements.
The bulletin aims to enhance transparency and keep stakeholders informed about DAO decisions Details of current proposals will be provided
Proposal Summaries:
- [EP 6.13] [Executable] Service Provider Program Season 2 Implementation
- [EP 6.14] [Social] Proposal to form the OpenBox Investment Committee
[EP 6.15] [Executable] Enable L2 Reverse Registrars and new .eth registrar controller
To view past proposals, visit Agora.
Delegate Applications
How to Become an ENS Delegate
To shape the future of ENS, become a delegate: delegate your tokens (even to yourself), post your intro on the forum, add delegate records to your ENS name, and set it as your Primary ENS. Manage your profile at delegate.ens.domains
gozmangonzalez.eth
@GozmanGonzalez submitted their delegate application, emphasizing legal expertise in compliance & DAO governance to support ENS’s secure, accessible, community-aligned growth. Advocates for the ENS Constitution principles and transparent governance within the Ethereum ecosystem.
→ Delegate application: gozmangonzalez.eth
Temp Checks
ENS L2 Reverse Registrar & Controller Upgrade
ENS approved an executable to enable L2 reverse registrars and set the NameWrapper as the new .eth registrar controller. The upgrade streamlines L2 reverse resolution and supports ERC‑7828 for interoperable, chain-aware ENS addresses.
→ Full discussion: Enable L2 Reverse Registrars and new .eth registrar controller
Manual Issuance of Short .eth Names
A proposal suggests enabling the ENS DAO to manually register 1- and 2-character .eth domains like l2.eth and zk.eth for public infrastructure. While supporters see this as a way to secure key namespaces, others caution against potential misuse and revenue loss.
→ Full discussion: Manually issue .eth 2LDs, including 1- and 2- characters
Proposal: Tally as ENS DAO Governance Service Provider?
A proposal suggests onboarding Tally as a dedicated governance service provider for ENS DAO. Goals include improving delegate tooling, increasing proposal transparency, and supporting better onchain coordination. Community feedback is underway.
→ Full discussion: Should the DAO have Tally as a Dedicated Governance Service Provider
ENS Labs Updates
ENS June Recap: Key Updates
- ENS launched the ENSv2 Hub
- Highlighted Uniswap Usernames & ENS powered spreadsheets
- Attended ICANN83
- Hosted $10K ETHGlobal prizes
- Welcomed ses.eth
- Showed up at EthCC8
- Featured in a Shopify x Coinbase Ad
- Shared ENS Evolution Wrapped
- Reminded users about the power of date-based renewals
ENSv2 Hub Launch
ENS launched the ENSv2 Hub: a central resource for the next evolution of ENS. It features roadmaps, specs, product previews & updates about the new registry, smart contracts, Namechain & more — all built openly for the next billion users.
→ Visit: ENSv2 Hub
Developer Feedback Wanted
ENS is running a short survey to understand how developers are building with ENS and where support can improve. Your input helps shape the future of docs, tooling, and features across the protocol.
→ Take the survey: enslabs.notion.site
Q2 2025 Report
ENS finalized core ENSv2 contracts & SDK, launched the ENSv2 Hub, dSheets integration, and two new apps. Renewals overtook registrations as revenue driver. Growth in social, ecosystem & ICANN presence. Team expanded to 31 as ENSv2 gears up for launch.
→ View the full report: ENS Labs Quarterly Report - Q2 2025
Q2 2025 Revenue
- ENS generated $3.77m in Q2 2025, down from $4.94M in Q1 2025
- $2.61m came from registration revenue
- $499k from premium name sales
- $669k from DeFi returns
- June 2025 closed with $1.43M in total revenue
→ View the full report: ENS Revenue Report - Q2 2025
Careers at ENS Labs
ENS Labs, the non-profit organization responsible for the core software development of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is searching for professionals to fill the following roles:
- Integrations Engineer (Web3)
- Technical Writer
- Frontend Developer
→ Explore open roles: Careers at ENS Labs
ENS Workshop on Identity & L2 Names
Gregskril.eth’s ENS workshop at ETHGlobal Cannes covers ENS bounties & new L2 primary names.
