Ethereum Name ServiceENS

The governance token of Ethereum Name Service, which issues readable .eth names for crypto addresses.

Rank #165Since November 2021

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$6.95 +16.4% since 31 Jul 2026 · 93.3% below its all-time high

The short version

Ethereum Name Service turns long crypto addresses into readable names ending in .eth; name fees are paid in ETH to the ENS DAO treasury. ENS is a governance token launched by airdrop in Nov 2021 with no venture funding, and it carries no share of revenue. ENSv2 went live on Ethereum mainnet on 27 Oct 2026, and a new ENS Foundation board has run the treasury day to day since Aug 2026. On 31 Oct 2026 one ENS cost C$6.95. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +16.4% in Canadian dollars, and it was 93.3% below its all-time high of C$104.26 set on 27 Nov 2021.^[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 14 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$21.33 (3 Nov 2025) · low C$5.32 (19 Aug 2026) · -66.3%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$6.96	US$4.98
30 Sep 2026	C$10.04	US$7.05
31 Aug 2026	C$7.75	US$5.59
31 Jul 2026	C$6.02	US$4.29
30 Jun 2026	C$5.93	US$4.18
31 May 2026	C$8.24	US$5.98
30 Apr 2026	C$8.18	US$6.02
31 Mar 2026	C$7.69	US$5.53
28 Feb 2026	C$11.29	US$8.26
31 Jan 2026	C$10.95	US$8.11
31 Dec 2025	C$13.13	US$9.59
30 Nov 2025	C$16.15	US$11.52

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$6.95^[1]
3-month change: +16.4% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 93.3% below its high of C$104.26 (27 Nov 2021)^[1]
Market rank: #165, market value about C$293.8M^[1]
Kind: Token · Ethereum (ERC-20)
Started: November 2021

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoOnly the DAO's timelock can mint, which needs a governance vote^[2]

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo blacklist, pause or balance-change function in the contract^[2]

Can the token's contract code be changed?NoFixed contract code on Ethereum, not a proxy^[2]

Is the supply capped?NoNo fixed maximum; the DAO can vote to mint more^{[2, 3]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoVesting finished by Nov 2025; nothing scheduled^[4]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?YesAbout 57.7M ENS (58% of supply) is outside circulation, mostly DAO treasury^[3]

Do network fees reach coin holders?NoFees go to the DAO treasury; no buyback, dividend or burn^[5]

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo exploit in DefiLlama's records^[6]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo regulator or court case found^[5]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: ENS DAO (ENS holders); developer ENS Labs; founder Nick Johnson^{[5, 7]}
Foundation: A five-seat ENS Foundation board runs the treasury day to day since 11 Aug 2026; director Alexander Urbelis^[8]
Funding: No ICO or venture funding; launched by airdrop^[5]
Minting: The mint function belongs to the DAO's timelock wallet, which holds 8.6% of supply^[2]

Supply

In circulation: 42.31M ENS of a 100.00M maximum (42.3%)^[1]
Fully diluted value: 2.36 times its current market value^[1]
Allocation: DAO treasury 50%, airdrop 25%, core contributors 19.5%, other contributors 5.5%^[4]
Vesting: Four-year vesting finished by Nov 2025; nothing scheduled^[4]
Treasury: About 57.7M ENS outside circulation, mostly DAO treasury^[3]

Use and fees

Revenue: US$3.8M over the past 12 months, all to the DAO treasury; Oct 2026 was the lowest month^[9]
Token rights: Governance only: no buyback, dividend or burn^[5]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$21.8M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 5.11% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 4.4% below its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -66.3% in C$^[1]^[10]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins

39% were higher a year later^[11]

Typical result: Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 38% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found

ENSv2 activation froze new v1 registrations; ENS Labs is to hand all v2 admin roles to the DAO.^{[7, 12]}
A temp check posted 21 Oct 2026 proposes removing price cliffs in ENSv2 name pricing.^[13]
An executable proposal upgrades the DNSSEC oracle for the 2026 root key rollover.^[14]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.