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ENS Old Registrar — 11,321 ETH Unclaimed

The ENS Old Registrar (0x6090A6e47849629b7245Dfa1Ca21D94cd15878Ef) holds over 11,324 ETH in deed deposits from the original 2017 ENS Vickrey auction system. When ENS migrated to the permanent registrar in May 2019, these deposits were not automatically returned — users must call releaseDeed(labelHash) to reclaim their locked ETH. Releasing a deed only recovers your deposit; it does not affect your ENS name, which remains registered on the new registrar.

Unclaimed ETH
11,321 ETH
Addresses
11,283
or
Contract: 0x6090A6e47849629b7245Dfa1Ca21D94cd15878Ef · Deployed: May 2017

ETH Balance Over Time

Contract Interactions

Balance Distribution

RangeAddressesTotal
>=100 ETH310,206 ETH
10-100 ETH29747.85 ETH
1-10 ETH96291.87 ETH
0.1-1 ETH836177.64 ETH
0.01-0.1 ETH13,003222.28 ETH
<0.01 ETH20.0011 ETH

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I recover my ENS deposit from the old registrar? ▼
Connect the wallet that originally bid in the 2017 ENS auction and call releaseDeed with your name's labelHash. The contract returns your original deposit. You can do this through Forgotten ETH or directly on Etherscan.
Will releasing my ENS deed lose my domain name? ▼
No. The deed deposit and the ENS name registration are separate. Your name is managed by the new permanent registrar since May 2019. Calling releaseDeed only reclaims the ETH deposit locked in the old auction contract.
What is an ENS labelHash? ▼
A labelHash is the keccak256 hash of your ENS name's label (the part before .eth). For example, the labelHash of "example" is keccak256("example"). This hash is the argument required by the releaseDeed function.
How much ETH is stuck in the ENS old registrar? ▼
Approximately 11,324 ETH remains in unclaimed deed deposits across 11,292 addresses. These funds have been recoverable since the May 2019 migration but most users have not called releaseDeed to withdraw.

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Forgotten ETH finds and recovers ETH stuck in defunct smart contracts. Thousands of ETH remain locked in old DEXes, NFT marketplaces, ENS auctions, and ICO contracts that shut down years ago. Portfolio trackers don't index these — your ETH is still onchain, it just doesn't show up.

Frequently Asked Questions
How does it work? ▼
Paste any address or connect your wallet. We check 110 defunct contracts for unclaimed balances. If found, click Withdraw — the transaction goes directly from the original contract to your wallet. No custody of your funds.
Is this safe? ▼
Yes. Fully open source. No proxy contracts, no intermediaries. Most withdrawals are simple ETH transfers with no approvals needed. Every withdrawal can be done manually on Etherscan — this site just makes it easier.
Do you charge fees? ▼
No. Completely free. After a successful claim, there's an optional donation prompt — entirely voluntary.
Don't trust, verify ▼
You don't need this site to claim. Every withdrawal can be done directly on Etherscan: go to the contract, click "Write Contract", connect your wallet, call the withdraw function. Our code is open source for anyone to audit.

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