→ Watch the session: ENS – Identity in Your Apps
ENS Labs Highlighted kpk.io’s $2.36M Win for ENS DAO
ENS Labs highlighted kpk.eth’s skillful use of TWAP swaps on CoWSwap to save $2.36M for the ENS DAO treasury. By timing ETH-to-stablecoin swaps carefully, kpk.io achieved an 18.2% premium — proving strategy maximizes DAO value.
ENS at ETHcc: Ses.eth
Simon Emanuel (ses.eth) gave his first EthCC talk, leading a Zero To Dapp workshop on building & deploying full-stack dapps with ENS. Held July 2 at Taylor Stage, it prepped devs for ETHGlobal Cannes.
→ Watch: Ses.eth on ENS in your dApp
ENS BytesUtils Refactor Improves Safety & Efficiency
ENS refactored BytesUtils in ens-contracts for safer, more efficient byte array operations. Added bounds checks, efficient memory copy, improved substrings, new tests & error selectors—enhancing reliability without added costs.
→ View on GitHub: Refactor BytesUtils
ENS Adds CCIP Enhancements & Multicall Support
ENS upgraded ens-contracts with better CCIP, standardized feature detection (IFeatureSupporter), and multicall resolver support. Improves flexibility, batching, and future-proofing for cross-chain resolutions with updated methods and tests.
→ View on GitHub: Add IFeatureSupporter and resolve(multicall) support
Technical Discussion
ERC-7982 Verification Debate
Debate over ERC-7982 centers on verifying decentralized storage for CCIP-Read. Amid concerns over validating IPNS and Web3 URLs without complex client changes, proposals include using self-verifying IPNS records or offloading verification to ENS and Layer 2 solutions.
→ Join the Discussion: ERC-7982: Decentralized Gateway URLs for ERC-3668
CIDv1.eth: Onchain IPFS/IPLD Encoder Debate
CIDv1.eth provides Solidity libraries for onchain CIDv1 encoding, supporting various multicodecs & multihashes. Discussion raised issues with long CIDs hitting DNS & gateway limits. Workarounds include RFC 4408, local gateways, and hybrid inlined/multihash records.
→ Join the Discussion: CIDv1.eth : onchain ipfs/ipld encoder libraries
Community Updates
Newsletter Contributions
Are you integrating ENS into your stack, experimenting at the protocol level, or have a unique use you’d like to share? Consider submitting it for inclusion in the Newsletter. Share updates on projects, events, achievements, or community changes for inclusion.
→ Submit your segment: Project submissions
Email-as-ENS: Map Your Email to ENS
ZK Email introduces Email-as-ENS: turn your email into an ENS name! Map your email to your wallet and use it across Web3. Example: alice@gmail.com → alice$gmail.com.zkemail.eth.
→ Try the beta: ZKemail
Rabby Wallet Adds ENS Name Support
In May, Gregskril.eth & 0xfran.eth called for Rabby Wallet to support ENS name resolution. By July 1, it was implemented. Support for subdomains is still in progress, but this is a noteworthy milestone nonetheless!
Enscribe Launches EFP Integration at EthCC
Enscribe unveiled its EFP integration just in time for EthCC, showcasing Vitalik’s ENS social graph and ENS names in one place. The app, boosted by EFP, makes exploring ENS profiles seamless.
→ Check it out: app.enscribe.xyz
SuiNS Announces ENS Integration
SuiNS acquired sui.eth and is developing cross-chain features to bring ENS utility to SuiNS names. This integration unlocks EVM chain functionality while preserving native SuiNS operations — a step towards portable identities across chains.
Vmint: Onchain Media Platform with ENS Profiles
Vmint lets creators mint ENS-based profiles, upload & mint media as NFTs, set ad prices, and earn through a fee-sharing model. Integrated with EFP for a decentralized social graph, Vmint redistributes platform revenue to creators & NFT holders once $100+ is earned.
ENS MCP Server: Lookup ENS Names with Agents
Austin Griffith recommends the ENS MCP server to let agents resolve ENS names and manage addresses by name. Example: “make atg.eth the owner of this contract.”
→ Try it: ENS MCP Server
Pedro Joins Namespace as Full-Stack Dev
Namespace welcomes Pedro Filho, a full-stack developer with experience at Pump.fun, Kraken, Violet & Blockchain.com. He loves backyard automation & ENS infra.
