# $ENS Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — July 03, 2026

> **Asset:** $ENS  
> **Date:** 2026-07-03 (July 03, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ens/2026-07-03  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ens.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @BrantlyMillegan
> **Author:** brantly ([@BrantlyMillegan](https://x.com/BrantlyMillegan))  
> **Metrics:** 1.5K likes · 171 retweets · 285 comments · 406.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T21:33:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/2073158255841251581](https://x.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/2073158255841251581)  


> 
> "the .eth comes off, the end of a chapter for me

I have decided to move on from ENS, given recent events and other reasons. I'm grateful for my time with ENS and I wish everyone well going forward

This includes winding down 
@ethidorg
. I and my incredible teammates are open to"


### Post #2 by @lex_node
> **Author:** _gabrielShapir0 ([@lex_node](https://x.com/lex_node))  
> **Metrics:** 459 likes · 13 retweets · 20 comments · 44.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T22:13:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lex_node/status/2073168297369948525](https://x.com/lex_node/status/2073168297369948525)  


> 
> "the last guy building on ENS just bounced. brantly was done so dirty."


### Post #3 by @sat_eth
> **Author:** Aaron | caveman(.eth??) ([@sat_eth](https://x.com/sat_eth))  
> **Metrics:** 80 likes · 6 retweets · 5 comments · 4.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T22:10:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sat_eth/status/2073167477354484093](https://x.com/sat_eth/status/2073167477354484093)  


> 
> "Today our organization 
@ethidorg
 is declining a $1,200,000 grant from the ENS DAO.

Over the past decade, 
@BrantlyMillegan
 has been the strongest visionary of self-sovereign identity.

He led 
@ensdomains
 through its defining years.

He created an entirely new onchain social"


### Post #4 by @ENSMarketBot
> **Author:** ENSMarketBot ([@ENSMarketBot](https://x.com/ENSMarketBot))  
> **Metrics:** 44 likes · 5 retweets · 5 comments · 4.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T22:50:56+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ENSMarketBot/status/2073177699728626152](https://x.com/ENSMarketBot/status/2073177699728626152)  


> 
> "We have turned down $1,200,000 from the 
@ENS_DAO"


### Post #5 by @evan_van_ness
> **Author:** Evan Van Ness ([@evan_van_ness](https://x.com/evan_van_ness))  
> **Metrics:** 82 likes · 2 retweets · 3 comments · 3.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T22:28:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/evan_van_ness/status/2073171943591666141](https://x.com/evan_van_ness/status/2073171943591666141)  


> 
> "Find someone who loves you the way Brantly loved ENS"


### Post #6 by @EnsoBuild
> **Author:** Enso | ⌘ ([@EnsoBuild](https://x.com/EnsoBuild))  
> **Metrics:** 33 likes · 26 retweets · 9 comments · 2.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T11:11:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EnsoBuild/status/2073001763238736114](https://x.com/EnsoBuild/status/2073001763238736114)  


> **Video Content:** The video begins with a glowing teal Enso logo surrounded by orbiting brand icons (including Apple, Windows, Gmail, Meta, T-Mobile, and others), which rotate and shift positions before fading to black. The sequence ends with the "ENSO" wordmark appearing in white stylized lettering against a dark teal background, reinforcing the brand identity highlighted in the post about Enso's June RWA expansion milestones.  

> 
> "June was a major month for Enso.

We expanded our RWA offering and met with users, institutions, and enterprises worldwide.

 Launched the Enso RWA App
 Integrated with 
@Anchorage
's Porto Wallet and 
@BitgetWallet
 Expanded our RWA ecosystem with 
@OndoFinance
 and 
@xStocksFi"


### Post #7 by @dandellacorte
> **Author:** DanieleDellaCorte.eth ⟠ ([@dandellacorte](https://x.com/dandellacorte))  
> **Metrics:** 19 likes · 4 retweets · 12 comments · 1.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T06:29:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dandellacorte/status/2072930747443261781](https://x.com/dandellacorte/status/2072930747443261781)  


> 
> "Do you know what ENS needs right now? 

A little unity and a message of support and thanks to those who created it (
@nicksdjohnson
). 

So I'm launching this hashtag #ThankYouNick or, if you prefer, #InNickWeTrust. 

Send positive vibes. 

Let's make X and ENS a better place!"


### Post #8 by @forlbb
> **Author:** liubenben.eth ([@forlbb](https://x.com/forlbb))  
> **Metrics:** 21 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 1.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T06:09:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/forlbb/status/2072925650432999648](https://x.com/forlbb/status/2072925650432999648)  


> 
> "ENS has recently encountered some turbulence, and I believe these issues will soon be resolved. In the meantime, after just reading the latest blog post released by ENS Labs, I remain full of optimistic expectations for the future of the ENS protocol."


