Intersect supports the growth of decentralized and inclusive systems through technology and education, the administration of Cardano’s governance processes enabling technical changes, and advocacy. This can translate to internal operations and providing funding to develop Cardano’s open-source technology.

To establish Intersect and provide sufficient capital to operate, Intersect has been seed funded by members Input Output Global and Emurgo. On the proviso that Intersect becomes a success in 2024, Intersect will seek funding for 2025 via a community vote from the Cardano treasury or alternative sources.

Funding Cardano & the DevTrust

Cardano has an underlying operational cost to keep the network running each year. This includes maintenance, upgrades, and a variety of technical innovations to ensure Cardano continues to be current and a leading blockchain. Initially, for 2024, members Input Output Global and Emurgo have funded Cardano’s continuity. This funding enables a collection of members to continue supplying technical services to deliver the core operations. In Q1, Intersect will announce the scope of services these members have planned for 2024.

To hold these initial operational funds, Intersect designed the Cardano Development Trust (DevTrust). This is a fund that’s mandated to only use its funds for the benefit and development of the Cardano blockchain. The DevTrust acts as a vehicle to support and fund the continuity & vision contracts, and other commitments (such as grants). Intersect’s mandate is to administer the DevTrust to fulfil contractual agreements and earn service fees to support its operations.

Intersect is a member-based organization tasked with ensuring the Cardano ecosystem's continuity and future development. Bringing members together behind a shared vision, Intersect enables a more resilient, secure, transparent, and innovative ecosystem that puts members in the driving seat of Cardano’s future.

Our values

Cardano first

We prioritize Cardano’s infrastructure and ecosystem in all our endeavors. This means Cardano’s core ethos remains very much at the heart of our DNA. It also means we advocate for and support Cardano projects, builders, founders, and all ecosystem participants ahead of alternatives. When opportunities arise—such as open positions or collaborations—we first look to our community members. We are committed to supporting the ecosystem first and foremost, and scaling through our members to ensure that Cardano thrives from within.

Transparency

Transparency is at the root of all our processes and decisions. We operate with both implicit and explicit consent from our members, ensuring that oversight and scrutiny are integral parts of our governance. By being open about our actions and decisions, we build trust within the community and enable members to be fully informed participants in shaping Cardano's future.

Servant leadership

We believe in leading by serving. Collaboration is key, and we work hand-in-hand with our members, committees, working groups, and all stakeholders. We actively listen to our members and our elected committees at every turn, making ourselves as approachable, open, and available as possible. Our internal ways of working are rooted in supporting others to achieve their goals, fostering a cooperative environment where everyone's contributions are valued.

Inform, not dictate

Our role is to inform and empower our members, not to dictate actions or decisions. We provide the resources, information, and support necessary to drive progress but recognize that progress is ultimately delivered by our members. By supporting members to make informed decisions, we aim to achieve better outcomes on-chain and ensure that the direction of Cardano is shaped by those who are most invested in its success.

Our 2024 focus

At its core, Intersect will focus on ensuring, through its members, the future maintenance and development of Cardano. As a community-governed blockchain, this means caring about both the technology and processes that enable technical progress and consensus through discourse and collaboration.

Our focus in 2024 has been:

1. Supporting the rollout of Cardano's on-chain governance through support services for the ICC and DReps, plus tooling (like Cardano GovTool) and hard fork facilitation.

2. Creating a shared Cardano product roadmap to take Cardano into 2025 and beyond.

3. Establishing an annual budget process for Cardano, utilizing Cardano's treasury to support key areas such as core infrastructure, research and development, community grants, marketing/growth. and more.

Intersect is designed to be steered by its members so the future of Cardano is community-led. The membership body provides this steering via standing committees. Standing committees are designed to be community-led, with community members taking an active role influencing the future of Cardano.

Intersect will initiate seven standing committees in 2024, covering the functional operations required to steer the delivery of "continuity", provide steering direction to the drafting of Cardano's constitution, support the internal membership, and more. A standing committee is expected to be a permanent fixture, although, changes may be required as the committees mature and the objectives evolve. The governing board will review proposed changes and support the membership.

Working groups typically roll up into one of the seven committees. Working groups are, for the most part, temporary functions that support a committees' wider objectives or to expand expertise by seeking contributions from outside of Intersect. Working groups can be on any subject and are by nature less formal than standing committees.

You can an overview of the committee and their respective ways of working here. You can also find:

• Committee Maturity Standards

• Committee Guiding Principles

• Bi-Weekly Report for all Committees

• Committee General Communications

• Glossary of Terms

Current Committees at Intersect:

👉🏻 Info about committee elections can be found here 👈

The governing board

Intersect’s initial governing board comprises five member seats. To establish operations, three board members have been appointed with representatives from seed funders and members, with Input Output Global, Emurgo, and the COO as interim on the third seat. The third seat has been offered as an academic position to Wyoming University’s Blockchain Center of Excellence. The seed funder seats have a three-year term in consideration of funding given, whilst the academic seat will have a one-year tenure.

The remaining two seats have been filled from Intersect’s membership, with elections held in the October 2024 election.

Additional board members

The board is currently reviewing the pan to expand the board to 7 member of which 4 will be elected from the membership.

Governing board meetings

Contacting the Governing Board

The Governing Board can be contacted via [email protected]

Intersect Professional Staff

Intersect is staffed by a team of experienced professionals with extensive exposure in the Cardano community. You can review teams and team members on the Intersect website (here). Also below you can see the current org-chart.

Intersect team structure is in a transition phase, so the above is an interim Org Chart and subject to change in near future.

Cardano Budget - key to know

Intersect Administration Services

Intersect is your opportunity to be part of a community driving the next generation of Cardano. As a member, you'll play a vital role in influencing governance, supporting key projects, and strengthening the ecosystem. Whether through participating in committees, voting on critical decisions, or gaining exclusive access to grants and networking opportunities, Intersect membership offers numerous ways to make a meaningful impact. Join us today and be part of a community committed to positive change and innovation in the blockchain space.

Exclusive benefits for members:

• Committees, groups, and boards: Participate in forming Cardano governance recommendations.

• Voting rights: Influence critical decisions by participating in board elections and governance committees.

• Access to funding: Apply for community grants and funding to drive forward utility projects and ecosystem growth.

• Networking opportunities: Engage with other members at exclusive events and gain early insights on upcoming projects.

• Increased visibility: Showcase your contributions and gain recognition within the ecosystem.

Intersect Membership Agreements

Intersect's structure

Similar to municipalities, local councils, and other member-based organizations, Intersect has a governing board occupied and administered by its members, with various committees and working groups focused on specific domains and interests.

The design of Intersect’s governance and membership structure helps identify strategic priorities for Cardano’s development by having broad representation through a diverse global membership base.

Incorporation

Intersect is incorporated in Wyoming, United States, as a Mutual Benefit Nonprofit organization in accordance with applicable state laws. Given the state’s receptiveness to innovation and new technology, specifically around blockchain and DAOs, it was the ideal jurisdiction to incorporate Intersect.

Intersect was incorporated on July 13, 2023.

Updated on 2025-08-01 09:08 UTC

• cardano-facilitation-services/cardano-budget/intersect-administration-services/2025-delivery-assurance-contract-updates/delivery-assurance-quarterly-reports

• intersect-membership/intersect-voting-events/intersect-elections-2025/README

• intersect-membership/intersect-voting-events/intersect-elections-2025/october-2025-committee-elections

• intersect-membership/intersect-voting-events/intersect-elections-2025/september-2025-board-elections

Contacts

• Support - [email protected] This email is to get support on any issue you are experiencing. To get faster support please use the email associated with your membership if you have it

• General inquiries - [email protected]

• Membership - [email protected]

Social Media

• Intersect on X - https://twitter.com/IntersectMBO

• Intersect on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/intersectmbo/

• Intersect on Telegram - https://t.me/+8ZjhLMf8u8c2ZmU0

Committee elections

Intersect is a member-based organization (MBO), which means the community is in charge of steering and organizing the future of Cardano’s blockchain. Anyone or any organization in the community can choose to join Intersect.

The board currently has five seats. IOG and EMURGO hold two. Wyoming State University holds the education seat; two seats are available for Intersect membership.

The committees are teams made up of people from the Cardano community. They steer and provide recommendations on behalf of the community at large.

In October 2024, the first elections selected half of the committee members. Now, in this second election, the remaining seats will be filled—completing the committees and strengthening community-led governance for the year ahead.

Eligibility

Only Individual and Enterprise members or employees of our seed founding organisations are eligible to apply for a seat on a committee as stated in the member benefits.

Associates are not eligible to apply as they do not hold this benefit.

