Overview
- ENS Labs confirmed it has canceled the planned Namechain rollup and will deploy the ENSv2 upgrade directly on Ethereum’s base layer.
- Developers cite a reported ~99% drop in registration gas fees after recent upgrades, including Fusaka and a higher L1 gas limit from 30M to 60M.
- ENSv2 introduces a revamped registry architecture with improved ownership controls and flexibility, allowing users to manage .eth names on mainnet without bridging.
- ENS will remain interoperable with major Layer-2 networks such as Optimism and Arbitrum, with support for registering from EVM-compatible chains.
- Engineering resources have been reallocated, with roughly 80% now focused on core ENSv2 features, as Vitalik Buterin argues many L2 designs may lose relevance as L1 scaling advances.