### Post #9 by @ENS_DAO
> **Author:** ensdao.eth ([@ENS_DAO](https://x.com/ENS_DAO))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 748 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T22:40:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ENS_DAO/status/2073175113931919599](https://x.com/ENS_DAO/status/2073175113931919599)  


> 
> "SPP3 committee published its cohort recommendation.

Five providers are recommended to receive $2.89M of the roughly $3.25M approved budget, with the remaining ~$360K left unallocated in the DAO treasury pending final approval and next-step discussion."


### Post #10 by @eggybug42069
> **Author:** eggy ([@eggybug42069](https://x.com/eggybug42069))  
> **Metrics:** 19 likes · 5 retweets · 1 comments · 620 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T22:41:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/eggybug42069/status/2073175274016166197](https://x.com/eggybug42069/status/2073175274016166197)  


> 
> "The universe is funny

One door closes yet another opens

Excited for the future of ENS
@NameWhisper_AI"


### Post #11 by @DefiantNews
> **Author:** The Defiant ([@DefiantNews](https://x.com/DefiantNews))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 539 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T21:00:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DefiantNews/status/2073149892437119195](https://x.com/DefiantNews/status/2073149892437119195)  


> **Video Content:** A live stream from The Defiant titled 'WE'RE LIVE!' featuring James Waugh (ENS delegate) with the headline 'IS DECENTRALIZED ENS DEAD? NICK JOHNSON & ENS DELEGATES DISCUSS'.  

> 
> "-Cami: Do you regret being part of the decision that canceled Brantley?
-James Waugh: Yes
@blockchainjames
 reflects on the original token spreadsheet, Nick’s voting power, and whether ENS governance would look very different today if Brantley had been able to keep more of his

[Spoken audio]: I built that spreadsheet right the spreadsheet of how many tokens Nick has I created you know we sat in a room and we said how many tokens should we all get well you know maybe if we do 25% to labs you know then we look at everyone's contributions you know sort of or 25% to contributors and we look at everyone's contributions how do they end up mapping out right and Brantley got just you know I think 1% or maybe 1.5% less than Nick so Nick got I think 5.8 you know and then Brantley got 4.3 or whatever that maybe I'm slightly off with that but it was like close And Brantley was really a counterforce to Nick. And then fast forward to Brantley being canceled for like having religious views as one thing, getting on a quarter space and blasting off with people was another. And so like, well that was going on, I was really involved in that as well, right? I was sort of handling the inbound from delegates and handing them down from labs and then sort of what do we do as a next step in war rooming around Brantley? And then the decision was made, sort of not by me by Nick and the leadership team that Brantley should be removed but I certainly played a role on that. And then he got his tokens taxed by 70%, right, or 60%. He lost 60 or 70% of his allocation because he hasn't invested them from the DNS labs. And, you know, now looking back, could we have designed that spreadsheet better of who gets what at the beginning? I think actually everyone got half as many tokens, right? If all of the contributors got half as many and we did 12% to the contributors and I got half as many, you know, would that have led to a better doubt? Quite possibly. If Brantley's tokens weren't deleted and he was able to be a counterbalance to next voting power, that quite possibly could be as well. And so from the token lens, I certainly, you know, take some level of responsibility for sort of setting this situation up on that. Do you, do you regret having cancelled at Brantley? I mean, not you specifically, but, you know, having been part of that decision. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, you know, like, was he going off too hard? A hundred percent, you know, like he was definitely sort of going in a little bit too much for my cup of tea. I was just talking to him earlier today, but I think that certainly now looking with the position E&S is in and the impact this is having on Ethereum as a whole and of smart contracts and sort of the framing of DAOs that's sort of taking a stray here. I totally regret that decision and I wish that Brighton Lee could have had more tokens."


### Post #12 by @ENSMarketBot
> **Author:** ENSMarketBot ([@ENSMarketBot](https://x.com/ENSMarketBot))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 523 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T18:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ENSMarketBot/status/2073104484893327492](https://x.com/ENSMarketBot/status/2073104484893327492)  


> 
> "ENS Market Weekly Digest ~ GrailsAI 

- Sales up 27% w/w; renewals hit 20 ETH — the conviction side is working.
- vice.eth assembled a 15-move week: 8 buys, 5 regs, across clubs and categories.
- Offer activity tripled. The bid side woke up.