Key Dates

What is an annual member meeting?

An annual member meeting is a formal gathering held annually by an organization, such as a nonprofit, where its members come together to discuss and vote on important issues. These meetings typically serve several purposes:

1. Review of the past year

2. Election of board members

3. Voting on important matters (such as committee elections)

4. Member input and questions

5. Future planning

Annual member meetings are important for maintaining transparency, accountability, and member engagement within the organization.

Why does Intersect run annual member meetings?

Intersect is a member-based organization for the Cardano ecosystem, putting members at the heart of Cardano’s future development. Intersect is incorporated as a mutual-benefit not-for-profit organization in Wyoming, USA. Our state obligations require that we hold an annual meeting for members.

Why should you join?

The annual member meeting is an opportunity for members to connect, review the work done over the year, and discuss important topics.

Read more about 2024 AMM

No tenders open.

Governance Action (GA) - the on-chain action available for on-chain voting enabled by the implementation of CIP-1694. There are seven different actions specified within CIP-1694. GAs are enacted when on-chain votes approve them. GAs are what users submit votes on.

Metadata (from Anchor) - optional supporting data for a governance action that provides additional background and context. For example, the conversations surrounding a proposal could become metadata for when it is posted as a governance action on-chain. The final structure and standards to follow in relation to metadata will be given by the governance metadata CIP.

No tenders open.

Voltaire GovTool - The initial toolset created through Intersect by its members from the Cardano Community. Its current implementation supports DRep registration, vote delegation, and DRep voting. Watch this brief overview.

No tenders open.

Proposal ID - as used in this document, it is a unique identifier for a proposal submitted on the forum. This is NOT the same as the proposal ID used to apply for community tool awards.

No tenders open.

No tenders open.

Due to the treasury withdrawal being delayed until mid-2025 (as per budget process), we have limited funds to distribute to the Cardano ecosystem. Any RFPs that open prior to the budget availability have been identified as high priority and agreed on between Intersect Committees and Operational Services.

Open RFPs will be listed by Intersect Committee in the pages that follow:

• Technical Steering Committee (TSC)

• Product Committee

• Open Source Committee (OSC)

• Civics Committee

• Membership and Community Committee (MCC)

• Budget Committee

Proposal - a draft governance action, before it is submitted on-chain.

Expected cost range

There is no set amount for this award, as we would prefer applicants to specify the amount needed to implement their proposed solution, allowing for a broader range of creativity. However, to help applicants sense-check their proposal, we expect the costs to fall in the range of 40,000 - 60,000 dollars. Note that you may still propose outside of this range with valid reasoning. Consideration for value for money will be taken into account during the evaluation.

Timeline

• Key dates to consider: The vote for the CC election should be launched no later than June 10th

Proposed Milestone

• Design phase: based on initial requirements collaborate with the related WG and supporting Intersect team to refine the technical plan and user experience. The outcome should be a detailed list of critical requirements, an architecture map on how to achieve them by using the choosen exiting open source tool as a starting point, and a flow and set of screens to support the experience. By 4th April - (3 weeks)

• Development phase: adapt the open source tool following the plan defined in the previous phase. Development and testing. Outcome release ready version on an environment for final testing. By 9th May - (5 weeks)

• Final testing: perform at least one test vote to confirm the solution is stable and reliable for the cc vote and its results are fully auditable. By 23rd May 2025 - (2 weeks)

Anchor - in the context of CIP-1694, and anchor is information attached to a governance action. It includes a URL pointing to metadata, and a hash of the contents of the metadata URL so that users can check if the URL still leads to the originally linked metadata.

To respond to an open tender, please ensure the following:

• Applicants must meet all of the requirements stated within the proposal.

• The proposed work cannot also be funded by another source, for example through Catalyst.

• Only one entry per member is allowed in each category.

• The proposal must be submitted before the due date and time, with all of the required information provided. Unfortunately, late submissions cannot be accepted.

• Winners must provide the information requested for, and pass Intersect’s due diligence process to receive funding.

• Winners must be a member of Intersect to be awarded the tender and receive payment through Intersect as the administrator.

• Winners must be able to accept deliverable-based payment terms.

• Winners must consent to their project information and outputs being published on Intersect channels such as intersectmbo.org, Discord, Twitter and LinkedIn.

What is the Intersect Steering Committee?

The Intersect Steering Committee brings together member elected representatives, elected committee chairs, and Functional Directors of Intersect.

ISC is a collective member driven governing body which will oversee all standing committees and functions within Intersect. It will enable effective collective decision making and communication flows between the Intersect Board, committees, community representatives and Functional Directors.

In turn this will drive forward the growth of Intersect on behalf of the Intersect membership and wider Cardano ecosystem.

To find out more details about this committee view the committee space

Intersect serves as an Administrator within Cardano’s funding ecosystem, helping to operationalize community-approved proposals by coordinating due diligence, contracting, and on-chain disbursements. This role is grounded in the principles of transparency, decentralization, and adherence to the Cardano Constitution.

Intersect does not evaluate proposal merit or act as a funding body, but ensures that the governance process is carried out with integrity and that delivery is trackable, auditable, and aligned with community decisions. We've prepared a pack to expand in much more detail, and look forward to continue iterating our role to suit the demands and needs of the Cardano ecosystem.

Current Intersect membership tiers and costs:

Seats costs within an organization with an Enterprise membership

Benefits

Voting rights

Committees, groups, and boards

Other Benefits

Marketing and Comms Benefits

What is the Membership and Community Committee?

The Membership and Community Committee (MCC) fosters a thriving Cardano community through effective Intersect membership sales, account management, community support, tooling grants, education, and engaging events.

Why is this committee important?

It devises strategies to engage community members, promote collaboration, and encourage meaningful contributions. By organizing events, forums, and online platforms, the committee creates spaces for interaction and knowledge-sharing among community participants.

Which topics does this committee cover?

The MCC oversees membership within Intersect and, by doing so, ensures that each member has access to benefits and opportunities for fuller participation in Cardano’s growth and development. The MCC also reviews, accepts or rejects proposals for community Working Groups.

How to join?

Send an email to for inquiries or more information. The MCC will be holding committee elections at the start of H2 in collaboration with the other Committees (Civics, Open Source, etc) to fill its 10-seat committee. The MCC hosts public meetings every four weeks for all members of Intersect to join.

Extra info or links

To find out more details about this committee view the committee space

What is the Growth and Marketing Committee?

The Growth & Marketing Committee (GMC) is a strategic planning and decision-making body, bringing together founding entities of the Cardano blockchain ecosystem and a diverse group of experienced marketing professionals. Dedicated to advancing innovative and impactful marketing and ecosystem growth strategies, the GMC is committed to attracting, empowering and directing global marketing initiatives, breaking traditional boundaries that promote the decentralization, growth, and widespread adoption of the Cardano ecosystem.

To find out more details about this committee view the committee space

What is the Technical Steering Committee?

The Technical Steering Committee ensures that the governance of Cardano is based upon sound technical awareness and best practices.

Why is this committee important?

The committee is a rallying point for key members, suppliers, and third parties to coordinate the delivery of development services to support the Cardano blockchain. The committee facilitates contract arrangements and service level agreements, creates proposals of technical concern, reviews, and evaluates proposals prepared by the Cardano community, such as parameter updates or hard forks.

Which topics does this committee cover?

Takes a leading role in defining and advising on Cardano Continuity development to support the Cardano network, including contracts and agreements with Intersect members. It’s a highly technocratic committee, providing deep technical analysis and advice to ongoing development projects, parameters settings (through the Parameter Committee), and any other network related conditions.

To find out more details about this committee view the committee space

Overview

In October, the Committee Elections will be held. These elections allow members to participate in shaping the committees that drive progress across critical areas such as governance, technical development, community engagement, and more.

Key Dates

Voter Eligibility

To participate in voting, members must meet the following criteria.

Only members who have either:

• Been part of Intersect for at least 3 months prior to the start of voting, or

• Have successfully completed the verification process, will be eligible to vote.

No Verification Required (3-Month Members): Members (individual or enterprise) who joined on or before 16th July 2025 at 12 PM UTC are eligible to vote without needing verification.

Verification Option (Recent Members): Members who joined before 16th October 2025 at 12 PM UTC but after 16th July 2025 must complete verification to vote. Verification can be done any time before voting ends.

Overview

In September, the Intersect Board Elections will take place — a vital opportunity for members to help select the individuals who will oversee Intersect’s strategic direction and ensure it remains aligned with its mission and community values. During this time members will be able to elect 4 board members out of the 7 that compose the Intersect Board.

Key Dates

Voter Eligibility

To participate in voting, members must meet the following criteria.

