Nick Johnson Proposes ENSv2 Activation, Pausing New .eth Registrations

Nick Johnson has submitted a draft proposal seeking approval to activate ENSv2, a next-generation version of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) that would temporarily halt new .eth registrations during the transition. If approved, the existing ENS registrar would stop accepting new registrations while records are synchronized. New .eth registrations through both the current and upgraded systems would be unavailable for several hours during the cutover. Existing domain holders would not need to migrate immediately. Their names would continue to function, and holders could renew them. ENS Labs has reserved space for existing .eth names in ENSv2.