→ Connect: @pedroapfilho
Usman Khan Joins Namespace as Head of Growth
Namespace welcomes Usman Khan, a Growth & Partnerships expert with experience at Chainnodes, Stakater & S&P Global. He’s into gaming, golf & BBQ mastery.
→ Connect: @0xkhanye
PinMe Smashes ENS Contenthash Records
PinMe by GlitterProtocol set a record with 65k+ ENS subdomains & 1.2M+ contenthash resolutions, using ENS for decentralized website hosting on IPFS.
→ Deploy your static site: Pinme.eth
AutoENS: Use Your DNS Name on ENS
Namefi.io enables tokenized DNS domains from your wallet address in 1 click. Enable DNSSEC, turn on AutoENS, and your domain is imported & ready as your web3 identity.
Try it: → namefi.io
Name Your Contracts with ENS for Security
James.eth warns that unnamed contracts pose a security risk. Use ENS to name your contracts and improve UX & trust. Enscribe makes it easy.
→ Name your Smart Contracts: ENScribe
ENS + Fluidkey: Dynamic Stealth Addresses
Ses.eth demonstrates how Fluidkey uses ENS to generate dynamic stealth addresses: every ses.fkey.id resolution creates a new, unlinkable address under user control — enhancing privacy while retaining ownership.
→ Try it out: Fluidkey
ENS on Pensieve
Mat from ECF invites the ENS community to alpha-test Pensieve, a decentralized wiki for web3 projects, by creating & moderating an ENS page. Read the primer & request an invite code to join.
Working Group Bulletin
Term 6 Lead Working Group Stewards + Secretary Appointment
- Meta-Governance – @5pence.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.
SafeNotes: Explore DAO Transactions
SafeNotes is a public dashboard for viewing real-time ENS DAO treasury activity. It tracks outgoing payments from ENS Safe wallets—showing amounts, recipients, categories, and descriptions. Great for transparency and transaction review.
→ Review DAO Transactions: SafeNotes
ENS Ledger: Track Fund Flows
ENS Ledger offers a dynamic Sankey chart tool to visualize DAO fund movements in ETH, stablecoins, and $ENS. Explore flows, click nodes for WG breakdowns, and view financial statements for any counterparty.
→ Track fund flows: ENS Ledger
ENS Steakhouse Financial Dashboard
The ENS Steakhouse dashboard is an interactive data portal on Dune Analytics that gives the ENS community transparent, real-time insights into ENS’s finances. It shows key metrics like revenues, expenses, treasury assets, and endowment performance.
→ View Dashboard: Dune Analytics
Working Group Spending Report
Limes.eth released the Q1 2025 Working Group spending summary:
- Ecosystem: $268,520
- Meta-Governance: $210,400
- Public Goods: $110,030 + 14.9 ETH
→ Full report: ENS Working Group Spending Summaries
Acknowledging Recepients of the Service Provider Stream
The vote to select recepients of the Service Provider Stream, as established by EP 4.7, has now concluded. Builders are entrusted with improving the ENS system, as chosen by delegates. Become familiar with each Service Provider by visiting their builder profle:
Service Provider Profiles (Ranked):
ENS DAO Working Group Schedule (2025)
| Working Group | Time | Schedule | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
 Meta-Governance |
2pm UTC | Tuesday | Google Meet |
 Ecosystem |
3pm UTC | Thursday | Google Meet |
| Public Goods |
4pm UTC | Thursday | Google Meet |
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:
Meeting Minutes:
June 2025 Financial Report
Financial Overview
- Revenue > Cash Burn, Runway: 111 months
- Revenue: $1.2m (vs. $1.2m last month)
- Cash Inflow: $.7m (vs. $.7m last month)
- Normalized Cash Burn: $1.34m
- Reserves: $150m (ETH: 117.6m ETH, USDC: 32.1m)
- Total Endowment: $94.6 (24.3m stablecoins, 70.3m ETH)
- P&L: -$.9m ($1.1m from ETH M2M)
→ Review the full report prepared by @Steakhouse here.
Delegate Your $ENS Voting Power
Did you know? $ENS holders can delegate their voting power to trusted delegates to shape the future of the ENS protocol. Use ENS Agora to explore and track governance activity.
→ Learn how to manage delegation: Guide Here.
