ENS Queues Upgrade Closing Legacy Registry to New Registrations

The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has queued an upgrade designed to halt new name registrations on its original registry ¹. The activation sets up the transition toward its next architecture, ENSv2, permanently barring newly created names from the v1 registry system once implemented ¹.

Under the proposed configuration, the migration framework contains no fixed completion deadline, meaning current domain holders will not be forced to migrate their names under a strict timeframe ¹. However, the migration mechanism is designed to be irreversible once executed ¹. Additionally, certain existing names are slated to be excluded from automatic reservation allocations in the new registry system ¹.

At the time of writing, native ecosystem asset $ETH traded around $2,329, up 0.4% over 24 hours amid broader market stability. The registry restructuring represents a core infrastructure shift for the domain protocol, focusing on retiring the original registry framework to channel all subsequent domain activity into ENSv2 ¹.

Migration Architecture and Exclusions

The upgrade specifically limits the operational scope of the old registry rather than forcing a rapid shutdown ¹. Because existing names have no deadline to complete their transition, current registrants can manage the migration at their own pace ¹. Despite the open-ended timeline, the one-way nature of the process ensures that names moved into the updated protocol cannot be reverted back to the previous smart contracts ¹.

No formal date was announced for the finalized execution of the queued deployment ¹. Attention remains on the specific parameters governing which names will be excluded from the new system's automatic reservations ¹.