# ENS DAO Newsletter #103 - 12/30/2025 ![news touch less](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HyAJVqy2ge.png) ## ☀️ Welcome - [🗓️ **New editions**](https://paragraph.xyz/@ensdao) — Bi-weekly on Tuesdays - [📑 **Previous editions**](https://discuss.ens.domains/c/dao-wide/newsletter/72) — Archived on the Forum - [🗳️ **New proposals**](https://t.me/ensdao_notifications) — Updates via Telegram - 📩 [**Submit your updates!**](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemsxjgb0cs6NFVUtPSxCyKPlP67K1-nuA4zm1vqUz9NF80-A/viewform) — project updates wanted! ## 📌 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_](https://docs.ens.domains/v/governance/governance-proposals/term-1/ep12-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](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=8im77u2b3euav0qjc067qb00ic%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York). --- ## 🗳️ Proposals ### Assign .kred TLD to Verified Multisig Assigns ENS ownership of the active ICANN .kred TLD to a verified multisig using DNS TXT proof. Expands ENS–DNS integration, aligns Web2 and Web3 identity, and ensures secure, decentralized stewardship of the namespace. More information → [Proposal Bulletin](https://discuss.ens.domains/t/term-6-proposal-bulletin/20157/12?u=estmcmxci) --- ## 🌐 Updates from ENS Labs ### Decentralized Websites ENS Labs published a practical guide to building censorship-resistant websites using ENS, IPFS, Filecoin, and Safe. It explains how to replace fragile DNS/CDNs with decentralized storage, map content to ENS names, and manage updates via multisig. → Guide: https://ens.domains/blog/post/decentralized-websites ### ENSv2 Readiness Apps should adopt the Universal Resolver to support CCIP-Read and L2-aware resolution, ensuring seamless name resolution across rollups and the future ENSv2 stack. → Docs: https://docs.ens.domains/web/ensv2-readiness/ ### Namechain Migration ENS is moving Namechain to Nethermind’s Surge, a Taiko-based rollup offering Ethereum-native sequencing, fast finality, and censorship resistance, with a Stage-1 launch and path to Stage-2. → Blog: https://ens.domains/blog/post/namechain-nethermind-surge ### ICANN gTLD Expansion ENS is preparing for ICANN’s 2026 gTLD round and may apply for .ens as a protected .brand to strengthen security, prevent misuse, and deepen ENS–DNS integration. → Blog: https://ens.domains/blog/post/icann-84-gtld ### Devconnect Buenos Aires At Devconnect ARG, ENS showcased its role as core Ethereum infrastructure—powering L2 identities, agent standards, decentralized websites, ENSv2 previews, and real-world onboarding via subnames. → Recap: https://x.com/ensdomains/status/1998424156170506749 --- ## 🌐 DAO-Wide Headlines ### ENS Protocol The protocol posted $7.18M Q3 revenue ($22.1M annual), with strong registrations, premiums, and DeFi returns. → Revenue: https://discuss.ens.domains/t/ens-revenue-reports/20577/5 ### ENS Labs ENS Labs shipped 80% of ENSv2 core + launched the L2 Primary Name App. → Labs: https://discuss.ens.domains/t/ens-labs-quarterly-progress-reports/20565/5 ### ENS DAO The Working Groups spent $627K across Ecosystem, Meta-Gov, and Public Goods. → Spending: https://discuss.ens.domains/t/ens-working-group-spending-summaries/20706/9 --- ## 🛠️ OS Contributions ### ENS.tools Launches Public Profiles ENS.tools has introduced [public profile pages](https://x.com/enstools/status/2000570521063440573?s=20) at ens.tools/u/yourname.eth, aggregating domains, social links, onchain activity, and ENS achievements into a single, shareable identity page—making ENS names easier to explore, verify, and showcase across the ecosystem. --- ### Enscribe Simplifies ENS Contract Naming Enscribe now [queries the ENS subgraph](https://x.com/enscribe_/status/2001357495785185624?s=20) to list all domains you own or manage, reducing errors from manual typing. Domains are grouped and sorted for safer smart contract naming, with support for Ethereum, Linea, and Base, and Base Sepolia coming soon. --- ### ENS and DNS Converge on Digital Identity In a new .locker blog, ENS is framed not as a replacement for DNS, but an extension of it. Alex Slobodnik outlines ENS’s mission to bridge Web2 and Web3—expanding internet naming into blockchain while preserving interoperability with existing DNS infrastructure. → Read: https://www.my.locker/blogs/ens-expanding-the-internets-namespace-into-web3 --- ### ENS Aims for “Shopify-Level” UX In a CCN interview, ENS Labs’ James Beck outlines a push to make ENS feel “less like crypto, more like Shopify.” From ETH-free registration to universal profiles and Namechain, ENS is positioning itself as mainstream identity infrastructure. → Read: https://www.ccn.com/education/crypto/ens-labs-shopify-ux-onchain-identity-james-beck/ --- ### EFP Launches on SwissKnife App Store The Ethereum Follow Protocol (EFP) is now live on the SwissKnife Web3 App Store, making the onchain social graph easier to discover and use. The release expands EFP’s reach across Base and the