ENS is the only official governance token of the ENS DAO, found at token.ensdao.eth on Ethereum mainnet.
All major ENS DAO decisions rely on the ENS governance token, distributed to ENS name owners in 2021.
“All major decisions of the ENS DAO governance rely on the ENS Governance Token, which was distributted to ENS owners in 2021.”✓ Quote found word for word in the latest snapshotUnder the ENS constitution, registration fees are primarily an incentive against speculative name registration.
“The primary purpose of registration fees is as an incentive mechanism to prevent the namespace becoming overwhelmed with speculatively registered names.”✓ Quote found word for word in the latest snapshotThe ENS constitution can be changed only by a two-thirds majority with at least 1% of all tokens participating.
“Any change may be made to this constitution only by two-thirds majority and at least 1% of all tokens participating.”✓ Quote found word for word in the latest snapshot| Tokens in circulation | 100,000,000 ENS |
| Contract code can be replaced (proxy) | Not detected by our standard checks |
| Owner | 0xfe89cc7abb2c4183683ab71653c4cdc9b02d44b7 |
| Owner is | a smart contract (e.g. multisig or timelock) |
| Source | Last checked | Status | Versions | Last changed | SHA-256 |
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| Product documentation | 24 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC | Archived | 1 | — | 54a1151d…d1eef9 ⏱ |
| Product documentation | 24 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC | Archived | 1 | — | e65a48d2…afc959 ⏱ |
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Who owes the holderRegulator / licenceGoverning law and disputesRedemption for moneyWho may redeemWhen redemption can be suspendedReserve assetsCustodyAttestation and its scopeFreezing and blockingUpgrading the contractIssuing new tokens