devcon 5 / state of the ens 2019
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State of the ENS 2019
Duration: 00:19:09
Speaker: Nick Johnson
Type: Talk
Expertise: Intermediate
Event: Devcon
Date: Invalid Date
Nick Johnson, lead developer of the Ethereum Name Service, gives an update on ENS - what we've achieved in the last year, where we are today, and what you can expect next from ENS.
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