gm ENS
We’re very excited to announce that Ethereum Name Service (ENS), one of the most respected and trailblazing protocols in the web3 ecosystem, will be utilizing Linea’s groundbreaking technology to power NameChain. This collaboration is part of our ongoing effort to scale Ethereum without sacrificing on security or performance.
Vitalik Buterin has described ENS as Ethereum’s most successful non-financial application. Consensys and Linea share this view and have always recognized ENS as a crucial contributor to web3 adoption. Partnering with ENS on the next iteration of its protocol aligns closely with our ethos: we are all deeply committed to openness, decentralized governance, and making Ethereum the most widely adopted technology in the world.
This partnership brings together teams that value public goods and permissionless innovation. By working with ENS, we’re joining forces with a leading name in Web3 to build services for billions of future users.
What This Means for Web3
ENS offers a decentralized naming system that brings simple, human-readable identities to Ethereum addresses. This shift helps people take control of their digital identities, giving them true ownership of the associated data rather than leaving it in the hands of centralized intermediaries.
As a zkEVM Layer-2 Rollup, Linea complements ENS’s identity focus by providing a scalable, decentralized, and Ethereum-aligned infrastructure. Developed by core Ethereum engineers and incubated by Consensys, Linea is designed to remain true to Ethereum’s core principles of openness and security. Together, ENS and Linea combine two Ethereum-aligned projects to advance onchain identity for everyone. On the Linea side, we look forward to ENS contributing new source code and improvements to the Linea stack, helping to bolster Linea as a leader for digital identity solutions.
Join the Conversation!
We’re excited about what the future holds as our communities work together to scale Ethereum and its core infrastructure. Over the coming weeks, we invite ENS community members to introduce themselves in our forum, share feedback, and stay connected as we continue building together. Your participation will help ensure that we keep Ethereum open, aligned, and ready for the billions of users to come.