ENSv2 Launches on Ethereum Mainnet
ENS (Ethereum Name Service) launched its v2 protocol on mainnet, a full rebuild of the naming infrastructure including a new flexible permissions system and an NFT mint for early upgraders.
What we know
Katherine Wu celebrated ENSv2 going live — tweet — describing it as a "labor of love (and tears)" after rebuilding the entire protocol from scratch while simultaneously migrating users. The update includes a flexible permissions system and redesigned smart contracts intended as the open naming layer for the internet — schmidsi RT. Users who upgrade their.eth names to v2 at ens.app can mint a wallet-history-based NFT — JamesJohnBeck RT.
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