ENS name: easydns.eth

My reasons for wanting to be a delegate: I’ve been a DNS, domains and naming professional for over 25 years. When I discovered blockchain and crypto in 2013 I became interested in the potential applications in naming. When ENS came along I saw the potential for taking DNS to the next level: guaranteed execution, programmatically controlled query responses and immutability provides the potential to completely end-run and obsolete the legacy DNS system.

My view on each section of the proposed ENS Constitution

• Name ownership is an absolute right: Agree
• Registration fees exist as an incentive mechanism: Agree
• Income funds ENS and other public goods: Agree
• ENS Integrates with the global namespace: Agree

My web3 qualifications / skills:
My dayjob is as CEO of an ICANN registrar and managed DNS provider. We were the first ICANN registrar to accept Bitcoin and Ethereum payments. We’re the only (or at least the first) ICANN registrar that provides ENS linking to IANA TLDs such as .XYZ and (soon) .ART.

I’ve been involved in naming on both the technical, operational and governance levels for over 25 years having served on the CIRA Board 2001-2003 (which oversees .CA), currently on the Internet Society Canada Chapter board.

In 2017 I took part in the first ENS Working Group conference in London, UK.

I’ve written two books relevant to core issues of naming:

1. Managing Mission Critical Domains & DNS (Packt, 2018)
2. Unassailable: Protect Yourself from Cancel Culture, Deplatform Attacks and Other Online Disasters (AxisOfEasy Media, 2020)

As an experienced participant in the legacy namespace who sees it’s weaknesses and who is thrilled at the potential and capabilities of this emerging system, I add experience and a unique perspective to the governance equation.