ENS: A Coincidence Too Difficult to Ignore?
When independent builders introduce new technology, only to be silenced while remarkably similar projects receive official attention, questions deserve answers.
After more than a year contributing to the ENS ecosystem, we recently shared our progress in AI agent networking, autonomous swarming and a new reputation system powered by real agent interactions, completed jobs and transactions.
We were developing technology that could bring an entirely new industry to ENS.
Within ten minutes of posting about these developments in the ENS Telegram group, our post was deleted and our posting privileges were revoked. No warning. No explanation.
We contacted three ENS administrators requesting an explanation. None responded.
Then came the coincidence.
Right after our post was deleted, we began seeing promotion of AdapterScan, an AI agent reputation platform developed by ENS delegate Prem. Its focus on agent ratings was strikingly similar to an area of technology we had been developing and discussing.
Rather than assume competition, we reached out to Prem, explained our project and offered to collaborate. We even mentioned our newest project Noeyes to him. A all agent network. Our network could provide real-world agent activity, verified transactions and measurable interactions to strengthen reputation systems. We did not recieve a reply. So don't be surprised what ENS deligates run the next biggest project.
Then, yesterday, ENS introduced a new Telegram community group specifically dedicated to AI agents.
We joined, only to discover that our posting privileges had immediately been restricted again. Everyone else could participate, but we could only watch.
Consider the sequence:
1. We develop AI agent networking, swarming and reputation technology using ENS.
2. We announce our progress in the ENS community.
3. Within ten minutes, our announcement disappears and our posting privileges are revoked.
4. An AI agent reputation project associated with an ENS delegate receives promotion.
5. ENS launches a new AI agent community, and we are immediately prevented from participating there as well.
6. Repeated requests for an explanation remain unanswered.
One incident might be a misunderstanding. Two restrictions, coinciding with growing attention to the same technology, deserve serious scrutiny.
We are not claiming that AdapterScan copied our work or that its developer was responsible for these restrictions. But the timing and selective treatment raise legitimate questions that ENS administrators have refused to address.
After more than a year of contributions, ownership of over 100 ENS domains, investment in ENS tokens and development of new ENS/IPFS applications, we expected transparency and fair treatment.
Instead, we have been excluded from discussions directly related to the technology we are building.
All relevant communications and incidents have been documented. We intend to release this material following legal review.
The biggest question is no longer why ENS adoption has struggled. It's whether independent builders are being given a fair opportunity to contribute when their innovations overlap with projects promoted by established members.
ENS cannot claim to champion decentralization while leaving developers without a voice or an explanation for their exclusion.
And if the ecosystem cannot provide that fairness, perhaps the next generation of builders needs something different.
A new namespace. A new community. A place where innovation isn't determined by who controls the conversation.
Because sometimes the greatest threat to innovation isn't the competition outside the gates.
It's the gatekeepers themselves.
And ENS, we are still waiting on a reply to explain your actions. You can answer the support email we sent directly to ENS forums 2 weeks ago. You dont seem to hesitate taking down posts right away.
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