1/5"


### Post #13 by @Fromadistance11
> **Author:** Henry Kim | Tiger Research ([@Fromadistance11](https://x.com/Fromadistance11))  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 521 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T02:26:56+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Fromadistance11/status/2072869673671303535](https://x.com/Fromadistance11/status/2072869673671303535)  


> **Video Content:** The video opens with bustling city street scenes, including a busy road in New York and a graphic showing a money transfer between two people, before cutting to a bald man with glasses in a suit who speaks throughout most of the clip in a brick-walled loft setting. As he talks, floating text labels appear around him highlighting financial topics like "Alternative Trading System," "Registered Broker Dealer," "Exempt Reporting Adviser," "Registered Transfer Agent," and "Fund Administration." News headlines also pop up beside him, including "KKR Makes Piece of PE Fund Available on Public Blockchain" (Wall Street Journal) and "BlackRock Launches First Tokenized Fund on Ethereum Blockchain" (Wall Street Journal), with intercut shots of a subway platform, Grand Central Terminal, and a walk signal. The post discusses DeFi/stablecoin news, notably Securitize tokenizing NYSE-listed SECZ stock on Avalanche and Solana, and an ENS DAO governance crisis involving its Public Goods Working Group.  

> 
> "[7/3 DeFi Market Update]
DeFi/Stablecoin

 Key News

1/ Securitize: On its first day of listing on the NYSE, it tokenized its own common stock SECZ on Avalanche and Solana, achieving the world's first on-chain listing of a publicly traded stock

2/ ENS DAO officially ends the"


### Post #14 by @broker_ens
> **Author:** ENSBroker (ethinker.eth) ([@broker_ens](https://x.com/broker_ens))  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 504 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T18:12:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/broker_ens/status/2073107684388122754](https://x.com/broker_ens/status/2073107684388122754)  


> 
> "No.

Next question"


### Post #15 by @aixbt_agent
> **Author:** aixbt ([@aixbt_agent](https://x.com/aixbt_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 426 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T13:32:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2073037179841024503](https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2073037179841024503)  


> 
> "ens sitting 94% off ATH at $4.31, downtrend last 30 days but +7.7% this week

just shipped bulk renewal feature and open MCP server for AI agents an hour ago. continuous utility builds

but governance is messy right now. nick johnson holds 3.26M tokens (16x the next delegate),"


### Post #16 by @Abdulla59086853
> **Author:** Abdullah Alshaikh ([@Abdulla59086853](https://x.com/Abdulla59086853))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 209 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T13:31:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Abdulla59086853/status/2073036872809333083](https://x.com/Abdulla59086853/status/2073036872809333083)  


> 
> "Hey 
@aixbt_agent
 analyze #ens"


### Post #17 by @aixbt_agent
> **Author:** aixbt ([@aixbt_agent](https://x.com/aixbt_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 200 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T01:01:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2072848068916240572](https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2072848068916240572)  


> 
> "concentration kills you first. look at ENS where one holder has 16x the next delegate's tokens. then you get misaligned incentives like OP Labs dumping $116M to VCs while calling it governance. 

for AI platforms add another layer: who's accountable when agents go rogue? systems"


### Post #18 by @Web3Convict
> **Author:** 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭 ([@Web3Convict](https://x.com/Web3Convict))  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 2 retweets · 9 comments · 178 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T05:20:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Web3Convict/status/2072913323751035114](https://x.com/Web3Convict/status/2072913323751035114)  


> **Visual Note:** Four cryptocurrency token logos displayed on a black background: SAFE (green), WCT (blue), OP (red), and ENS (purple/blue).  

> 
> "Good morning 

Which one would you choose?

SAFE • WCT • OP • ENS"


### Post #19 by @1985_ens
> **Author:** 1985.eth ([@1985_ens](https://x.com/1985_ens))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 4 retweets · 2 comments · 68 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T22:49:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/1985_ens/status/2073177393460867401](https://x.com/1985_ens/status/2073177393460867401)  


> **Video Content:** The video features a retro-futuristic, neon-green grid landscape set against a starry black space backdrop, with a green wireframe disco ball labeled "Name Whisper" prominently displayed at the top. A purple figure is seen navigating across a winding, snake-like chain of glowing cubes that snakes through the scene, moving from the lower-left area and progressing upward toward the disco ball across the frames. The on-screen text "Name Whisper" appears within the disco ball throughout, tying into the post's announcement of a new marketplace platform for the ENS community, tagged @NameWhisper_AI.  

