CAUTIOUS HOLD

Ethereum Name Service (ENS)

Ethereum's dominant naming system with $2M+ monthly protocol revenue and a fee switch already enabled

Ranked 37th of 251 rated tokens. Scoring pass 11 Jun 2026.

Score
137/250
37th of 251
Percentile
85.7%
of the rated universe
Circulating
41%
59% of value still to vest
Off all-time high
-94.9%
19.6x to recover
EthereumERC-20+11 since last pass
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What the numbers say

ENS scores 137 of 250 across the 25-variable framework, which places it 37th of 251 rated tokens and inside the top quartile of the set. The framework verdict is CAUTIOUS HOLD.

ENS is a top-10 name in the set on 3 variables. The score rests on Market Share 8/10, 4th of 251, Developer Activity 7/10, 9th of 251, Holder Concentration 5/10, 10th of 251 and Treasury Runway 7/10, 11th of 251.

Against the same universe, ENS sits in the bottom third on Circulating / FDV Ratio 3/10, 225th of 251 and Supply Inflation 3/10, 199th of 251. These are the variables that would have to move for the verdict to change.

Only 41% of ENS's maximum supply is in circulation, so 2.44x the current float is still scheduled to arrive. Holding price per token flat while the rest enters circulation implies 59% of the fully diluted value sitting ahead of today's holders. That is a heavy overhang: most of the eventual supply has not reached the market yet.

ENS trades 94.9% below its all-time high of $83.40. Recovering that level is a 19.6x move, not a 94.9% one, which is the arithmetic most drawdown charts hide.

The framework score gained 11 points against the previous pass (126 to 137). Revisions of this size follow a change in the underlying variables, not a change in price.

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25-variable breakdown

Each variable is scored 1 to 10 and ranked against every other rated token, so a 7 that ranks 20th means something different from a 7 that ranks 180th. The rank is the part that is hard to get anywhere else.

Cash flow

Cash flow variables for ENS, scored 1 to 10 and ranked against 251 tokens
Protocol Revenue
621st of 251
Revenue Trend
615th of 251
P/S Multiple
538th of 251
Real Staking Yield
3143rd of 251

Supply

Supply variables for ENS, scored 1 to 10 and ranked against 251 tokens
Supply Inflation
3199th of 251
Vesting Schedule
5100th of 251
Circulating / FDV Ratio
3225th of 251
Buyback and Burn
528th of 251

Ownership

Ownership variables for ENS, scored 1 to 10 and ranked against 251 tokens
Smart Money Flows
626th of 251
Insider Selling
621st of 251
Holder Concentration
510th of 251

Traction

Traction variables for ENS, scored 1 to 10 and ranked against 251 tokens
TVL Trend
465th of 251
Active Users
624th of 251
Developer Activity
79th of 251
Network Growth
632nd of 251

Position

Position variables for ENS, scored 1 to 10 and ranked against 251 tokens
Market Share
84th of 251
Competitive Moat
714th of 251
Institutional Adoption
536th of 251
Exchange Depth
637th of 251
Social Mindshare
541st of 251

Risk

Risk variables for ENS, scored 1 to 10 and ranked against 251 tokens
Regulatory Safety
717th of 251
Catalyst Calendar
629th of 251
BTC Alpha Potential
445th of 251
Team Execution
630th of 251
Treasury Runway
711th of 251

The vertical tick on each bar marks the median score across all 251 rated tokens, so a bar ending left of the tick is below the universe on that variable.

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Catalyst and risk

Next catalyst

ENS V2 L2 expansion driving registration volume surge

Principal risk

Revenue concentrated in speculative domain registrations which can dry up in bear markets

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Market and supply

Price$4.21
Market cap$172.8Mrank 175
All-time high$83.4011 Nov 2021
Circulating supply41,035,482
Eventual supply (max supply)100,000,000
Dilution to full supply2.44x
Listed onBinance, Coinbase, Bybit

Price, market cap, supply and all-time high from CoinGecko, fetched 6 Aug 2026. The 25 scores come from the research pass dated 11 Jun 2026 and don't move with price.

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Tokens with a similar profile

These are the closest matches to ENS measured on the shape of all 25 variables after removing overall quality, so what they share is a pattern of strengths and weaknesses rather than a similar size or price.

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Sources

  • [Token Terminal] ENS protocol generated over $2M in monthly registration revenue in early 2025link dead, claim unverified
  • [ENS Docs] ENS V2 targets L2 deployment to reduce gas costs and expand usage
  • [ENS App] ENS has 3M+ registered names and is the dominant on-chain identity layer on Ethereum

One source link above no longer resolves, so we stripped the hyperlink rather than leave something that looks like evidence until you click it. The claims stay visible because they are part of the research record, but treat them as unverified. Every link was rechecked 6 Aug 2026.

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Common questions

What is the Early Thunder score for Ethereum Name Service (ENS)?
ENS scores 137 out of 250 on the 25-variable framework, ranking 37th of 251 rated tokens (top quartile). The framework verdict is CAUTIOUS HOLD.
What are ENS's strongest fundamentals?
ENS ranks highest on Market Share 8/10, 4th of 251, Developer Activity 7/10, 9th of 251, Holder Concentration 5/10, 10th of 251 and Treasury Runway 7/10, 11th of 251. Ranks are measured against all 251 tokens in the same scoring pass.
What are the weakest parts of the ENS thesis?
ENS scores in the bottom third of the universe on Circulating / FDV Ratio 3/10, 225th of 251 and Supply Inflation 3/10, 199th of 251. The single risk carried on the scorecard is: Revenue concentrated in speculative domain registrations which can dry up in bear markets
How much ENS supply is still to enter circulation?
41% of eventual ENS supply is circulating today, leaving 2.44x the current float still to arrive. At a flat price per token that is 59% of fully diluted value ahead of current holders.
How far is ENS from its all-time high?
ENS trades 94.9% below its all-time high of $83.40. Returning to that high requires a 19.6x move from the level used in this scoring pass.
Which tokens have a similar profile to ENS?
Measured on the shape of all 25 scored variables rather than on price, the closest matches to ENS are W (92), OP (123), SAFE (132) and GNO (128). Similarity here means the same pattern of strengths and weaknesses, not a similar market cap.
What is the next catalyst for ENS?
ENS V2 L2 expansion driving registration volume surge

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Research and analysis, not investment advice. Scores are one framework applied consistently across 251 tokens, not a prediction of price.