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Working Group Bulletin
Term 6 Lead Working Group Stewards + Secretary Appointment
- Meta-Governance – @netto.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.
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
September Summary
- The DAO approved the SEAL Safe Harbor Agreement, allowing whitehats to intervene during exploits and return rescued funds to ENS recovery addresses under bounty terms.
- A new proposal is pending to update Endowment permissions, expanding supported protocols, enabling OETH rebasing, and removing USDM permissions.
More information → Proposal Bulletin
Temp Checks
- Limes.eth moves to set primary names for core contracts, demonstrating best practices and improving on-chain clarity
- FireEyes proposes “contract naming season” with $75k budget and 10k $ENS incentives to drive adoption of human-readable names across protocols, DAOs, and dapps
- ENS DAO considers $109,818.82 reimbursement to eth.limo for legal fees sustaining public ENS gateway services
Commons
“Commons” is a space for community-wide dialogue through biweekly discussions that cover developments, initiatives, and contributions from builders.
Upcoming Speakers:
- Rosco Kalis: “Protecting user funds with Revoke Cash” — Sep 26
- Zeugh from Blockful.eth: Anticapture — Oct 3
Improvement Proposals
Smart Contract Metadata
Enscribe proposes a new ENSIP to extend ENS for smart contracts with standardized text records + a metadata resolver profile. It enables source code, audits, docs, and licensing info to be linked onchain. Community feedback invited.
Read the ENSIP → Contract Metadata Standard and Text Records
OS Contributions
Unruggable: ERC-7785 Chain Registry
At the L2 Interop WG, Unruggable demoed an ENS-compliant onchain chain registry (ERC-7785) replacing GitHub lists. Using ENS resolvers, it maps chain attributes → IDs, supports non-EVM chains, and advances open-source infra for ENS + Ethereum interop.
View the registry → ERC-7785 Registry Demo
Blumen: Onchain IPFS Pinning for ENS
Blumenis a lightweight, self-custodial CLI that deploys apps across IPFS, Swarm, and Ethereum while directly integrating with ENS and DNSLink. With multi-provider support, Safe multi-sig security, and zero extra dependencies, it streamlines trustless web publishing and strengthens ENS as the backbone of decentralized identity and hosting.
Lit: ENS-Powered Crypto Transfers
Lit integrates ENS (.eth), HNS (.hl), and Solana SNS (.sol) to replace CEX account numbers with human-readable usernames. By enabling seamless cross-chain payments and decentralized identity, Lit strengthens ENS utility in trading and transfers across ecosystems.
Naming Smart Contracts with ENS
Ethereum.org’s new section on naming smart contracts highlights how ENS brings human-readable identifiers to smart contracts. By replacing hex addresses with ENS names, developers boost UX, reduce spoofing risks, and increase trust. Tools like Enscribe make adoption seamless across chains.
Fusion ENS: ENS Everywhere
Fusion ENS brings ENS resolution to iOS and browsers with a keyboard and extension built at EthAccra. It resolves multi-chain addresses seamlessly, making ENS names usable anywhere people type. This broadens ENS reach, driving adoption across devices and platforms.
NEDApay: Stablecoins Meet ENS
NEDApay integrates ENS for sending and receiving USDC with human-readable names. By replacing wallet addresses with ENS identifiers it enhances usability, speeds up adoption, and demonstrates how ENS powers everyday payments across DeFi.
Tangem Wallet: ENS Address Support
Tangem now supports ENS, letting users send and receive crypto with human-readable names like tangem.eth. This integration reduces friction, enhances security, and expands ENS utility into hardware wallets—strengthening ENS adoption across self-custodial ecosystems.
EnRoute: Payment Routing with ENS
EnRoute is a payment policy builder that uses ENS names to route funds automatically. By combining smart contracts, human-readable names, and customizable policy templates, EnRoute showcases ENS as core infrastructure for programmable payments.
Basenames Go ENSIP-19
Basenames, led by Steve Katzman, now support ENSIP-19 compliance for all new registrations. Migration tooling for existing Basenames is underway, with rollout expected soon. This milestone strengthens ENS’s L2 Primary Name standard and expands adoption across Layer 2.
Decentralized P2P Collab with Fileverse
Fileverse’s ddocs.new now offers privacy-powered, real-time collaboration tools for drafting ENS proposals, editing smart contract code, and managing feedback loops before onchain execution. This adds open-source infrastructure to ENS’s DAO tooling stack.
Sign in with Ethereum, Now Easier
It’s now simpler to add Sign in with Ethereum (SIWE) to any app—even non-crypto. A public OIDC provider, demo, docs, and a Railway template are live to help integrate SIWE (EIP-4361) alongside options like Google Sign-In.
Learn more → OIDC Provider | Sign in with Ethereum
Gas-Optimized ENS Batch Register & Renewal
@0xc0de4c0ffee launches Ens.inator.eth, a contract for batch ENS register/renewals with zero minimum fee and a fixed max fee of 0.00015 ETH. Built with calldata compression and Chainlink ETH/USD feed. Future v1 planned; now also extended as a Farcaster mini app.
