Overview

NameDescriptionEtherscanMainnet address
NounsTokenThis is the Nouns ERC721 Token contract. Unlike other Nouns contracts, it cannot be replaced or upgraded. Beyond the responsibilities of a standard ERC721 token, it is used to lock and replace periphery contracts, store checkpointing data required by our Governance contracts, and control Noun minting/burning. This contract contains two main roles - minter and owner. The minter will be set to the Nouns Auction House in the constructor and ownership will be transferred to the Nouns DAO following deployment.https://etherscan.io/address/0x9C8fF314C9Bc7F6e59A9d9225Fb22946427eDC03#code0x9C8fF314C9Bc7F6e59A9d9225Fb22946427eDC03
NounsSeederThis contract is used to determine Noun traits during the minting process. It can be replaced to allow for future trait generation algorithm upgrades. Additionally, it can be locked by the Nouns DAO to prevent any future updates. Currently, Noun traits are determined using pseudo-random number generation: keccak256(abi.encodePacked(blockhash(block.number - 1), nounId)). Trait generation is not truly random. Traits can be predicted when minting a Noun on the pending block.https://etherscan.io/address/0xCC8a0FB5ab3C7132c1b2A0109142Fb112c4Ce515#code0xCC8a0FB5ab3C7132c1b2A0109142Fb112c4Ce515
NounsDescriptorV2This contract is used to store/render Noun artwork and build token URIs. Noun 'parts' are compressed in the following format before being stored in their respective byte arrays: Palette Index, Bounds [Top (Y), Right (X), Bottom (Y), Left (X)] (4 Bytes), [Pixel Length (1 Byte), Color Index (1 Byte)][]. When tokenURI is called, Noun parts are read from storage and converted into a series of SVG rects to build an SVG image on-chain. Once the entire SVG has been generated, it is base64 encoded. The token URI consists of base64 encoded data URI with the JSON contents directly inlined, including the SVG image.https://etherscan.io/address/0x6229c811D04501523C6058bfAAc29c91bb5862680x6229c811D04501523C6058bfAAc29c91bb586268
NounsAuctionHouseThis contract acts as a self-sufficient noun generation and distribution mechanism, auctioning one noun every 24 hours, forever. 100% of auction proceeds (ETH) are automatically deposited in the Nouns DAO treasury, where they are governed by noun owners. Each time an auction is settled, the settlement transaction will also cause a new noun to be minted and a new 24 hour auction to begin. While settlement is most heavily incentivized for the winning bidder, it can be triggered by anyone, allowing the system to trustlessly auction nouns as long as Ethereum is operational and there are interested bidders.https://etherscan.io/address/0xF15a943787014461d94da08aD4040f79Cd7c124e#code0xF15a943787014461d94da08aD4040f79Cd7c124e
NounsDAOExecutorThis contract is a fork of Compound's Timelock. It acts as a timelocked treasury for the Nouns DAO. This contract is controlled by the governance contract (NounsDAOProxy).https://etherscan.io/address/0x0BC3807Ec262cB779b38D65b38158acC3bfedE10#code0x0BC3807Ec262cB779b38D65b38158acC3bfedE10
NounsDAOProxyThis contract is a fork of Compound's GovernorBravoDelegator. It can be used to create, vote on, and execute governance proposals.https://etherscan.io/address/0x6f3E6272A167e8AcCb32072d08E0957F9c79223d#code0x6f3E6272A167e8AcCb32072d08E0957F9c79223d
NounsDAOLogicV1This contract is a fork of Compound's GovernorBravoDelegate. It's the logic contract used by the NounsDAOProxy.https://etherscan.io/address/0xa43aFE317985726E4e194eb061Af77fbCb43F944#code0xa43aFE317985726E4e194eb061Af77fbCb43F944
 
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