In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we’re joined by Greg Skril, a core contributor at Ethereum Name Service (ENS). ENS is a distributed, open, and extensible naming system based on the Ethereum blockchain. ENS’s job is to map human-readable names like ‘alice.eth’ to machine-readable identifiers such as Ethereum addresses, other cryptocurrency addresses, content hashes, and metadata. In our interview with Greg, we discuss the core problem that ENS solves, how ENS supports existing internet infrastructure by crypto-enabling DNS names, how ENS names can exist offchain, and their current main use cases. We also discuss the main updates that were introduced with ENS v3, break down the ENS protocol’s most important smart contracts, the DAO and its business model, growth drivers and challenges, plans for the future, and more! ENS’s dashboard on Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/ethereum-name-service ENS Site: https://ens.domains/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ensdomains Greg: https://twitter.com/gregskril Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions 🙌 📊 Token Terminal platform: ► https://www.tokenterminal.com/ ----------------------------------------- 💬 Join our Discord: ► https://discord.com/invite/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📱 Follow us on Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/tokenterminal ----------------------------------------- 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: ► https://tokenterminal.com/resources ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:12 The purpose of ENS 02:07 ENS is more than .eth 03:00 Crypto-enabling DNS names 04:11 Most common use cases for ENS today 05:27 Offchain ENS names 10:23 ENS v3 12:29 Overview of ENS’s most important smart contracts 14:03 The market and ENS’s position within it 15:48 Business model & revenue streams 19:13 The ENS token 19:45 Growth drivers and challenges 21:35 Most exciting things happening in the ENS ecosystem 23:09 The contributors behind ENS 24:53 The end state of ENS 25:21 What's next for ENS? Crypto redefines the way businesses are built and operated. Token Terminal gives you the tools to evaluate and track the most promising projects. The information provided in this episode does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice and you should not treat any of the website's content as such. Token Terminal does not recommend that any cryptocurrency or token should be bought, sold, or held by you. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions. #ENS #Ethereum #DeFi #Crypto #TokenTerminal