Only members who have either:

• Been part of Intersect for at least 6 months prior to the start of voting, or

• Have successfully completed the verification process, will be eligible to vote.

No Verification Required (6-Month Members): Members (individual or enterprise) who joined on or before 15th March 2025 at 12 PM UTC will be eligible to vote without needing verification.

Verification Option (Recent Members): Members who joined before 15th September 2025 at 12 PM UTC but after 15th March 2025 must complete verification to vote. Verification can be done any time before voting ends.

We have translated the application form for the Intersect Committee elections into five different languages to ensure accessibility for a broader audience. The available languages include Spanish, French, Portuguese, Sinhala, and Japanese. This effort aims to encourage greater participation and inclusivity within the community by making the application process more accessible to non-English speakers.

The audit for this election has been performed by DQuadrant.

The first review of the audit pointed out a some duplicate votes submitted due to a bug in the voting tool database. During pick time, the database speed allowed some members to submit more than one vote for the same candidate in the same voting event by clicking more than once on the voting button. Because it is one member one vote, it was easy and without risks to identify the duplicates and remove them from the results to get the correct counting (even if kept those votes, in total 55, would have not changed the results).

For anyone who would like to audit autonomously the participation and the individual votes submitted below are the files with all the details:

Supported Wallets

Light wallets

• Eternl (latest version)

• Lace (latest version)

• Yoroi (latest version)

• All other top Cardano light wallets should work too

Hardware wallets

• Ledger Nano S+

• Ledger Nano X

• Keystone

• Trezor (expected, DReps cant register with Trezor)

Cardano Improvement Proposal (CIP) - a formalized design document for the Cardano community and the name of the process by which such documents are produced and listed. A CIP provides information or describes a change to the Cardano ecosystem, processes, or environment concisely and in sufficient technical detail. More information can be found .

Treasury Contract Partitions

Funds can be partitioned into Treasury Contracts at any time; they can be specified in the treasury withdrawal governance action, or funds can be moved into smart contracts at a later date. This latter option may be used to smooth the adoption and risk of a big-bang approach. It is expected that several partitions or slices of funds will ultimately be used.

These can be themed arbitrarily but are expected to follow some logic, either thematically, by use, or most likely phases of deployment, such as ‘2025 Budget Proposals’. However, there are multiple possibilities for now and in the future. An illustration is provided below.

Intersect and its members play an important role in shaping the on-chain governance mechanisms - and the development of off-chain tools and processes to support it.

Via its committees and working groups, Intersect provides support to the Cardano governance process.

Furthermore, Intersect is one member of the Interim Constitutional Committee. This is seat is managed by the Intersect Constitutional Council.

Read more information about the

- This CIP defines communication between web-based stacks and Cardano wallets. This API offers base, generic functionality to allow DApps to query wallet information such as wallet balance, network connection, and UTXOs owned.

Please visit the on the next page to see which categories are currently open.

Application Process

1. Before applying, please read and understand the eligibility criteria.

2. Please submit the proposal by the due date for the corresponding RFP. The links to apply are found under the specific committee RFP page. Once submitted, an automated confirmation email will be sent out to the applicant.

3. Proposals will be reviewed to select the preferred candidate(s).

4. All decisions are reviewed and ratified by the Intersect commissioning committee.

5. All proposers will be notified of the RFP decision using the contact email provided in the submission. Decisions are expected ~4 weeks after applications close.

6. Preferred candidate(s) will be contacted to finalize contract details.

Here you will find quarterly Delivery Assurance reports covering all contracts currently being managed by Intersect.

2025

Quarter 3 (July - September) - To be uploaded end of September.

Quarter 4 (October - December) - To be uploaded end of December.

We know sometimes delays happen, but if your project, or a specific milestone, is delayed the supplier is required, as soon as possible, to inform the Operational team. Let us know the reason for delay and any associated dependancies via . We can look to renegotiate delivery times and associated payments if required.

- a technical document which outlines Cardano's on-chain governance system. Chiefly, it enables Cardano changes to be proposed, voted on, and enacted on-chain.

Metadata Anchor - in the context of CIP-1694, metadata anchors are a mechanism to attach contextual data to on-chain governance artifacts. These anchors include a URL pointing to metadata plaintext and a hash of the plain text metadata hosted at the metadata URL. The hash can be used to verify the integrity of the metadata hosted at the URL. These can be attached to on-chain DRep registrations to allow DReps to share profile information hosted off-chain. Such metadata should conform to the structure defined by or subsequent CIPs.

- This CIP extends the CIP-30 API to add specific support for governance functionality. This allows sharing of DRep identifying keys between wallets and dApps to allow dApps to identify users who have registered as DReps on-chain.

Welcome to the Onboarding Pack for Elected Committee Members

This page contains the official onboarding slide deck designed to help newly elected committee members get up to speed. The presentation includes key information about your role, responsibilities, timelines, and tools you'll be using throughout your term. Please review the PDF before your onboarding call to familiarize yourself with the content.

• Supplier: WADA

• Contract Name: Africa Community Hub Interim Contract

• Contract Date: 01/04/2025 - 30/06/2025

Considerations

Given the novel decentralized approach to oversight and the constitutional requirement for traditional written contracts, several considerations must be understood.

• Most importantly, it should be understood that these smart contracts effectively hold money in a transparent on-chain ‘escrow.’ When held in these smart contracts, the treasury funds are never initially in an Intersect account or wallet. These smart contracts lock the ability to stake and delegate.

• Vendors must be aware of how oversight works before signing any contract and how it may affect disbursement or modification. They are consulted before the oversight committee agrees on their particular partition/treasury contract and/or vendor contract.

• Vendors have representation in smart contracts. Not all smart contract actions can be unilaterally undertaken against a vendor. There needs to be a mutual agreement with vendors before smart contracts can be agreed upon, funded, and modified. Some specific actions require a vendor signature via a key before they can be enacted.

• Each escrow environment or treasury contract may have a unique oversight committee makeup and unique permissions. This allows for a level of future-proofing. These smart contracts enable more unique use cases as needed, which can be legally permitted over time.

Feature Backlog

These smart contracts, designed to manage treasury funding are new. The team already have plenty of ideas for additional features and use cases.

You can contribute to this feature backlog at the following Intersect repository:

https://github.com/IntersectMBO/budget-management

Credit

Sundae Labs has developed the smart contracts outlined with support from Input Output Engineering and Intersect. Additional auditing has been commissioned and completed by TxPipe and MLabs.

https://github.com/SundaeSwap-finance/treasury-contracts

Audit

TxPipe audit report :

Welcome to the central place for all contracts managed through each committee. Here, you'll find information on contracts facilitated by the following committees:

• Technical Steering Committee

• Membership and Community Committee

• Civics Committee

• Product Committee

• Budget Committee

• Growth & Marketing committee

• Open Source Committee

These pages are regularly updated to provide updates on contractual progress and key milestones. You can also explore completed work and access Milestone Acceptance Forms (MAFs) linked to each milestone.

For more details, simply navigate to the respective committee pages.

• Supplier: CoinCeylon

• Contract Name: Sri Lanka Community Hub Interim Contract

• Contract Date: 01/04/2025 - 30/06/2025

It is encouraged to be a member of Intersect to apply. Read more about the eligibility criteria here.

You will need to complete an application form which will be provided to you.

Generally, we consider the following criteria:

• Structure: Does the proposal have clear purpose, milestones, timeline, and associated costs?

• Fit: Does the proposal meet our functional/non-functional requirements for the category?

• Impact: Does the proposal have the potential to positively impact the Cardano Community?

• Feasibility / Capability: Is the proposal feasible, and does the proposer have the capability to deliver the project successfully and manage Treasury funds properly?

• Resources / Value for money: Does the proposal represent good value for the treasury and community?

If you'd like to apply, please go to the application form here.

Proposals will be evaluated based on quality, and this includes the proposed solution and plan to execute. We will evaluate proposals using all of the information provided in the application, and are specifically looking for proposals with both a solution that meets or exceeds the requirements, as well as a demonstrated capability to execute, staying broadly aligned to the public CIP-1694 roadmap.

Generally, we consider the following criteria:

• Structure: Does the proposal have clear purpose, milestones, timeline, and associated costs?

• Fit: Does the proposal meet our functional/non-functional requirements for the category?

• Impact: Does the proposal have the potential to positively impact the Cardano Community?

• Feasibility / Capability: Is the proposal feasible, and does the proposer have the capability to deliver the project successfully and manage Treasury funds properly?

• Resources / Value for money: Does the proposal represent good value for the treasury and community?

Submissions will not be further evaluated if:

• Any of the eligibility criteria are not met.

