The ENS Foundation completed its transition from DAO control to independent status with a new board and approved 2026 operating budget, marking the start of the next era for Ethereum's naming system.
A developer built a system to link ENS names written in different alphabets, solving multicultural domain registration for languages like Serbian.
Smart contract wallets like Safe and ERC-4337 accounts can now register and manage ENS names without hitting revert bugs in the controller's fallback logic.
A solo builder releases a tool to browse expiring Ethereum name service domains by price and watch weekly trading activity, lowering the friction for collectors entering the secondhand .eth market.
ENS names can now resolve receiving addresses across chains, allowing senders to discover the recipient's preferred payment chain and token directly from the name.
The ENS DAO's September newsletter covers ongoing proposals, developer updates, and Working Group Term 7 leadership responsibilities.
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A new standard would let ENS users prove their text records (names, social media handles, profiles) are authentic, solving the longstanding inability to verify profile claims on chain.
An ENS name could resolve multiple wallet addresses on a single chain, letting one identity control a Safe, token-bound account, and agent wallets simultaneously.
The ENS Service Provider Program committee has approved Nomentum Labs as the awardee for building Grails, a marketplace infrastructure service, with a $400k base payment plus performance incentives.
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Goldsky published its quarterly progress report for the ENS Service Provider Program Season 3, detailing completed work and upcoming scope.
The ENS DAO's modular governance toolkit, developed from an RFC five months ago, is now fully built and publicly available for community review before formal security audit.
Fluidkey published its quarterly progress report on ENS infrastructure work as part of the Service Provider Program's third season.
The Unruggable team reports progress against its SPP3 contract, detailing completed work on ENS infrastructure and plans for the next quarter.
The Endowment, which funds ENS development and ecosystem work, fell to $67.7 million by mid-2026 after market conditions shifted the portfolio, but governance clarity strengthens long-term stability.
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ENS is drafting a new standard to let users receive payments privately by resolving ENS names to stealth addresses, advancing privacy on Ethereum.