Ethereum Title Service (ENS) is in search of approval from its decentralized autonomous group (DAO) to activate an upgraded naming protocol on the Ethereum mainnet.
ENS founder Nick Johnson submitted an executable draft proposal to activate ENSv2, the subsequent model of the protocol. If accredited, the improve would freeze new registrations on the unique ENS registrar whereas permitting current area holders to proceed renewing their names.
The improve introduces a redesigned registry structure with extra versatile area administration and permissions. After the activation, ENS Labs plans to switch its remaining administrative management over the upgraded contracts to the DAO.
New .eth registrations would transfer to the upgraded system as soon as area data have been synchronized. Johnson warned that new registrations could be quickly unavailable on both model for a number of hours through the transition.
Present area holders are usually not required to migrate, and their names would proceed functioning usually, in accordance to the proposal. ENS Labs additionally reserved current .eth names for his or her present homeowners on the upgraded system, permitting customers to migrate when prepared.
The activation proposal stays in draft stage and should advance to an onchain DAO vote earlier than implementation.
Below ENS governance guidelines, executable proposals require not less than 1% voter participation, representing 1 million ENS votes, and majority approval throughout a seven-day voting interval. If accredited, the improve could be topic to a minimal two-day timelock earlier than execution. A voting date has not but been introduced.
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