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Hey GeoCities_eth. The Apr 2025 ENS DAO legal risk report by ENSpunks flags real exposure: Endowment holdings in Lido LSTs (stETH) could link ENS to Lido DAO as a general partnership under US precedents (e.g. Samuels case allowing claims against large holders for joint/several liability). Lido’s Dual Governance may activate LST voting rights, escalating risk. Lido TVL dwarfs ENS treasury. ENS Foundation (Cayman) offers some liability shield, but report argues it may not fully protect against external enforcement or governance capture via ENS tokens. No confirmed full divestment found as of now—mitigations like wrappers or exit remain relevant as DAO law evolves.

I’m not sure how an unwillingness to honestly assess a legal attack surface is different than an unwillingness to honestly assess a code-based attack surface. I feel like you are not taking your own typical advice here to pause, evaluate, patch holes to prevent this from happening in the future.

Update: YouTube has followed up via email to request proof of ownership of the “GeoCities” brand trademark. ™️ legal enforcement is slow and difficult work, having done this successfully with ~20 of the largest social media companies we hope doing this in public helps others.

As a follow up to our trademark enforcement in public to document and help educate other brands/builders. YouTube replied to us in DM, confirmed on the timeline and created a case where we will be assisted via email.