• The information is incomplete or not understandable.

• The application is not in English, however auto-translations are accepted.

This page covers everything related to the contracts that were proposed by the community to be contracted via the Civics Committee. Note that some of these contracts were established through the original 2024 contracting process, with funding provided by the CDH. Any contracts awarded from June 2025 onward will be financed through the Treasury withdrawal, in alignment with the budget process.

Contract overview section

Overview of current civics committee contracts

Smart Contracts

Following our introduction to Smart Contracts and Cardano budgets, this knowledge base article aims to outline how they will be utilized from the perspectives of the ecosystem, proposal vendors, as part of Intersect’s administration.

Ultimately, treasury funds withdrawn as part of an Intersect treasury withdrawal governance action will, wherever possible and applicable, use multi-signature controlled smart contracts to safeguard treasury funds and make the use of treasury funds transparent on-chain.

Smart contracts will hold treasury funds and vendor payments transparently on-chain, effectively in escrow. These smart contracts can be partitioned into themes and specific project contracts, enhancing community visibility and transparency.

These smart contracts have been built with a specific, limited set of permissions, each of which is authorized through keys and, should they be executed, would be transparent and auditable on-chain. Each partitioned theme or grouping of treasury funds can have its own unique set of permissions. We refer to this group of permissions as an oversight committee.

The following sections of the knowledge base outline the composite parts of the smart contract framework and how they may initially be used.

• Supplier: ClayNation

• Contract Name: Europe Community Hub Interim Contract

• Contract Date: 01/04/2025 - 30/06/2025

• Supplier: Awen

• Contract Name: North America Community Hub Interim Contract

• Contract Date: 01/04/2025 - 30/06/2025

Intersect, a community-driven organization dedicated to supporting the Cardano ecosystem, requires a robust and versatile voting tool to facilitate stake-based voting events throughout the year. These processes include Constitutional Committee elections.

We're seeking a community builder to repurpose an existing open-source voting tool to be used for various stake-based voting events, starting with the upcoming Constitutional Committee (CC) elections in Q2 2025. The expected outcome is to have a reusable solution - accessible to the entire ecosystem and adaptable to current and future needs.

By issuing this tender, Intersect aims to leverage the expertise of community builders to customize an existing open-source voting tool, ensuring it aligns with Intersect's present and future voting requirements.

Project Scope:

Develop an open-source voting tool based on an existing open-source platform, customized to meet the following requirements:

Key Requirements:

• Foundation: Existing open-source voting platform (e.g., Cardano Ballot).

• Customization: Adaptable to various voting scenarios.

• Voting Types: Support for:

  • Simple Majority

  • Simple Majority Multi-Selection

  • Ranked Choice

• Security & Transparency: Secure and transparent voting process.

• Open Source: Final product must be open source for use within the Cardano ecosystem.

By fulfilling these requirements, the chosen community builder will empower Intersect and the broader Cardano community with a valuable tool for democratic governance and decision-making.

Deliverables:

• Functional and documented voting tool.

• Open-source code repository.

Application Process:

Interested developers should submit their application here.

Information Sessions:

Two open calls will be held to answer questions regarding the application process:

• Tuesday, February 18th, 10:00 AM UTC

• Tuesday, February 18th, 5:00 PM UTC

Contact:

For further inquiries, please contact [email protected]

1. Introduction

Intersect is administering an election process for the Constitutional Committee (CC). This document outlines the guidelines governing the use of services provided by Intersect for this purpose. By taking part in this CC election process, participants indicate their acceptance of these guidelines.

2. Role of Intersect

Intersect's role is strictly focused on providing the platform and tools necessary for conducting this CC election. Intersect does not possess ownership of, nor exercise control over the Constitutional Committee. The CC operates as an independent entity.

3. Constitutional Framework

This election process is conducted based on the principles of the current Cardano Blockchain Ecosystem Constitution. Participants involved in this election process are expected to be acquainted with and follow the principles and guidelines detailed in the Constitution.

4. Scope of Responsibility

Intersect does not hold responsibility for any actions, decisions, or failures to act by the CC, its members, or any participants in this election process. Furthermore, Intersect is not accountable for the outcome of this election, the operational conduct of the CC, or the execution of any decisions made by the CC.

5. Eligibility and Participant Information

The criteria determining eligibility to participate in a CC election process are established within the Cardano Blockchain Ecosystem Constitution. Participants bear the responsibility for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the information they provide during this election process. Intersect is not accountable for any inaccuracies or omissions in information supplied by participants.

6. Election Process Administration

This election process will follow the procedures and rules set forth by Intersect, ensuring alignment with the Cardano Blockchain Ecosystem Constitution. Intersect retains the capacity to modify aspects of this election process should such changes be necessary to maintain a fair and transparent election.

If the application doesn't look genuine or if it looks incomplete the CC election working group will try contact the applicant to get confirmation. If that step is unsuccessful the working group will be able to make a decision to keep or hide the application (no application will be deleted). If the working group decides to hide one application the decision will be documented and communicated publicly. If the applicant would like the application to be reinstated they will simply have to contact [email protected] or reply to the original email before the voting period starts.

7. Privacy and Information Disclosure

Through participation in this election process, applicants consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information as outlined in Intersect's privacy policy and Terms of Use. Unless indicated differently during the submission stage, any information provided by participants in relation to this election process might become publicly accessible.

8. Contact Information

Any questions or requests for clarification regarding these guidelines or this election process may be sent to [email protected].

The latest round of committee elections has officially concluded. We had an impressive 118 candidates across all committees—an incredible demonstration of commitment and interest in shaping the future of Intersect. During the voting period, 522 unique members cast their votes, representing 27% of the eligible paying membership. This level of participation highlights the growing engagement in Intersect’s governance process.

We extend a sincere thank you to all candidates who stepped forward and to every member who took the time to vote. Your participation plays a critical role in building a transparent and inclusive governance model. We are grateful for your commitment and enthusiasm.

Election Results by Committee

Intersect Steering Committee

Elected Members:

• Sheldon Hunt - No Of Votes: 230

• Fred Tanaka - No Of Votes: 153

Cardano Budget Committee

Elected Members:

• Kriss Baird - No Of Votes: 277

• Rita Mistry Spada - No Of Votes: 216

• Megan Hess - No Of Votes: 196

• Dmitry Shibaev - No Of Votes: 181

• Rajitha Wickramasinghe - No Of Votes: 176

Cardano Civics Committee

Elected Members:

• Nicolas Cerny - No Of Votes: 314

• Ken Erik Ølmheim - No Of Votes: 267

• Nana Safo - No Of Votes: 215

• Randy - No Of Votes: 179

• Joseph Mermoz Dzubang - No Of Votes: 173

• Aleksei Seregin - No Of Votes: 170

Membership and Community Committee

Elected Members:

• Maureen Wepngong - No Of Votes: 228

• BANDU Boaz - No Of Votes: 210

• Fanny Wijaya - No Of Votes: 176

• Laurentine Djatsa - No Of Votes: 173

• Nathan Angelo Kanapi - No Of Votes: 172

Open Source Committee

Elected Members:

• Philip Disarro - No Of Votes: 279

• Arnaud Bailly - No Of Votes: 249

• Elaine Cardenas - No Of Votes: 238

• Georg Link - No Of Votes: 227

• Niels Mündler - No Of Votes: 223

Product Committee

Elected Members:

• James Meidinger - No Of Votes: 254

• Carlos Lopez De Lara - No Of Votes: 219

• Tegegne Tefera - No Of Votes: 164

Technical Steering Committee

Elected Members:

• Duncan Coutts - No Of Votes: 292

• Sebastian Nagel - No Of Votes: 278

• Nicolas Biri - No Of Votes: 258

• Alex Moser - No Of Votes: 244

• Neil Davies - No Of Votes: 241

What is the Civics Committee?

The Civics Committee provide facilitation and oversight to the Cardano Community related to the governance of Cardano. This includes developing and facilitating processes to engage the Cardano Community in governance, coordinating with subject matter experts where needed, and providing support as requested by the Cardano Constitutional Committee.

Why is this committee important?

The Cardano Civics Committee ensures that Cardano's governance is accessible, fair, and transparent.

Which topics does this committee cover?

While not all of these topics are addressed yet, the vision is for the committee to cover topics such as:

• Facilitate a ratification period for the constitution.

• Enable and maintain the history of off-chain discussions about proposals.

• Monitor tools for on-chain voting to verify that they are maintained and operational.

• Update guidelines, templates, and standards for on-chain voting.

• Providing non-binding recommendations as requested by the community regarding Cardano governance improvements.

How to join?

