•  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!

• Meta-Governance meets at 2PM UTC on Tuesdays

• Ecosystem meets at 3PM UTC on Thursdays

• Public Goods meets at 4PM UTC on Thursdays

• SEAL proposes DAO adoption of the Safe Harbor Agreement

• Netto.eth proposes to reactivate Service Provider streams

Kernel hosted an ENS research session with Nick Johnson. JustaName explored an Aurora partnership, and @dr3a.eth published a protocol overview. Namestone surpassed 9M subnames, Uniswap hit 2M uni.eth names, and gregskril.eth showcased ENS at World of Apps. zWallet launched, Safe and Viem advanced resolution upgrades, Nouns released free identities, and GeoCities and ethp2p integrated new features.

• Kernel hosted Nick Johnson for an ENS research session on L2 interop

• JustaName (SPP2) discussed partnering with Aurora Cloud Console

• Stablecoin transfers from any major chain to Polymarket accounts

• @dr3a.eth published a comprehensive overview of the ENS Protocol

• Namestone subname issuance platform surpasses 9M subnames

• gregskril.eth presented at World of Apps, showcasing ENS versatility

• zWallet launches as an open-source onchain wallet rooted on ENS

• Sign in with Ethereum (EIP-4361) is now finalized

• Safe considers adding ENS primary name resolution and avatar support

• Viem to add chain-specific ENS resolution support in next release

• Nouns launches Nounified ENS identities, free to mint and yours forever

• GeoCities enables dWebsites for ENS and Base basenames via eth.limo

• ethp2p integrates ENS, displaying seller identities directly on listings

• Enscribe adds support for setting ENS L2 primary names

• ENS joins ETH Tokyo as Gold Sponsor for September 2025 event

• Uniswap surpasses 2 million claimed uni.eth usernames

• happysingh.eth introduces subnames for Tap Day game identities

Karpatkey reported $46.3M in holdings and rebalanced 500 ETH as prices neared all-time highs. Key discussions centered on revisiting the Foundation’s legal structure, the Endowment’s fee model, and ENS token incentives. Blockful.eth proposed delegation incentives and began work on a dashboard to track SP activity. Additionally, the DAO announced support for Lighthouse Labs in shaping organizational identity.

• ENS DAO reports $46.3m holdings, rebalances 500 ETH as ETH nears all-time high

• Discussion: Revisiting the Foundation’s Legal Structure

• Discussion: Revisiting the Endowment’s Fee Structure

• Discussion: ENS Token Incentives

• Discussion: Blockful.eth Outlines Incentives to Boost Delegation

• Announcement: Backing Lighthouse Labs on DAO Organizational Identity

• Discussion: Blockful.eth are developing a dashboard to monitor SP activity

There are service provider updates from Unruggable.eth and EIP, including AI tooling advances and SIWE stewardship. Grants went to Simplepage.eth (10,000 USDC + 200 ENS) and Yodlpay (25,000 USDC + 500 ENS). Key discussions covered custom resolvers, ENSNode v2 migration, and Service Provider Program oversight. Raffy.eth pushed ERC-7996 for universal resolver standards, while Ease debuted a facial recognition wallet with subnames and Atlas launched as a terminal interface for ENSjs libraries.

• Service Provider Update: Unruggable.eth Q2 Report

• Service Provider Update: EIP advances AI tooling and takes over SIWE

• Discussion: Prototyping a Custom Resolver for Smart Contracts

• Grant: Simplepage.eth rewarded 10,000 USDC + 200 ENS

• Grant: Yodlpay rewarded 25,000 USDC + 500 ENS

• Discussion: ENSNode v2 migration to Squid SDK proposed

• Discussion: Service Provider Program Watch

• Raffy.eth ERC-7996 Support and Standardizing the Universal Resolver

• Project Highlight: Ease Introduces facial recognition wallet with subnames

• Project Highlight: Atlas debuts as terminal interface for ENSjs libraries 

The Public Goods Working Group nnounced its alignment with the Ethereum Foundation’s new co-funding model, marking a major step toward shared stewardship of ecosystem grants. This collaboration entails pooing resources, co-selection, and amplification by jointly funding initiatives. Also, ENS committed funding to independent research on ICANN and TLD policy, while EDI flagged risks in the EU’s EUDI framework and emphasized decentralization as a path to digital sovereignty.

• Announcement: ENS aligns with Ethereum Foundation’s new co-funding model

• Announcement: Funding Independent Research on ICANN and TLD policy

• EDI highlights risks in EUDI, calls for sovereignty via decentralization

Note: Posts older than 4 weeks are archival—browse cautiously, as links may be outdated or compromised.

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• ETHGlobal ENS Track winners and Ecosystem Grant recipients announced

• SEAL proposes DAO adoption of the Safe Harbor Agreement

• Wonderland builds registry for chain metadata

• Kernel hosts ENS research session with Nick Johnson

• Ethereum Foundation co-funds public goods with ENS DAO

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  • Meta-Governance Meeting Minutes — August 19, 2025

  • Ecosystem Meeting Minutes — August 21, 2025

  • Public Goods Meeting Minutes — August 21, 2025

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Everything happening in the ENS DAO — in five bullet points.

• Unruggable released their Q2 2025 update.

• Discussion on TEE-based ENS resolution and P-256 signing via EIP-7951.

• Meta-Governance commissions Lighthouse Labs to lead DAO ID standard.

• ENSIP updates include resolver feature declaration methods.

• Gemini Exchange adopted ENS as its wallet partner for DID infrastructure.

• Meta-Governance Meeting Minutes — August 12, 2025

• Ecosystem Meeting Minutes — August 14, 2025

• Public Goods Meeting Minutes — August 14, 2025

The ENS DAO Dashboard has everything you need to explore, participate, and find your way around.

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