Business · Cryptocurrency · published 2026-10-13 · via GN Crypto / Cointelegraph

ENS Founder Proposes DAO Vote on ENSv2 Launch

Ethereum Name Service founder Nick Johnson has submitted a draft proposal asking the ENS DAO to activate ENSv2 on the Ethereum mainnet, with no vote date announced. If approved, new registrations would pause on the original registrar while existing .eth holders could renew, and new signups would move to ENSv2 after records are synchronized. The proposal needs at least 1 million ENS votes and majority support over seven days, followed by a minimum two-day timelock.

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Johnson’s draft would have the ENS DAO authorize ENSv2 on Ethereum’s mainnet. No voting date is set. Under the plan, the legacy registrar would stop accepting new names, though existing .eth owners could keep renewing. Once records are aligned, fresh signups would shift to ENSv2.

ENSv2 is described as using a reworked registry with broader domain and permission controls. ENS Labs would later

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