broader Web3 app ecosystem. → App Store: https://apps.swiss-knife.xyz --- ## ⚖️ 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:** * [5pence.eth](https://discuss.ens.domains/u/5pence.eth/summary) * [daostrat.eth](https://discuss.ens.domains/u/daostrat.eth/summary) * [netto.eth](https://discuss.ens.domains/u/estmcmxci/summary) --- ### ENS Protocol Economics (Nov 2025) Steakhouse released its November 2025 financial snapshot, showing a strong and sustainable protocol footing: - $1.3M monthly revenue - $164M total reserves - 123 months of runway - Endowment covers ~20% of cash burn Full report → [November 2025](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ILE469-7_pHwHxZE3pst5Jd7-3C_WFIt/view) --- ### ENS Community Update – November 2025 kpk published the November ENS Endowment & Community Update. AUM stands at $114.4M with a 60/40 ETH–stablecoin split, $306k DeFi yield, and active rebalancing amid a ~20% ENS price decline. The report details token distribution, trading volumes, and risk-driven portfolio shifts. → Report: https://reports.kpk.io/ens?month=11&year=2025&currency=USD --- ### ENS DAO Retrospective Eugene Leventhal proposes a milestone-gated, mixed-methods study to diagnose ENS DAO governance and spending. It combines stakeholder analysis, a structured retrospective, and synthesis into evidence-based recommendations, delivering reports and community materials to guide credible, long-term DAO reform. Overview → https://discuss.ens.domains/t/temp-check-ens-retro-an-ens-dao-retrospective-stakeholder-analysis/21648/58 --- ## 🌱 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:** * [Slobo.eth](https://discuss.ens.domains/u/slobo.eth/summary) * [Limes.eth](https://discuss.ens.domains/u/limes/summary) * [daemon.eth](https://discuss.ens.domains/u/don.nie/summary) --- ### Unruggable Gateways Deployer A new GitHub repo from Unruggable Labs introduces a lightweight, dependency-free JS tool for deploying Unruggable Gateways to Hetzner. It explores decentralized gateway infra for ENS trustless resolution, enabling censorship-resistant fallbacks and hands-on learning for running ENS-aligned infrastructure. Repository → https://github.com/unruggable-labs/unruggable-gateways-deployer --- ### DNSSEC P-256 Onchain Demo Post-Fusaka, Ethereum can cheaply verify DNSSEC proofs onchain. dnssec.eketc.co demos gasless DNS verification using the new P-256 precompile, with offchain proof fetching, onchain validation, and gas benchmarks. Includes ENS PR #509. → Demo: https://dnssec.eketc.co → PR: https://github.com/ensdomains/ens-contracts/pull/509 → Spec: https://www.eketc.co/docs/specifications/dnssec-specification --- ## ☀️ Public Goods The Public Goods Working Group supports the Ethereum ecosystem by identifying and funding open-source development. ### **Term 6 Public Goods Stewards:** * [Simona.eth](https://discuss.ens.domains/u/simona_pop/summary) * [Coltron.eth](https://discuss.ens.domains/u/coltron.eth/summary) * [sovereignsignal.eth](https://discuss.ens.domains/u/sov/summary) --- **Note**: Posts older than 4 weeks are archival—browse cautiously, as links may be outdated or compromised. — Thank you for reading! Goodbye. 👋 --- ### Links - https://x.com/ensdomains/status/2014390899493798358?s=20 - https://x.com/Dyor_0x/status/2018451948991926462?s=20 - https://x.com/Dyor_0x/status/2018394346635096089?s=20 - https://x.com/0xghooost/status/2018446206788386942?s=20 - https://x.com/myetherwallet/status/2018716150490710257?s=20 - https://x.com/ensvision/status/2018396638021382503?s=20 - https://x.com/apoorveth/status/2018432865449689600?s=20 - https://x.com/0xz80/status/2018222892027166777?s=20 - https://x.com/gofordylan/status/2018511798304190604?s=20 ### Other Hey everyone, just sharing something i've been working on called ethconfig (https://ethconfig.eth.sucks) – a universal data backpack for every address ethconfig.eth uses an ENS resolver with wildcard names + unruggable gateways + CCIP-read to point to a config resolver that any address can write text records to which can then be looked up by any app at <address>.ethconfig.eth e.g. 0x8d25687829d6b85d9e0020b8c89e3ca24de20a89.ethconfig.eth - this address uses the config resolver on base sepolia (the default configuration) The values can also live offchain. I've developed a new resolve:https://... convention that lets apps know that the result should be fetched from the returned URL - looking for feedback on this! In some cases you want access control for the offchain data. I've adopted a WWW-Authenticate header to help apps discover how to access gated data (more info here https://farcaster.xyz/stephancill/0x924f40bc) I've created an example data store that lets you sign in with SIWE and set public or private key/value pairs where each key has a unique url you can use for ethconfig at https://values.steer.fun It's also possible to claim your ethconfig on mainnet and change the resolver to a compatible resolver that lives completely on mainnet, or on a different L2, or even fully offchain