The Crypto Beat

Nick Johnson is the Founder and Lead Developer of ENS.

In this episode, Johnson and Copeland discussed Namechain, ENS Labs' new "L2-agnostic" rollup, and the ongoing development of the decentralized naming service protocol.

OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:27 Namechain
05:59 Backwards compatibility
08:00 ENS name trading
13:12 The necessity of name chain
15:04 Beyond Ethereal
16:58 Venmo & Paypal
18:08 The Ethereum Foundation
19:57 Challenges of the Ethereum Blockchain
22:25 Evolution and growth of ENS
24:33 Ethereum ETF
25:00 Conclusion

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Show Notes

Nick Johnson is the Founder and Lead Developer of ENS.


In this episode, Johnson and Copeland discussed Namechain, ENS Labs' new "L2-agnostic" rollup, and the ongoing development of the decentralized naming service protocol.


OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

01:27 Namechain

05:59 Backwards compatibility

08:00 ENS name trading

13:12 The necessity of name chain

15:04 Beyond Ethereal

16:58 Venmo & Paypal

18:08 The Ethereum Foundation

19:57 Challenges of the Ethereum Blockchain

22:25 Evolution and growth of ENS

24:33 Ethereum ETF

25:00 Conclusion


The Block Community

The Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens to stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunity

The Block Newsletters

The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters


Nick Johnson

X - https://x.com/nicksdjohnson

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksdjohnson/?originalSubdomain=nz

ENS

X - https://x.com/ensdomains

Website - https://ens.domains/


This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, Bitkey.

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What is The Crypto Beat?

The Crypto Beat is a live streaming podcast focused on topical crypto news events. The podcast will feature multiple guests who are deep in the crypto industry sharing their views on the topic of the day. It will be available across X, Twitch and YouTube and made available afterwards on popular audio platforms.