Big news from ENS Labs

We’ve officially partnered with @Linea to build Namechain, our Layer 2 solution for scaling ENS to the next level.

Here’s why this matters for decentralized identity and the future of ENS 
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2/ Why Linea?

Linea stood out for three big reasons:
• Type 2 zkEVM → Full compatibility with Ethereum tooling and smart contracts.
• High-performance prover → Fast state confirmation, essential for reliable name resolution.
• Values alignment → Their commitment to Ethereum’s principles and decentralization.

3/ Built on Ethereum

Linea offers the same multi-client diversity that secures Ethereum mainnet:
Geth, Besu, Erigon, and Nethermind all sync seamlessly with Linea.

4/ Proven Integration History with ENS

Linea has already delivered:
• First zkEVM implementation of the EVM Gateway
• First L2 to enable trust-minimized CCIP-Read (ERC-3668)
• Decentralized name resolution for 400,000+ linea.eth subnames

This track record makes them a perfect fit for ENS.

5/ Why L2 for ENS?

Namechain solves key challenges:
• Transaction Throughput → Scalable registration & renewals
• Cost Efficiency → Lower fees for users
• Extensibility → Explore advanced protocol features

6/ ENSv2 + Linea = Future of Decentralized Identity

By combining Linea's zkEVM architecture with the ENSv2 protocol upgrade, we’re building the foundation for the future of ENS.

7/ We’re scaling ENS to serve the entire web3 ecosystem.

Devs, builders, and ENS community members - if you want to learn more read the full blog post here:

7/ We’re scaling ENS to serve the entire web3 ecosystem.

Devs, builders, and ENS community members - if you want to learn more read the full blog post here:

https://blog.ens.domains/post/ens-picks-linea

1/ Why Namechain?

ENS has grown beyond address resolution:
• Permissionless user profiles
• Decentralized website hosting
• DNS interoperability

To scale these use cases, ENS needs lower fees and better performance - enabling a better ENS experience!

Don’t get it. Is ENS building its own chain or moving to Linea?