Ethereum Name Service Says Regained Control of ‘eth.link’ Domain Name

After obtaining an order from an Arizona court, True Names Ltd., the parent business of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS), claims to have reclaimed control of the web domain name “eth.link.” “We are happy to announce that eth. link is back live. Our restraining order was granted, and we now have the name back”. On Monday, ENS stated in a tweet. We're delighted to report that https://t.co/FjEunMklB9 is now back online! Our injunction was successful and the name has been returned to us. Users are welcome to resume using the service – or keep using the excellent community-run alternative, https://t.co/RtCIwR276i. — ens.eth (@ensdomains) September 19, 2022 ‘eth.link’ Domain Name Issue GoDaddy, a web domain registrar, was sued by the organization behind ENS for selling the domain name to a third party. GoDaddy was charged with violating a domain name registration agreement in the complaint. True Names’ action claims that GoDaddy incorrectly declared the plaintiff’s domain registration for eth. link to be expired and sold to a third party. In this case, the court approved True Names’ request for a temporary restraining order. The eth.link domain must be returned to True Names under the court’s ruling. The domain name was first purchased from GoDaddy by Dynadot, which later transferred it to DeFi aggregator Manifold Finance. Dynadot and Manifold are both mentioned in the complaint. Ethereum Name Service Regained Control According to th...