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ZEC $1,194 ENS seeks DAO approval to activate upgraded Ethereum naming system
The Ethereum Name Service has submitted a governance proposal to activate its ENSv2 upgrade, pending a DAO vote.
Key takeaways
- Vote participation threshold. Executable proposals require at least 1 million ENS votes, equal to 1% voter participation.
- Registration pause length. New .eth registrations will be unavailable for several hours during the system transition.
- Upgrade timelock period. Approved upgrades are subject to a minimum two-day timelock before execution.
What happened
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) founder Nick Johnson submitted an executable draft proposal to the ENS DAO to activate the ENSv2 upgrade on Ethereum mainnet. The proposal remains in draft stage and must advance to an onchain DAO vote before implementation. If approved, the upgrade will freeze new registrations on the original ENS registrar while allowing existing domain holders to renew their names without mandatory migration.
ENS Labs has already deployed the ENSv2 smart contracts to Ethereum mainnet, though the new registrar is not yet authorized to process registrations. Once the DAO approves and executes the proposal, the existing registrar will stop accepting new .eth names, and the team will synchronize recent registration records before activating the upgraded system.
Why it matters
The upgrade introduces a redesigned registry architecture with more flexible domain management and permissions. After activation, ENS Labs plans to transfer its remaining administrative control over the upgraded contracts to the DAO, further decentralizing protocol governance. Existing .eth domain holders will retain their names without mandatory migration, and ENS Labs has reserved all eligible existing names in the upgraded registry for their current owners.
What is still unclear
- No confirmed date has been announced for the upcoming DAO vote on the ENSv2 activation proposal.
Questions readers ask
Do existing ENS domain holders need to migrate to ENSv2?
No, existing domain holders are not required to migrate. Their names will continue functioning normally, and they can renew them through the current system. ENS Labs has reserved all eligible existing .eth names in the upgraded registry for their current owners, allowing migration at their convenience.
What is the minimum voter participation for the ENSv2 proposal?
Executable ENS proposals require at least 1% voter participation, equal to 1 million ENS votes, plus majority approval during a seven-day voting period.
How long will new .eth registrations be paused during the ENSv2 transition?
New .eth registrations will be temporarily unavailable for several hours while the system synchronizes domain records and activates the upgraded registrar.
