ENS proposes 5 million-token delegation plan to break founder Johnson’s vote grip
Jul 7, 2026
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by Micah Abiodun
for CryptoPolitan

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The Ethereum Name Service DAO proposed giving away voting power over 5 million of its own ENS governance tokens in a draft posted by cofounder Alex Van de Sande on July 6 to stop a single delegate from deciding DAO outcomes. The move would dilute concentrated voting control, bolster decentralized governance and improve ENS's credibility and adoption within the crypto and DeFi governance landscape.
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The Ethereum Name Service DAO is preparing to give away voting power over 5 million of its own governance tokens in a move designed to break a single delegate’s ability to decide DAO outcomes. ENS co-founder Alex Van de Sande, posting as avsa.eth, uploaded the draft proposal to the ENS governance forum on July 6,...



