Ethereum Name Service Applies for .ens Top-Level Domain with ICANN

Key Facts

1Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has applied for a generic top-level domain (gTLD) tied to its service.

2The application is part of the new gTLD application round announced by ICANN.

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has applied for a generic top-level domain (gTLD) tied to its service with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). TokenPost reported that the application seeks to link the blockchain-based naming system to a proposed internet address ending.

The application is part of a new gTLD round announced by ICANN, aimed at integrating decentralized identity with traditional internet infrastructure. This move follows similar applications in the crypto sector, such as the filing for the .frax domain, as ENS works toward broader Web3 adoption.