Ethereum Name Service Develops Namechain with Linea Software

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) will leverage a software stack from Linea to create its Layer 2 network, named Namechain.

ENS, known for simplifying address resolutions on blockchains, has opted for Linea’s Type 2 zkEVM technology, as detailed in a blog post. This technology ensures that Namechain remains compatible with Ethereum’s existing smart contracts and tools.

ENS also noted that Linea was the first Layer 2 team to develop a trust-minimized version of ERC-3668, enabling decentralized cross-chain name resolution for subnames. Linea is supported by Consensys, an Ethereum research and development firm.

This initiative is part of the “ENSv2” upgrade, which introduced earlier this year. This upgrade shifts primary .eth domain activities to Layer 2, enhancing flexibility and affordability. Domain registrations and renewals will now be managed on Namechain, while name resolution will still occur on Ethereum Layer 1.

The Layer 2 implementation aims to boost transaction throughput, accommodating a higher volume of registrations and renewals.