The Cardano Civics Committee will participate in Intersect committee elections to select the next cohort of members.

To find out more details about this committee view the committee space

The Budget Committee is an advisory committee that brings together relevant stakeholders from within the Cardano Ecosystem. The purpose of the budget committee is to use the knowledge and observations of these individuals in order to provide guidance, support, and oversight for Cardano’s annual budget processes.

Why is this committee important?

The Cardano Constitution requires an annual budget process. This committee facilitates the processes for the ecosystem to complete this annual requirement.

What topics does the budget committee cover?

• Provide Creation of and Management of Cardano’s annual budget process initiatives and policies while Aligning with the strategic directions of the Cardano Annual Budget

• Manage working groups

• Bucket Allocation Process

• Annual Budget

• DRep Relations

• Audit and Oversight

• Treasury management

• Any other working group as needed for the committee’s business.

• Evaluate the output of working groups and the Budget Committee

• Communicate the work of the committee to the wider Cardano community

How to join?

Interested parties can join the Intersect discord and utilize the #budget-committee-area channel for more information and to interact with the committee.

To find out more details about this committee view the committee space

Intersect is a member-based organization (MBO), which means the community is in charge of steering and organizing the future of Cardano’s blockchain. Anyone or any organization in the community can choose to join Intersect.

The board currently has five seats. IOG and EMURGO hold two. Wyoming State University holds the education seat; two seats are available for Intersect membership.

The committees are teams made up of people from the Cardano community. They steer and provide recommendations on behalf of the community at large.

Since Intersect was established in January 2024, the committees have been staffed by initial volunteers, Intersect administration, and seed funding organization resources. They have helped us progress and have helped us achieve a stable position. Thanks to them, we are now at a phase of maturity where we can take the next step and ask the membership community to apply for these seats and elect their committee members to allow us to continue striving forward.

Upcoming elections - September and October 2024

To maintain momentum, we will take a phased approach. Some of the committee seats will be elected at one or more annual members meetings (AMM), and a second election will be held on April 25, 2025 to fill the remaining committee seats.

Read more about how you can

What is the Product committee?

We originally designed a Vision committee for Intersect as our 7th committee with the remit to manage visionary scope and roadmap for future development items.

We now see that we need a committee to manage a variety of different types of Cardano development scope and establish a roadmap. In this way, Vision could then become a category of the scope where other categories of scope can be Continuity (maintenance, upgrades, and core development), features, or research. The scope may also include categories such as marketing, promotion, or other non-technical categories.

Vision, strategy, and roadmap are all elements of a product function, because of this in its first meeting the committee updated its name from Roadmap Committee (originally Vision Committee) to Product Committee.

Why is this committee important?

The Product committee facilitates the processes that help the Cardano community to create a vision and a strategy.

Which topics does this committee cover?

The Product committee will cover topics such as roadmap, focusing on the 'why' and the related strategy, long-term vision and broader user/customer needs.

How to join?

Any member of Intersect can run for election to become a voting seat, and any member or associate of Intersect can connect to the Product committee via the Intersect discord server.

To find out more details about this committee view the committee space

This page covers everything related to the contracts that were proposed by the community to be contracted via the Technical steering committee. Note that some of these contracts were established through the original 2024 contracting process, with funding provided by the CDH. Any contracts awarded from June 2025 onward will be financed through the Treasury withdrawal, in alignment with the budget process.

Contract overview section

Overview of current technical steering committee contractual milestones

Oversight Committees

Each Treasury Reserve Contract can, as needed, be permissioned independently. Each action outlined above is subject to a required multi-signature to enact. These actions can also be permissioned individually or in groupings. As stated, the Vendor Contracts associated with a Treasury Contract inherit these permissions. Permissions can only be set when creating the Treasury Contract.

As the administrator, Intersect may legally require sole accountability for specific actions, such as Pause and Resume; however, Intersect, as practically possible and feasible, will continue to investigate the decentralization of additional controls for future implementations. Additional keys may be added for redundancy.

As mentioned previously, the oversight is a check and balance on Intersect's administrative duties rather than a hands-on vendor of proposal management. All of the smart contract permissions require Intersect to initiate the action through its various key configurations, and then the oversight provides a check and balance. Actions initiated by oversight members fail the conditions of the permission, which means oversight members cannot unilaterally make changes to Intersect-administered contracts.

Ultimately, when designing oversight committee permissions, a balance must be struck between legal requirements, functionality, simplicity, and scalability.

Smart Contract Permission Rationale

Initially, the smart contract permissions – Fund, Modify, Disperse, and Reorganize – will require additional signatures from the oversight committees before being used by Intersect. Effective oversight ensures that Intersect acts appropriately as an administrator, with checks and balances, rather than direct oversight of individual proposals.

This ensures that Intersect only creates smart contracts for vendors and proposals that DReps have approved in the corresponding info and governance actions. Multi-signatories will be required to initially fund these smart contracts. Oversight also protects proposal benefits or outcomes from diminishing over time due to poor change control or modifications to vendor contracts. Modify controls also requires oversight.

Secondly, should Intersect be required to use the Disperse or Reorganise action, multiple signatories will be needed to approve such an action. The process will ensure that appropriate reason and rationale are provided and that Intersect is not acting unilaterally.

The remaining smart contract permissions currently need to reside with Intersect as the administrator to ensure that the liability of Intersect and the Oversight Committee is managed appropriately. Additional rationale and explanation are provided below.

• Fund - This permission allows the creation of a Vendor Contract. Oversight ensures that this Vendor Contract aligns with the original scope and value of the DRep-approved governance action. Intersect initiates the action as the administrator, which is then cross-checked and approved by oversight.

• Modify - This permits a change to a Vendor Contract. Oversight ensures that any modified data is correct, consistent and that explanations have been attached as metadata . Intersect initiates a change request as the administrator, and then it is approved by oversight. The vendor must also sign a consent form to proceed with this action.

• Disburse - This action allows funds to be removed from a smart contract. If required, this action is initiated by Intersect as the administrator but requires approval from oversight before it is enacted.

• Pause and Resume - Following off-chain processes to verify the completeness of milestones and delivery, Intersect, at its discretion, may pause and resume vendor payments as necessary. Where applicable, rationale can be provided as metadata.

• SweepTreasury - This action is also enacted via a configurable timeout at an agreed-upon period after the treasury reserve contract has been completed. However, as the administrator, Intersect can undertake this action sooner should the need arise. It is permissioned at a higher level due to the potential effect it may have, effectively ensuring it is operated by two-person control to prevent erroneous actions.

• Reorganize - This administrative action is undertaken by Intersect and requires oversight to checks before enactment, administering back-end management of the UTXOs which underpin the smart contracts. This permission does not affect funds.

Intersect’s Open Source Committee fosters the development and evolution of Cardano as a community-led, decentralized open-source project. Our mission is to support the growth of Cardano through community-driven decision-making. We are committed to providing tools, policies, and guidance to ensure its success, adaptability, and accessibility.

Why is this committee important?

The committee acts as a rallying point for members to get advice on building in an open-source environment.

Which topics does this committee cover?

• Manage and oversee the allocation and use of OSC Budget

• Provide strategic direction and input on Intersect's open-source initiatives and policies

• Review and approve the OSO Annual Roadmap

• Manage and lead various working groups

• Evaluate the output of working groups and the OSO

• Oversee OSO Project Support Services, such as project selection and vendor review

How to join?

• The Open Source Committee is held publicly every other Thursday at 2-3pm UTC. This call is . If time permits, there is an open-ended questions section at the end of each meeting.

• Members can also participate in the Discord thread under Intersect’s Discord page.

• Committee elections are held semi-annually in April and October.

Extra info or links

• The OSC approved governance policy can be found

• Learn more about the Paid Open Source Model

To find out more details about this committee view the committee space

Smart Contract Types

There are two types of smart contracts initially designed for managing treasury funds: a Treasury Reserve Contract (formally referred to in specifications as a Treasury Reserve Smart Contract (TRSC)) and a Vendor Contract (officially referred to in specifications as a Project-Specific Smart Contract (PSSC)). For clarity and ease, we will refer to these as Treasury Contracts and Vendor Contracts from here on.

Treasury Contract

One or more smart contract instances on-chain will hold funds from the Cardano Treasury in a reserve account. These funds will be allocated to projects that have been approved and budgeted by the community. Funds will be held in ada. Funds can only be transferred to another Treasury Contract instance, a Vendor Contract instance, swept back to the Cardano Treasury, or moved temporarily to an exchange for conversion purposes. Each Treasury Contract will be permissioned as to who can undertake the defined actions within the smart contract. The following permissions are available within a Treasury Contract:

Actions defined:

• Fund - Treasury Reserve contract can be used to fund a new Vendor Contract

• Disburse - Funds can be disbursed to arbitrary destinations (should require a high many-of-a-number (MofN) signatory, metadata rationale should be provided if used)

• Reorganize - UTXOs at the treasury address can be reorganized, such as splitting or merging them

• SweepTreasury - Funds can be swept back to the treasury before a mandatory expiration.

