By Isaac • October 13, 2026 7:13 am •
Ethereum Name Service is moving toward the most consequential step yet in its long-planned protocol overhaul: an onchain vote to activate ENSv2.
ENS founder Nick Johnson has submitted an executable draft proposal that would switch on the redesigned naming system on Ethereum mainnet. If the DAO approves it, new registrations on the original registrar will be paused while records are synchronized and the upgraded system comes online.
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That pause should last only several hours, according to Cointelegraph. Existing .eth holders would still be able to renew their names, and names already in use would continue working.
Owners also would not be forced to migrate immediately. Their corresponding names are reserved for them in ENSv2 until they
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