Smart contract enables Gasless DNSSEC to import domains to use on ENS. Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has implemented "Gasless DNSSEC", making it easier to use real domain names with ENS. ENS is a blockchain-based system that acts as a web3 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Judge issues orders in eth .link dispute: ENS can transfer domain
· Policy & LawJudge issues orders on many outstanding motions. The judge overseeing a dispute over eth.link issued a number of orders (pdf) today. Here's the back story: Virgil Griffith registered eth.link for use as a resolving service for .eth domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dynadot opposes ENS’s request to transfer eth.link
· Policy & LawRegistrar says it would allow ENS to escape jurisdiction. ENS and Virgil Griffith sued Dynadot in September 2022 after the registrar sold the domain for $852,000 in an expired domain name auction. Griffith is in jail for helping North Korea evade ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ENS asks court to transfer eth.link after DNS abuse complaint takes site down
· Policy & LawGroup wants to transfer domain away from registrar it's in litigation with. Ethereum Name Service (ENS), the entity behind blockchain-based .eth domain names, is asking a court (pdf) to allow it to transfer eth.link to a different registrar. ENS ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Crypto and web3 domains – 2022 top stories
· UncategorizedWeb3 in 2022: the bust, the infighting, and a key expired domain. A big story this year was the rise and fall of web3 and a surge of interest in so-called web3 domain names. We all know the story on the cryptocurrency front: values surged this ... Continue Reading5 Comments
GoDaddy and Dynadot respond to eth.link lawsuit
· Policy & LawGoDaddy files motion to dismiss, Dynadot claims lack of jurisdiction. GoDaddy and Dynadot have responded to a lawsuit over the eth.link domain name. Virgil Griffith was the registrant of the domain name, which was used as a type of resolver to ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Here’s what likely happened with eth.link
· Policy & LawNo one played dirty, but the expiration process can appear that way. Ethereum Name Service and Virgil Griffith, the registrant of eth.link, recently filed a lawsuit against GoDaddy, Dynadot, and a company that "bought" eth.link in a domain auction ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Judge halts sale of eth.link domain name
· Policy & LawTemporary restraining order puts sale on hold. U.S. District Judge John Tuchi has issued a temporary restraining order (pdf) halting the sale of eth.link. As Domain Name Wire first reported on September 7, Ethereum Name Service and former ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Breaking: Ethereum Name Service sues to stop eth.link domain sale
· UncategorizedGroup sues after domain sells in Dynadot auction. True Names, Ltd. d/b/a Ethereum Name Service, and Virgil Griffith have sued (pdf) to stop the sale of eth.link. As I wrote about earlier today, eth.link sold in a Dynadot expired domain auction ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ENS vs. Handshake – DNW Podcast #391
· PodcastsA discussion about blockchain domain names. I've had several podcasts about blockchain domain names over the years, but this show is different: we debate the relative merits of Ethereum Name Service and Handshake, two competing naming systems built ... Continue Reading5 Comments