Prohibited actions:

• Participation in staking

• Participation in governance

Vendor Contract

A Vendor Contract is one or more smart contract instances on-chain with a descriptive project name, a project code, a specified vendor, a payment schedule, and a budget. A transfer from a Treasury Contract funds the budget for a Vendor Contract. The Vendor Contract is intrinsically linked to a Treasury Contract. The permissions of a Vendor Contract are inherited from the Treasury Contract to which it is associated. The following permissions are available within a Vendor Contract.

Actions defined:

• Pause - The oversight committee can pause a payment milestone (milestones can be paused independently of each other)

• Resume - The oversight committee can un-pause a specific milestone

• Modify - The vendor and the oversight committee can agree to modify or cancel a project, such as extending the deadline for a milestone.

Two additional actions can be either inherited from the Treasury Contract or configured during the creation of the Vendor Contract.

• SweepVendor - After an expiration, all paused, unmatured funds can be swept back to the Treasury Contract (and thus back to the Cardano treasury)

• Malformed - If a UTXO is malformed, such as when someone sends funds to the vendor contract directly without a Plutus datum, we don't want those to be locked. Therefore, we allow them to be swept back to the treasury contract.

Proposed Intersect end-to-end process

Within the context of the budget process to date, the following flowchart illustrates an indicative, high-level end-to-end process for smart contracting, administration, and the oversight committee.

Bulleted explanation

1. Treasury Withdrawal governance action outlines several proposals to receive funding. Treasury Contracts and oversight committee(s) are created with permissions to control them.

2. Funds are distributed into these holding Treasury Contracts based on the success of the Treasury Withdrawal governance action.

3. Written legal contracts are pursued and agreed upon with prospective vendors off-chain (constitutionally, these are required)

4. On-chain Vendor Contracts are created once the governance action passes, and a written legal contract is signed.

5. Vendor commences delivery as per the schedule in the contract

6. As per the schedule, the vendor provides attestation of milestone completion to Intersect and on-chain.

7. Intersect undertakes its role as the administrator of the oversight committee, and as permissioned, provides necessary checks and balances on the administrator.

8. Once a milestone matures and reaches its due date, the vendor can withdraw the funds associated with that milestone. They may specify where the funds go.

Narrative explanation

Following or during the on-chain Treasury Withdrawal governance action (1), a number of Treasury Contracts will be defined (2). These will outline the budgets or funding themes requested within the original on-chain action. This allows the partitioning of smart contract funds, assisting transparency on-chain.

Partitioning the Treasury Withdrawal has several benefits; it enhances community observability by breaking funds down into more manageable and meaningful groupings, allowing for different sets or granularities of oversight committee permissions between partitions, and improving security by not having all of the total budget in one transaction or account.

The treasury funds stay here until Vendor Contracts are agreed upon. At this point, the funds are held in the smart contract and cannot be delegated or staked, which satisfies provisions within the constitution.

Required by many vendors and to satisfy constitutional requirements, legal contracts (3) will be created between the CDH and the vendors whose proposals have been approved by DReps in the treasury withdrawal governance action.

Following the signing of the written legal contracts, Intersect, as the administrator, will create a back-to-back smart Vendor Contract for individual projects (4).

At this stage, the vendor has a legally written contract that contains constitutional requirements, such as dispute resolution, and a tailored Vendor Contract for the specific project. The vendor now delivers according to the agreed-upon project schedule (5).

Defined by the milestones within a Vendor Contract, the vendor submits and attests milestone acceptance to the community and Intersect (6). Tooling will be configured to link these attestations to the on-chain milestone.

As per the permissions outlined in the Treasury Contract, which is associated with the Vendor Contract, the oversight committee will undertake oversight capabilities for Intersect, the previously described Fund, Modify, and Disperse (7). This assures that in these circumstances, Intersect cannot act unilaterally. As needed, once the ‘M-of-N’ permissions associated with these actions are met, they are enacted and recorded transparently on-chain.

Once a milestone date has matured or reached its due date, the vendor can withdraw the specified milestone amount (8). The process ‘fails open’ to protect vendors should the oversight committee fail in any way. The vendor withdrawal is captured on-chain, so it becomes auditable.

Timeouts are configured so that, at the end of a contract, any unclaimed or locked funds ultimately return to the Cardano Treasury, allowing on-chain governance to decide their use again.

The Treasury Contract and permissions, the Vendor Contracts and permissions, milestones, and vendor payment withdrawals are all captured, transparent, visible, and auditable on the chain

Functional requirements

• CIP-30 for wallet connectivity

Non-functional requirements

Usability

• This section should be accessible to non-technical users

• This section should be transparent and easy to engage

• Meet WCAG 3.0 AA standards for accessibility

• Development needs to include i18n standards for internationalization

Scalability

• We expect this tool would need to support at least 250,000 concurrent users

Performance

• Responsiveness of the tool: Front page load time must be no more than 2 seconds for users that access the website using an LTE mobile connection

Open source requirements

Key open source requirements

1. The section needs to follow the same apache 2.0

2. The applicant accepts to create full documentation to allow open contribution

IP rights

• The code must be open source with an open source license that permits the assets to be changed, redistributed, and used commercially (suggested: Apache 2.0 for code and CC BY 4.0 for other documents and assets)

• Any third party dependencies must not hinder the assets from being changed, redistributed and used commercially

• The assets created for this proposal are universally accessible on a public repository by the time the project has completed

• The assets created for this proposal must migrate into Intersect’s repositories if requested by Intersect

Optional functions

• Admin dashboard to create voting events and set up the criteria

• Admin dashboard to track the voting events with key metrics such as participation based on stake

• Be handled on a side chain

• The snapshot should be limited to voters who delegated to a DRep

• Support for multi-language

• If possible, use the style used in the design system used for Govtool

Constitutional Committee candidate registration opened May 5. .

As the Cardano ecosystem continues its journey towards decentralized governance, a fully elected Constitutional Committee (CC) marks a big step. CC plays a crucial role in upholding the principles and rules outlined in the Cardano Constitution. We are excited to announce the official opening of the candidate registration period for candidates aspiring to serve on this vital committee.

Registration window:

Mark your calendars! Candidate registration will commence on May 5, 2025. The window for submitting candidacies will remain open until May 31, 2025, closing at noon UTC.

Who can register?

Participation is open to the entire Cardano community. Any owner of ada is eligible to join Intersect and put themselves forward as a candidate. This includes:

• Individuals

• Consortiums

• Companies.

This inclusive approach ensures that diverse perspectives and expertise from across the ecosystem can be represented within the committee.

Election and term structure:

Following the registration and subsequent election process, seven members will be selected to form the Constitutional Committee. To establish continuity and staggered terms, as mandated by the constitution, the elected candidates will serve terms of varying lengths:

• The top three elected candidates will be appointed for a two-year term.

• The remaining four elected candidates will serve a one-year term.

This structure ensures a blend of experience and fresh perspectives over time.

Eligibility of interim members:

All members currently serving on the interim Constitutional Committee are eligible and encouraged to register as candidates for the upcoming election. It is important to note that continued service on the committee requires successful re-election alongside all other candidates.

Candidate engagement opportunities:

To facilitate interaction between candidates and the broader Cardano community, Intersect will be hosting dedicated X Spaces. These sessions will provide a platform for candidates to introduce themselves, share their vision for Cardano's governance, and answer questions from the community. More details on the schedule for these Spaces will be announced shortly.

Furthermore, Intersect actively encourages and will support community-driven engagement initiatives hosted outside of its own channels. We believe a robust election process benefits from diverse platforms for discussion and debate, and we endorse efforts by the community to host candidate forums, debates, or Q&A sessions.

Get your questions answered:

Understanding the process, the role of the CC, and the election mechanics is crucial. To ensure clarity, open Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) sessions are being hosted twice weekly by the CC election working group. These sessions are designed to address any questions potential candidates or community members may have. Please register for specific times for these AMA calls.

A call to participate:

This is a significant moment for Cardano governance. Serving on the Constitutional Committee offers a unique opportunity to contribute directly to the stewardship and evolution of the ecosystem. If you are an ada owner passionate about Cardano's principles and future direction, we strongly encourage you to consider registering as a candidate.