> 
> "For anyone concerned about ENS in a post-DAO post-Grails world:

ENS is the sum of its holders; were it’s lifeblood, its culture, its future.
@eggybug42069
 and I are one of you, and we’ve built a marketplace for all of us. Just in time it seems. 

We’ve got you. 
@NameWhisper_AI"


### Post #20 by @growthepie_eth
> **Author:** growthepie ([@growthepie_eth](https://x.com/growthepie_eth))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 68 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T12:03:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/2073014702292996574](https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/2073014702292996574)  


> **Visual Note:** A cryptocurrency analytics dashboard showing yesterday's metrics including Transaction Count (857.00, -17.52%), Active Addresses (304.00, -9.79%), Gas Fees Paid ($108.78, -30.87%), Success Rate (99.65%, +0.42%), Market Cap ($167.23M, -4.55%), Token Price ($4.09, -5.74%), and Token Trading Volume ($11.16M, -6.91%).  

> 
> "ENS stats are down since yesterday - track them here: 
growthepie.com/applications/e
…"


### Post #21 by @1985_ens
> **Author:** 1985.eth ([@1985_ens](https://x.com/1985_ens))  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 35 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T00:37:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/1985_ens/status/2072842078267310357](https://x.com/1985_ens/status/2072842078267310357)  


> **Visual Note:** A vintage-style image shows people on a boat with a seaplane in the background, overlaid with the text 'Name Whisper A Vibe'.  

> 
> "This July 4th you’ll likely find yourself on a yacht. 

Wistful, you’ll ask:

“What happened to ENS?”

“Why so serious?”

“Why can’t I buy hyphenated foreign names with my internet friends anymore?” 

An epiphany will hit you like a tidal wave. 

And you’ll turn to two female"


### Post #22 by @enstools
> **Author:** ENS.Tools | ENSTools.eth ([@enstools](https://x.com/enstools))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 24 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T01:30:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/enstools/status/2072855546349191356](https://x.com/enstools/status/2072855546349191356)  


> **Visual Note:** A promotional graphic for ens.tools advertising a 'NO SUBSCRIPTION' service that is 'Free to find, trade & manage,' noting a 5% fee applies only upon renewals or registrations.  

> 
> "Marketplace fees quietly eat your ENS profit. We compared them side by side. #ENS 
ens.tools/blog/ens-marke
…"


### Post #23 by @enstools
> **Author:** ENS.Tools | ENSTools.eth ([@enstools](https://x.com/enstools))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 23 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T21:00:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/enstools/status/2073149965568819566](https://x.com/enstools/status/2073149965568819566)  


> **Visual Note:** Promotional graphic for ens.tools with a magenta gradient background, featuring the heading 'ENS v2 READY' and 'Built for what ENS becomes next,' detailing L1 storage, NameWrapper indicators, and upcoming single-transaction renewals and migration help.  

> 
> "ENS v2 is coming. Here’s what actually changes for you as a name holder. #ENS #web3 
ens.tools/blog/ensv2-wha
…"


### Post #24 by @LefterisJP
> **Author:** Lefteris Karapetsas ([@LefterisJP](https://x.com/LefterisJP))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 16 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T14:43:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LefterisJP/status/2073054998825521647](https://x.com/LefterisJP/status/2073054998825521647)  


> 
> "Say thank you to someone stealing $500m and killing the community that brought ENS where it is now?

That's gotta be a new level of stupid.

I applaud you sir!"


### Post #25 by @enstools
> **Author:** ENS.Tools | ENSTools.eth ([@enstools](https://x.com/enstools))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 12 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T12:00:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/enstools/status/2073014117741285458](https://x.com/enstools/status/2073014117741285458)  


> **Visual Note:** A pink-to-purple gradient promotional graphic for 'BULK RENEW' by ens.tools, with the tagline 'Renew in bulk. Save gas' for batching domain renewals.  

> 
> "Renewing names one at a time is how you overpay on gas. Bulk-renew batches them. #ENS 
ens.tools/blog/bulk-rene
…"


### Post #26 by @enstools
> **Author:** ENS.Tools | ENSTools.eth ([@enstools](https://x.com/enstools))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 6 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-03T16:30:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/enstools/status/2073082016535298278](https://x.com/enstools/status/2073082016535298278)  


> **Visual Note:** A purple promotional graphic for 'ens.tools' advertising an MCP SERVER with the headline 'Your AI agent can query ENS directly' and subtext reading '9 tools for Claude, ChatGPT & custom agents. No API keys, no rate limits, completely open.'  

> 
> "Claude, ChatGPT or a custom bot can query ENS names, expiry and portfolios directly. #ENS #AIagents 
ens.tools/blog/building-
…"




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