ENSv2 Shifts to Ethereum Mainnet After Ending Layer-2 Namechain Project
According to ENS COO Katherine Wu, ENSv2 will deploy solely on Ethereum L1, ending Namechain L2, introducing per-.eth registries and two testnet apps while preserving cross-chain support and core protocol objectives.
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Fact Check
The evidence strongly and consistently supports the statement. Multiple independent news sources, including those from KuCoin, Binance, and Coinlive, explicitly and uniformly report that ENS halted the development of its Layer-2 Namechain project and decided to deploy v2 directly on the Ethereum Mainnet. These secondary sources attribute this information to the official 'ens.eth' entity, which is the highest authority source provided. Furthermore, the official ENS documentation, a high-authority primary source, corroborates a key part of the statement by confirming that ENS components are deployed on the Ethereum Mainnet. There are no contradictions among the sources. The combined weight of consistent secondary reporting that cites the primary source, along with direct partial confirmation from official documentation, makes the statement highly credible.
Summary
ENS COO Katherine Wu stated that ENSv2 will deploy exclusively on Ethereum mainnet (L1), formally ending the planned Namechain Layer-2. The upgrade introduces dedicated registries for each .eth domain and launches two new applications now available on testnet. ENS maintains full cross-chain support and its core protocol goals despite the architectural change.
Terms & Concepts
- Ethereum L1: The base (mainnet) layer of the Ethereum blockchain where transactions are finalized and security is anchored.
- Layer-2 (L2): Scaling solutions built atop a base blockchain to increase throughput and reduce costs, settling back to L1 for security.
- .eth domain: Human-readable names registered via ENS that map to Ethereum addresses and other resources.