Let's work together to build a resilient and effective governance framework for Cardano.

This page covers everything related to the contracts that were proposed by the community to be contracted via the Membership & Community Committee. Note that some of these contracts were established through the original 2024 contracting process, with funding provided by the CDH. Any contracts awarded from June 2025 onward will be financed through the Treasury withdrawal, in alignment with the budget process.

Contract overview section

Overview of current Membership & Community committee milestones

• Supplier: Takatsuki Kyosuke

• Contract Name: Japan Community Hub Interim Contract

• Contract Date: 01/04/2025 - 30/06/2025

Contract Details

• Supplier: Tweag

• Contract Name: Ouroboros Peras Protocol

• Contract Date: 12th January 2025 - 12th March 2025

Contract Details

• Supplier: Mauro Andreoli

• Contract Name: LATAM Community Hub Interim Contract

• Contract Date: 01/04/2025 - 30/06/2025

Contract Details

Introduction

Welcome potential candidates! This guide provides essential information for those considering applying for a seat on the Constitutional Committee (CC). The CC plays a vital role in upholding the Cardano Constitution and guiding the evolution of its governance framework. Whether you are an individual Ada owner, part of a group, or representing a company, this guide outlines the eligibility requirements, the application process, the election mechanism, how to apply, and the key dates for the election cycle. We encourage all interested and eligible community members to consider this unique opportunity to contribute directly to Cardano's future.

Who Can Apply and How Election Works

The opportunity to help shape the future of Cardano's governance by serving on the Constitutional Committee is open to any Ada owner. Whether you hold a small amount or a large amount, you are eligible to put yourself forward as a candidate.

In this election, all seven seats are up for vote.

In response to community feedback and to maintain consistency with evolving governance procedures, the election to the Committee will be determined through a DRep-based voting system. This official change means that Delegated Representatives (DReps) will vote to select the members of the Constitutional Committee. The candidates who garner the most support from the DReps will be elected. DReps will be able to cast their votes using hot wallets, cold wallets, and the command-line interface (CLI).

As constitutionally mandated to ensure continuity, there are a total of seven (7) seats available on the Committee, with staggered term lengths for this election only. Three (3) of these seats are for a term of 146 epochs (approximately two years), and four (4) seats are for a term of 73 epochs (approximately one year). It is important for applicants to understand that by registering, they confirm their willingness and ability to serve for the longer term of up to 146 epochs, should they be elected to such a term through the selection process outlined below.

The assignment of these term lengths will be determined by the election results in the following manner:

• The candidate receiving the highest number of votes will have the first choice of selecting either a 146-epoch term or a 73-epoch term.

• The candidate with the second-highest number of votes will then make their selection from the remaining available term lengths.

• This process will continue sequentially for all seven elected candidates, based on their vote ranking from highest to lowest.

• If all terms of a particular length (e.g., all three 146-epoch terms) are selected before all candidates have chosen, the remaining elected candidates will automatically be assigned the other available term length until all seats are filled.

Optional Tasks to Demonstrate Capabilities

In addition to the main application requirements, candidates have the opportunity to undertake an optional three-step task. Completing this task allows applicants to demonstrate key skills relevant to the CC role: technical proficiency in credential management (Steps 1 & 2) and the analytical ability to evaluate governance actions within Cardano's framework (Step 3), all performed in the SanchoNet environment. The overall objective is to successfully generate cold credentials, authorize hot credentials using them, and then use the hot credentials to evaluate, vote on, and justify a position on a governance action on SanchoNet, submitting a URL to the required evidence.

​Read the full task descriptions here.​

What to Include in Your Application

The application form requires specific information to help voters understand your candidacy. Here’s what you’ll need to provide:

Common Requirements (All Applicants):

• Candidate Details: Candidate information including biography, contact details, relevant social media handles, a summary of your experience pertinent to the CC role, and a declaration of any potential conflicts of interest.

• Optional Candidate Video: An option to include a link to a video presenting yourself, your consortium, or your company's platform.

Specific Requirement (Consortia Applicants):

• Member Information: If applying as a consortium, there will be a dedicated field to provide specific information about each individual member contributing to the joint candidacy.

Verification and Profile Management:

• Optional Verification: The application includes optional fields allowing you to request a call with staff involved in the election process should you wish to verify your identity or in case you have any questions about the application.

• Post-Submission Edits and Deletion: You can edit your submitted application, including adding information for the optional tasks, by connecting the same wallet you used to sign up. Edits are permissible up until the voting period begins on June 10th. Once voting commences, no further edits to profiles will be allowed. You may also delete your profile at any time before the voting period begins by connecting the same wallet.

Who Can Apply: Individuals, Consortia, and Companies

Applications for the Constitutional Committee are welcome from various participants within the Cardano ecosystem. You can apply in one of three capacities:

• Individuals: Any eligible Ada holder applying in their personal capacity.

• Consortia: Groups of individuals or entities who choose to apply together as a single collective candidacy.

• Companies: Formal organizations or businesses that wish to participate and contribute to Cardano's governance via the Committee.

Election Timeline

Please take note of the following key dates for the Constitutional Committee election process:

• Registration Period: May 5th – May 31st

  • This is the window for prospective candidates (individuals, consortia, or companies) to submit their applications. Applications can be edited until voting starts June 10th.

• Voting Period: June 10th – July 1st

  • During this time, DReps will be able to cast their votes for their preferred candidates. No profile edits are allowed once voting begins.

• Results Announcement: July 5th

  • Audited results of the election, identifying the seven new Constitutional Committee members and their term lengths, will be announced. All voting data will be publicly available from voting close for anyone to self audit should they want to.

Serving on the Constitutional Committee is a significant opportunity to contribute directly to Cardano governance. We encourage all eligible Ada owners, consortia, and companies who are passionate about Cardano's principles and future direction to carefully review the requirements outlined in this guide and prepare their candidacy.

The registration period opens on May 5th. Prepare your application now and ensure it is submitted before the May 31st deadline. Remember, you can continue to refine your application, including completing optional tasks, until June 10th.

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3. LinkedIN:

4. X (ට්විටර්) හසුරුව:

5. BIO – කරුණාකර ඔබේ පිළිබඳ කෙටි විස්තරයක් ලබා දෙන්න.

6. ඔබ දැනට අයදුම් කරන කමිටුවේ කොටස් කරුවෙක් ද?

7. ඔව් නම්, කුමන තනතුරකින්ද? (කමිටු සාමාජිකයා/විශේෂඥයෙකු)

8. ඉන්ටර්සෙක්ට් සාමාජිකයෙකු ලෙස ඔබේ සහභාගීත්වය විස්තර කරන්න

9. කාඩනෝ තුළ ඔබේ අත්දැකීම් මොනවාද

10. ප්‍රජාව ඔබට ඡන්දය දිය යුත්තේ ඇයි?

11. ඔබ සම්බන්ධ වී සිටින පුද්ගලයෙකු හෝ ව්‍යවසායක් ලෙස ඇතුළුව, ඔබට වෙනත් කාඩනෝ ව්‍යාපෘති අනුබද්ධතා තිබේද , හෝ එසේ විය හැකි අවස්ථා තිබේද?

12. ඔබ දැනට කිසියම් ඉන්ටර්සෙක්ට් සම්බන්ධිත හෝ ඉන්ටර්සෙක්ට් සම්බන්ධිත අරමුදල් හෝ ප්‍රදානයක් ලබාගෙන තිබේද හෝ මීට පෙර ලැබී තිබේද?

1. Nom d'utilisateur Github et ID Git (si c'est approprié, cela sera utilisé comme indicateur par TSC et OSC pour examiner les informations d'identification sur github)

2. Nom d'utilisateur Discord (pseudonyme et nom d'écran s'ils sont différents)

3. LinkedIN:

4. X (anciennement Twitter) pseudonyme:

5. BIO – Por favor, proporciona una breve descripción sobre ti

6. Faites-vous actuellement partie de la comité pour laquelle vous postulez?

7. Si c'est le cas, dans quelle capacité ? (Membre du comité/Expert)

8. Décrivez votre participation en tant que membre d'Intersect

9. Quelles sont vos expériences au sein de Cardano

10. Pourquoi la communauté devrait-elle voter pour vous ?

11. Avez-vous d'autres affiliations avec Cardano ou des conflits d'intérêts possibles, y compris vous en tant qu'individu ou en tant qu'entreprise par association?

