Ethereum Name Service (ENS) Wins Back eth.link: GoDaddy Lawsuit Resolved
The saga surrounding the eth.link domain is over! The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has successfully regained control of its critical eth.link domain, crucial for resolving .eth names and ensuring the smooth functioning of the decentralized web. This victory follows a legal battle with domain provider GoDaddy, initiated in September of 2025.
What Happened?
As reported on 19 de sept. de 2025, the Ethereum Name Service [ENS], a platform enabling users to use .eth web addresses, experienced a sudden loss of its eth.link domain name. The ENS, behind the Web3 domain service and Virgil Griffith, sued GoDaddy, alleging the domain registration platform falsely announced eth.link was up for auction. Ethereum Name Service filed a lawsuit against GoDaddy for allegedly failing to abide by its agreement over the valuable eth.link domain (9 de sept. de 2025).
According to an update on 19 de sept. de 2025, the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has regained control of the eth.link domain name after winning an injunction in its lawsuit against GoDaddy. Ethereum Name Service and Virgil Griffith, the registrant of eth.link, recently filed a lawsuit against GoDaddy, Dynadot, and a company that “bought” eth.link in a domain auction (23 de sept. de 2025).
Why is eth.link Important?
Eth.link serves as a resolving service, translating human-readable .eth names into machine-readable addresses on the Ethereum blockchain. Without eth.link, accessing websites and applications using .eth domains becomes significantly more challenging. The ENS says losing control of eth.link puts key services “under threat,” suing GoDaddy, Dynadot, and Manifold Finance over the domain name (8 de sept. de 2025). While its parent ENS, was briefly without eth.link (19 de sept. de 2025), services are now fully restored.
The Outcome: Lawsuit Dismissed, eth.link Back Online
The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has formally dismissed a lawsuit it filed regarding the domain name eth.link. This indicates a positive resolution, likely involving the return of the domain to ENS control and a potential agreement with GoDaddy. eth.link is up and running again, ensuring uninterrupted access to .eth domains.