ENS DAO’s official X account, ensdao.eth@ENS_DAO, published a new Temp Check on June 19, 2026 at 18:52. The post points to a discussion titled “[Temp Check] Next Era of ENS DAO: Empowering the ENS Foundation” on discuss.ens.domains. According to the text shared in the post, the proposal aims to evolve the ENS DAO by expanding the ENS Foundation’s role in operations, grants and long-term capital stewardship. The message ends with an invitation to “discuss,” directing community members to the forum thread.
The central focus of the Temp Check is the proposed expansion of the Foundation’s responsibilities rather than a transfer of core protocol authority. The post states that the Foundation’s role would be expanded across three areas: operations, grants and long-term capital stewardship. These terms describe the operational, funding-related and longer-term capital management functions mentioned directly in the source text. The published excerpt does not provide a detailed list of tasks, budget figures, timelines or implementation steps.
The X post also sets out an explicit governance boundary. It says: “Protocol control and director removal authority would remain with tokenholders.” This sentence separates the proposed empowerment of the ENS Foundation from the powers that would continue to be held by tokenholders. In the information provided, two authorities are specifically named as remaining with tokenholders: control of the protocol and the authority to remove directors.
The linked forum title, “[Temp Check] Next Era of ENS DAO: Empowering the ENS Foundation,” matches the framing used in the X post. “Empowering the ENS Foundation” identifies the proposal’s direction, while “Next Era of ENS DAO” is the title used for the broader governance discussion. The source excerpt does not state that the proposal has passed, nor does it provide a final vote result. It presents the matter as a Temp Check and points readers to the ENS governance discussion venue.
The forum preview included in the source says: “This proposal is brought forth after many conversations, researching how comparable nonprofit open source infrastructure projects...” This indicates that the proposal was introduced after multiple conversations and research into comparable nonprofit open source infrastructure projects. The excerpt does not list the comparable projects by name and does not include the full set of research findings, so the available information is limited to the stated process behind bringing the proposal forward.
The source item is categorized by Foresight under “科技动态,” or technology trends. The original X status URL is https://x.com/ens_dao/status/2068044379801960892?s=46. The page information in the input shows 684 Views. The input also contains page-rendering or component fragments such as number-flow-react, host, span and numeric values including 2, 11 and 1; these appear as part of the captured X page structure rather than the substantive text of the ENS DAO proposal.
Based on the provided source, the confirmed points are narrow and specific: ENS DAO has opened a new Temp Check; the proposal is titled around the “Next Era of ENS DAO” and empowering the ENS Foundation; the Foundation’s role would be expanded in operations, grants and long-term capital stewardship; protocol control and director removal authority would remain with tokenholders; and the proposal follows conversations and research into comparable nonprofit open source infrastructure projects. No additional vote schedule, budget amount, director list or operational plan is included in the source material.