The very nature of Ethereum addresses, expressed as random hexadecimal character strings, represents a big hurdle for mass adoption, as they are not human-readable. ENS domains were envisioned to not only solve this and provide a seamless UX, but to also be the cornerstone of on-chain identities. However, in the current multichain landscape, a plethora of decentralised naming services arose, which led to a heterogeneous domain name pool. As a result, ENS aims to expand to L2s and non-EVM chains, attempting to provide consistency, in order to further reduce user friction and limit conflicting domain names.

We were joined by Nick Johnson, founder of ENS, to discuss the current state of decentralised naming services from a multichain and L2 perspective, and how these ultimately tie into decentralised identities.

Topics discussed in this episode:
0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - Nick’s background and ENS history
3:39 - The plethora of decentralised naming services
7:47 - ENS use cases
11:04 - Interacting with Web2 DNS
16:09 - L2 compatibility for ENS via CCIP Read
25:39 - ENS wrapper and subdomains
28:47 - CCIP Read
33:09 - Bridging ENS to non-EVM L2s
37:15 - Coinbase’s cb.id
38:41 - ENS and on-chain privacy OPSEC
48:12 - Account abstraction
55:20 - The future of ENS
1:00:10 - Governance

Links mentioned in this episode:
- Nick Johnson on Twitter: https://bit.ly/40ojBh4
- ENS on Twitter: https://bit.ly/40skwNM

This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/520
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