FAQ on OpenBox Investment Proposal
The Meta-Governance Working Group has published a formal FAQ clarifying ENS DAO’s proposed $5M equity investment in OpenBox Inc. It addresses legal structure, DAO oversight, expected returns, and precedent-setting implications.
→ Read it: OpenBox Inc Investment FAQ
OpenBox Proposal — Next Steps
A 5-member committee (+1 observer) was formed to conduct due diligence on the OpenBox proposal. The committee will work with Josh (Intercap) to provide analysis, keep the DAO informed, and maintain transparency. The aim is objective, informed analysis rather than binary recommendations.
Lighthouse Labs: ENS Org Identity Proposal
Lighthouse Labs proposes an ENS-based standard for DAO metadata (e.g., treasury, delegates), suggesting an ENSIP and pilot by ENS DAO. It aims to boost adoption, transparency, and DAO coordination.
→ Discuss Here: Making ENS the Standard for Organizational Identity
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:
Meeting Minutes:
Term 6 ENS Ecosystem Grants Open for Applications
The Ecosystem Working Group is awarding retroactive grants to technically oriented projects that advance the ENS protocol. Grants are reviewed on a rolling basis and presented during weekly ecosystem calls. Apply via the forum.
Ipê City Super App
Ipê City built a governance-ready ENS-based civic app enabling passports, marketplaces, and resource coordination for a crypto-native city. Awarded $10,000 USDC + 200 ENS for showcasing a novel real-world ENS use case.
ENS Builder Highlights
Substream
The Substream team at ETHGlobal showcased a tool that lets Intmax users register ENS subdomains (e.g., bob.stealthmax.eth) that resolve to stealth payment addresses managed in an Oasis TEE. This enables privacy-preserving, seamless payments where senders simply use an ENS name, while funds are securely routed to the recipient’s Intmax account.
→ View the Project: Substream
POAPrivacy
The POAPPrivacy team used ENS as the base for resolving stealth meta-addresses, enabling users to receive POAPs to private, unlinkable addresses tied to their ENS name (e.g., name.eth). This preserves privacy while leveraging ENS as the identity anchor for lookups & minting.
→ View the Project: POAPrivacy
Contxt.eth
Contx.eth transforms an X/Twitter profile into an AI-enhanced ENS identity in 30 seconds. It stores contextual AI data in a .contx.eth domain, enabling personalized AI interactions while leveraging ENS for resolution, ownership, and interoperability.
→ View the Project: Context.eth
Elara
Elara enables one-click deployment of decentralized AI agents, each with its own ENS-based identity & subdomain. ENS stores the agent’s metadata, identity, and access control list using the contenthash field, ensuring secure interaction & ownership onchain.
→ View the Project: Elara
Service Provider Updates
ZKemail
ZK Email lets users register their email as an ENS name by proving email ownership onchain using zero-knowledge proofs. Users confirm via email, which is verified & matched to their ENS name.
→ Try it: ENS → Email
JustaName
JustaName advanced wallet infra (backend, smart wallet, multi-owner, scaling), contributed ENS standards (SEAL, ENSIP), and built GTM plans for ENS subnames. Partnered via XMTP, Commons & more, while supporting Yodl, Peanut & IPE City pilots.
→ View their Q1 2025 Report: JustaName Q1 2025
Namespace
Namespace added scope-based auth to its Offchain manager, letting devs create API keys with domain- or address-level permissions.
→ Access the Dev Portal: Here
Public Goods
The Public Goods Working Group supports the Ethereum ecosystem by identifying and funding open-source development.
Term 6 Public Goods Stewards:
Meeting Minutes
Term 6 Builder Grants Applications are Now Open
The ENS Builder Grants platform supports public goods projects in Ethereum and Web3. With 22 ETH granted across 19 projects, it offers milestone-based funding reviewed by Public Goods Working Group stewards.
→ Apply here: builder.ensgrants.xyz
Resources
ENS DAO offers several resources for understanding and participating in its ecosystem:
- ENS DAO Basics: Learn about the ENS DAO, including voting and governance.
- Support Docs: Guidance on registration, renewals, and development aspects.
- Governance Docs: Insights into governance structure.
- ENS Agora: Governance hub for proposal review and voting.
- ENS Repository: The ENS Protocol’s main GitHub repository.
Note: Posts older than 4 weeks are archival—browse cautiously, as links may be outdated or compromised.
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