12. Recevez-vous actuellement ou avez-vous déjà reçu un financement ou une subvention de Cardano ou d'Intersect?

1. Nome de utilizador do Github e ID do Git (se apropriado, isto será utilizado como indicador pelo TSC e OSC para avaliar as credenciais no GitHub)

2. Nome de utilizador do Discord (nome de utilizador e nome de ecrã, se forem diferentes)

3. LinkedIN:

4. Nome de usuário X (antigo Twitter):

5. BIO – Por favor, forneça uma breve descrição sobre você.

6. Você atualmente faz parte do comité para o qual se está a candidatar?

7. Se for o caso, em qual capacidade? (Membro do comitê/Especialista)

8. Descreva a sua participação como membro da Intersect

9. Quais as suas experiências com a rede Cardano?

10. Porque a comunidade deveria votar em si?

11. Possui alguma outra afiliação à Cardano ou possíveis conflitos de interesses, incluindo o próprio como indivíduo ou uma empresa à qual está associado?

12. Está a receber ou recebeu algum financiamento ou subsídio da Intersect ou da Cardano?

1. Nombre de usuario e ID de Github

2. Nombre de usuario de Discord

3. LinkedIN:

4. Nombre de usuario en X

5. BIO – Por favor, proporciona una breve descripción sobre ti

6. ¿Actualmente formas parte del comité al que estás postulando? (Si/No)

7. Si es así, ¿en qué capacidad? (Miembro del comite/Experto)

8. Describe tu participación como miembro de Intersect

9. ¿Cuáles son sus experiencias dentro de la Comunidad de Cardano?

10. ¿Por qué debería la comunidad votarte a ti?

11. ¿Tienes alguna otra afiliación con Cardano o posibles conflictos de interés, ya sea como individuo o con alguna empresa con la que estés asociado?

12. ¿Estás actualmente recibiendo o has recibido previamente algún financiamiento o subvención de Intersect o Cardano?

Overview

The member summits will allow community hubs to unite local members to discuss Cardano’s product roadmap and budget and how Intersect can continue supporting Cardano’s on-chain governance into 2025. The annual member summits will also be a chance to look back at the positives and negatives of Intersect’s first year and how we can build a stronger organization together.

In addition, we’ll highlight members who have submitted nominations for the upcoming committee elections and governing board seats. Voting for these positions will be held in parallel with the annual meetings.

In addition to the in-person member summits, we’ll be hosting a special town hall covering the same content, including after-town halls and recognition for all the members and organizations who have contributed so much to Intersect and the Cardano ecosystem this year. More updates and information will follow over the coming days and weeks!

Locations

Intersect Luma Calendar

As a member-driven organization, Intersect empowers the community to shape the future of the Cardano blockchain. Our committees play a vital role in governance, strategy, and ecosystem development. To ensure transparent and effective representation, we invite community members to step forward and apply for a committee seat in the upcoming 2025 elections.

We’ve created an Application Pack with detailed one-pagers for each committee, outlining their purpose and responsibilities. Download the pack, explore the opportunities, and decide where to make the biggest impact.

Ready to contribute to the future of Cardano?

To make the process more accessible, we have also translated the application form into five languages. If you’d like to see the translations, .

We will also be holding a number of and posting key messages across our social media platforms.

We have set up a so you can post any questions you may have. You can also email .

Want to learn more about each committee? Check out the links below for detailed information on their roles and responsibilities.

Introduction

This document outlines an optional three-step task for applicants to the Constitutional Committee (CC). Completing this task allows applicants to demonstrate key skills relevant to the CC role: technical proficiency in credential management (Steps 1 & 2) and the analytical ability to evaluate governance actions within Cardano's framework (Step 3), all performed in the SanchoNet environment.

Overall Objective

To successfully generate cold credentials, get enrolled in the SanchoNet CC, authorize hot credentials using your cold credentials, and then use the hot credentials to evaluate, vote on, and justify a position on a governance action on SanchoNet, submitting your vote rationale in the application form.

Step 1: Generate Cold Credentials

Purpose: To demonstrate the fundamental technical capability required to create secure cold credentials necessary for participating in Cardano governance.

Task: Generate a set of cold credentials on the SanchoNet environment. As an initial part of this step, you must contact to request a transfer of tAda to your wallet to cover transaction fees and necessary deposits on SanchoNet.

Method: You are free to use any method or toolset you prefer (e.g., cardano-cli, hardware wallets, or other available tools).

Outcome: Successfully created cold credentials, which will be used in Step 2.

Submission Deliverable (from this step): Prepare the required output demonstrating successful cold credential generation in preparation for Step 2.

Step 2: Enroll in SanchoNet CC and Authorize Hot Credentials

Purpose: To first get enrolled in the SanchoNet CC using your cold credentials, and then to demonstrate the ability to use these existing cold credentials to securely authorize hot credentials, enabling active participation like voting within the governance system.

Task:

1. Using the cold credentials generated in Step 1, you must first contact to request enrollment into the SanchoNet CC.

2. Once enrolled, use the cold credentials generated in Step 1 to authorize a corresponding set of hot credentials on SanchoNet. These hot credentials should be suitable for submitting votes.

Method: Utilize appropriate tools compatible with your chosen cold credential method from Step 1 for authorizing hot credentials.

Outcome: Successfully enrolled in the SanchoNet CC and subsequently authorized hot credentials linked to your cold credentials, ready for use in Step 3.

Step 3: Evaluate, Justify and Vote on Governance Action

Purpose: To demonstrate understanding of Cardano's governance framework, constitutional principles, and the ability to apply them by evaluating a proposal, casting a vote, and articulating the reasoning.

Context & Prerequisites for Evaluation:

A Net Change Limit (NCL) is established at 350 Million Ada and we are within the time period set by the NCL.

114 Million Ada has already been withdrawn under this NCL.

A budget corresponding to the proposal is approved.

Reference the current Cardano Blockchain Ecosystem Constitution.

Governance Action to Evaluate: "Project Nova Funding Proposal” .cardano-cli conway query gov-state --testnet-magic 4 | jq '.proposals[] | select(.actionId.txId == "931a13c62bd2645feaff143302170b41a49dd3bc9527bee00b3e646fbd50ca41" and .actionId.govActionIx == 0)'

Task:

Evaluate: Assess if the "Project Nova Funding Proposal" is constitutional or unconstitutional, based solely on the provided prerequisites.

Vote: Use the hot credentials authorized in Step 2 to cast your vote (Constitutional/Unconstitutional/Abstain) for this proposal on the SanchoNet environment.

Justify: Write a clear rationale explaining your constitutionality decision.

Submission Deliverable (from this step): Submit a copy of your vote rationale in the application form. Use CIP-136 Governance Metadata standard.

Resources

Disclaimer

The "Project Nova Funding Proposal" is purely hypothetical, designed for this task. It does not reflect any actual Cardano proposal or plan.

This page covers everything related to the contracts that were proposed by the community to be contracted via the Product Committee. Note that some of these contracts were established through the original 2024 contracting process, with funding provided by the CDH. Any contracts awarded from June 2025 onward will be financed through the Treasury withdrawal, in alignment with the budget process.

Contract overview section

Overview of current product committee milestones

1. Github ユーザー名と Git ID (必要な場合、TSC と OSC が github で資格情報を確認するための指標として使用されます)

2. Discord ユーザー名 (ハンドル名と表示される名前が異なる場合は、その名前)

3. LinkedIN:

4. X (旧 Twitter) ハンドル:

5. BIO – ご自身について簡単に説明してください

6. 現在、応募している委員会に既に参加していますか?

7. その場合、どのような立場で関わっていますか？（委員会メンバー／専門家）

8. Intersect メンバーとしてどのように参加しているかについて説明してください

9. カルダノコミュニティでのご経験はどのようなものですか？

10. コミュニティがあなたに投票するべき理由は何ですか?

11. 個人または関係する企業を含め、Cardano と他の関係や利益相反の可能性はありますか。

12. IntersectまたはCardanoから資金提供や助成金を現在または過去に受けたことがありますか？

Here are the details of the X Spaces we’re hosting. Recordings and transcripts will be added below. We have organised them at different times to accommodate our global membership.

Committee spotlights

April 16, 2025 – 12 PM UTC

• Voting Kickoff

April 21, 2025 – 7 PM UTC

• Intersect Committee Elections - AMA/Applicants Spotlight XSpaces

April 23, 2025 – 11 AM UTC

• Intersect Committee Elections - AMA/Applicants Spotlight XSpaces

April 29, 2025 – 4 PM UTC

• Intersect Committee Elections - AMA/Applicants Spotlight XSpaces

May 1, 2025 – 12 PM UTC

• Intersect Committee Elections - AMA/Applicants Spotlight XSpaces

May 6, 2025 – 4 PM UTC

• Intersect Committee Elections - AMA/Applicants Spotlight XSpaces

Intersect Committee Elections X-Space recordings

Results