Ethereum Name Service Applies for .ens Domain in New ICANN Round

The Ethereum Name Service has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the .ens generic top-level domain, linking its blockchain naming system to a proposed internet address ending.

ICANN announced a new round of applications for generic top-level domains. The filing places .ens among the domain strings being considered in that round.

A generic top-level domain is the portion of an internet address that appears after the final dot, such as .com. The application is part of the process for seeking a new domain ending.

The move follows other crypto-related domain applications, including Frax Finance’s application for the .frax top-level domain.