ENS DAO Closes Public Goods Working Group After Four Years

The Ethereum Name Service DAO has officially shut down its Public Goods Working Group. This marks the end of a four and a half year stretch where the group focused on providing financial support for core Ethereum infrastructure projects.

Working group lead Simona Pop announced the closure this week. The final phase of the group saw the distribution of 450,000 USDC and 72.5 ETH to various builders and contributors within the ecosystem. These funds were intended to support the development of open tools and services that benefit the broader community.

This move signifies a change in how the ENS DAO manages its treasury and grant distribution moving forward. Traders and community members are now watching to see how the DAO will handle funding requests for future development without this specific group in place.

While the working group is gone, the impact of its grants on the Ethereum ecosystem remains visible. The community will likely monitor the next steps of the DAO to understand how it plans to sustain its support for public infrastructure in the coming months.