Learn more → Ens.inator.eth : gas optimized batch register + renewal
ReverseNamer: Proposed Redesign for ENS Contracts
A new ReverseNamer PR introduces flexible contract naming via NamedOnce, NameableBy, and setName. The redesign aims to replace ReverseClaimer, enabling delegated or custom naming while supporting rollups. Feedback and refinements are ongoing.
Learn more → Add `ReverseNamer` by adraffy · Pull Request #482 · ensdomains/ens-contracts · GitHub
In Other News…
- Ndetо.eth (Unruggable) shares Ethereum interop insights and contributions at ETHSafari 2025.
- ENSpro.xyz mentioned by 0xstark.eth: a gasless subdomain manager.
- happysingh.eth (Namespace) represents ENS at ETHGlobal India.
- Namespace’s publishes casestudy on PinMe.eth and how it enables censorship-resistant, permanent frontends for smart contracts.
- Pixotchi integrates ENS/BaseName resolution across its game, securing contracts and identities with human-readable names.
- Burner Wallet integrates ENS via Namestone to give every wallet a free gasless yourname.brnr.eth domain for easy payments.
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:
- Minutes for Weekly Meta-Governance Meeting — September 9
- Minutes for Weekly Meta-Governance Meeting — September 16
Accessibility: Investment Policy Statement
Update: The ENS Investment Policy Statement (IPS) has been added to the Governance Docs, ensuring secure and consistent accessibility. Delegates & stewards can now reference it directly.
Access → Investment Policy Statement (2024)
Revisiting ENS DAO Legal Wrapper
Discussion continues on exploring a move beyond the Cayman Foundation model after Uniswap’s adoption of a Wyoming DUNA. Community discussion centers on liability, recognition, and governance fit, with options to study wrappers like DUNA vs. the current setup.
Join the discussion → Revisiting the Foundation’s Legal Structure
ENS Endowment August 2025
The endowment closed August with $145.7M AUM, 73% ETH / 27% stables, +$18.4M MTM from ETH gains, and $370k DeFi yield.
Read the full report → August Endowment Report
SPP2 Backpay: Service Provider Program Maintenance
SPP2 streams interrupted Aug-Sept 2025 due to a Superfluid AutoWrap failure have been reactivated. ENS DAO approved ~$500,000 to resume funding, and retroactive payments (~$416,000 total) are owed to providers.
Read the full notice → SPP2 Stream Reactivation
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:
- Minutes for Weekly Ecosystem Meeting — September 11
- Minutes for Weekly Ecosystem Meeting — September 18
ENS DAO Term 6 Mini Grants
Stewards awarded 1ETH + 0.5ETH grants for open-source ENS contributions:
- zWallets (1ETH)
- Atlas (0.5ETH)
- Fusion (0.5ETH)
- EnRoute (0.5ETH)
- Ease Wallet (0.5ETH)
- ghostffcode PR to Safe (0.5ETH)
Read the full announcement → Term 6 Grants
Blockful Q1/Q2 Report
Blockful made steady progress in governance & protocol work: shipped calldata reviews, launched a beta notification system, improved Anticapture with data tables, advanced ENSIP-20 specs + ENSjs integration.
Read the full report → Blockful Service Provider Reports
NameHash Labs SPP2 Q1 Report
NameHash Labs delivered under ENS SPP2 and shipped ~36 total items—including 16 planned deliverables plus 20 bonus ones. Major workstreams: ENSNode, ENSRainbow, ENSAdmin, Referrals, TokenScope & ENSAwards, plus strong community dev & financial transparency.
Read the full report → NameHash Labs Service Provider Reports
ENS Holiday Awards
NameHash Labs proposes a Dec 2025 trial with $10k in $ENS to reward .eth referrers. Half goes to all qualifying referrers, half via lottery prizes. Goal: test referral infra, boost registrations, and drive ENS DAO engagement.
Read the proposal → ENS Holiday Awards
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
- Minutes for Weekly Public Goods Meeting — September 11
- Minutes for Weekly Public Goods Meeting — September 18
Strategic Grants
ENS DAO’s Public Goods Working Group awarded Argot a $75,000 USDC strategic grant plus an additional $25,000 USDC loose tranche based on milestone progress. Argot’s tooling (Solidity, Sourcify, Fe, etc.) underpins security & developer infrastructure—this funding helps ensure its independence & long-term maintenance.
Learn more → ENS Public Goods Working Group: Funding Argot
ICANN x Web3 Updates
Emily, with deep ICANN policy expertise, supports ENS in bridging DNS and Web3. Focus areas include .eth protection, gTLD integration, outreach, and reputation. ENS aims to be a “good citizen” in ICANN while maximizing ENS-DNS alignment ahead of the 2026 gTLD window.
Coltron.eth: Public Goods Stewardship in Action
At ETHTokyo, Coltron.eth represented ENS DAO’s Public Goods WG on the “Agentic Native Coordination and DAO” panel. By connecting ENS with broader DAO coordination discourse, this contribution highlights ENS’s commitment to funding, fostering, and scaling public goods in web3.
Note: Posts older than 4 weeks are archival—browse cautiously, as links may be outdated or compromised.
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