Building Together to Drive Cardano Forward

Who we are and where we're going: and celebrating why we’re here

Intersect is excited to today launch a new campaign website - highlighting our shared journey in...

Cardano Budget Committee Recommendation: Threshold to include a proposal in the budget info action

The Cardano Budget Committee decided on April 21st to provide a recommendation to DReps regarding...

Intersect Development Update #58 - April 18

Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #58! This week, voting opens for the Intersect committee...

Smart Contracts and Cardano budgets

This blog post highlights the growing power of smart contracts in action. It introduces new...

Intersect Development Update #57 - April 11

Welcome to Intersect development update #57! This week, we cover the state of committee elections,...

Selecting a new Constitutional Committee

This election marks a significant step in Cardano's ongoing decentralization, as all seven members...

Voting in Intersect committee elections

Members, read all about how and why to make your vote count

Intersect Development Update #56 - April 4

Welcome to Intersect development update #56! This week, we cover the final call for Intersect...

Intersect Development Update #55 - March 28

Welcome to Intersect development update #55! This week, we cover key developments across Cardano...

Shaping Cardano's future: progress on the constitutional committee elections

The journey towards a decentralized, community-led governance model for Cardano continues to...

Budget update: progress and next steps

Since announcing updates to our budget process, we've actively sought and gathered feedback from...

From nations to networks: applying sovereign wealth principles to Cardano's Treasury

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Intersect Development Update #54 - March 21

Welcome to Intersect development update #54. In this bumper edition, we cover the launch of...

Understanding committees in Intersect

Intersect MBO was established to support the advancement of Cardano through its members. An...

Intersect Development update #53 - March 14th

Welcome to Intersect Development update number 53. In this update, we are excited to announce your...

The paid open source model

Open source thrives on collaboration, and Intersect's paid model makes it sustainable

Intersect committee elections 2025

All about the second elections – why and how to vote, what committees do, and more

Intersect Development Update #52 March 7th

Welcome to Intersect development update number 52. We take a look at the continued conversation...

Recalibrating Cardano’s Budget Process: We’ve heard you

Cardano’s budget process is new and evolving, and we recognize that the first year will not be...

Intersect Development Update #51 February 28th

Dev report number 51 - Recognizing challenges with the budget process, Cardano product roadmap...

The Evolution of Cardano Governance: A Brief History

The Roadmap and the Dawn of Voltaire

Intersect Development Update #50 February 21st

Budget proposals updated, upcoming committee elections, and a new operational services section,...

Procurement end-to-end solution

Cardano was founded on the belief that the current global legacy architecture is outdated and no...

Budget draft proposals, upcoming elections, and new tool required - Intersect Development Update

Welcome to Intersect Development Update 49, where we break down all the essential Intersect...

Intersect Development Update #48  February 7th

Welcome to Intersect development update 48, where we break down all the essential Intersect...

Update on Cardano GovTool development

At Intersect, we are committed to empowering the Cardano ecosystem through tools that enable...

Intersect Development Update #47  January 31st

Welcome to Intersect development update 47, where we break down all the essential Intersect...

Cardano’s delegate-endorsed Constitution - now on-chain for DReps and the ICC to consider

Cardano is taking the next step in its governance journey by developing and implementing its first...

Chang upgrade completed - Plomin hard fork achieved!

On January 29, 2025, Cardano achieved the transition to full community governance with the...

Plomin hard fork ratified!

On January 24, 2025, the Plomin hard fork was approved for enactment.

Intersect Development Update #46 - January 24th

Welcome to the Intersect development update, where we break down all the essential Intersect...

Facilitating a budget process for Cardano - feedback and insights received so far, and where we go next

In October 2024, the Budget committee at Intersect opened a consultation period to gather feedback...

Intersect Development Update #45 - January 17th

Welcome to the Intersect development update, where we break down all the essential Intersect...

Who needs delivery assurance?

Blockchain protocols and automated governance are vital but sometimes need human...

Intersect Development Update #44 - January 10th

Welcome to the first Intersect dev update of 2025! After a well-earned holiday break, we’re diving...

Celebrating a Milestone: Concluding the Cardano Constitutional Convention and Looking Ahead to an On-Chain Vote

It has been an intensive few months for the Cardano community, culminating in last week’s...

Intersect Development Update #43 - Cardano Constitution Special - December 6th

Welcome to this week's development update, a Cardano Constitution Special! Intersect is delighted...

Intersect Development Update #42 - November 29

Welcome to this week's Intersect dev update! This report examines the renaming of the hard fork,...

Delegating to vote in Cardano

How and why to delegate ada with the Chang upgrade

Cardano CIP-1694 explained

The foundation of decentralized governance, its history, and what it means

Intersect Development Update #41 - November 22

Welcome to this week's Intersect dev update! Dive in as we review the “Plomin hard fork”...

Tracking the Cardano constitution journey continued: the latest draft

In our most recent blog, we looked back on the journey of the Cardano constitution from its...

Intersect Development Update #40 - November 15

Tracking the Cardano constitution journey: paving the way for Cardano’s first Constitutional Convention

In the endeavor to decentralize Cardano's governance, a key question arises: How can we leverage...

Intersect Development Update #39 - November 8

Welcome to this week's Intersect dev update! We'll cover the Cardano budget and how to get...

Demystifying Cardano's first annual budget process & how to get involved

Intersect is a member-based organization that advances Cardano’s development and supports its...

Intersect Development Update #38 - November 1

Welcome to the Intersect dev update. This week, Chang #2 candidate node 10.1.1 was released. There...

Cardano Node 10.1.1 is ready

Cardano Node v10.1.1 Release

Celebrating the journey - constitutional workshops

Looking back at the constitutional workshops and forward to the conventionThe Cardano community has...

Intersect Development Update #37 - October 25

Welcome to the Intersect dev update. This week, we have a humdinger of a report with the Intersect...

Governing Cardano with delegated representatives

Cardano governance explained

Celebrating the completion of Intersect’s first-ever full-scale elections

As Intersect continues to evolve, October 2024 marked a historic moment with our first-ever...

Intersect Development Update #36 - October 18

Welcome to another jam-packed update. In one of Intersect's most active weeks, we count down to the...

Chang #2 upgrade timeline

The second controlled hard fork completes the metamorphosis of Cardano to the age of Voltaire

Decentralizing Cardano development with Intersect

Under Intersect’s influence, the community's development of the core Cardano code has widened...

Intersect Development Update #35 - October 11th

Welcome to another exciting edition. This week's prolific update covers two annual members’...

Intersect Development Update #34 - October 4th

Welcome to edition 34. October is upon us and in this special update… We’re excited to open voting...

Intersect Development Update #33 - September 27th

Welcome to edition 33 - Intersect is growing fast, welcoming more individual and enterprise...

Leadership Update: Transition of Interim Executive Director

We want to inform our members and the broader Cardano community that Alex Pestchanker will be...

Intersect annual members’ meetings

Cardano becomes user-governed with six meetings worldwide and a seventh virtual meeting

The Road to the Constitutional Convention: Cruising by the Halfway Point

This summer’s themes are collaboration and progress for Cardano’s governance future. For months,...

Intersect Development Update #32 - September 20th

Welcome to edition 32 - hear the latest updates from elections to committee reports, open source,...

Cardano’s constitutional committee portal is live on mainnet!

We are excited to announce the official launch of the constitutional committee portal (CC-Portal)...

Intersect Development Update #31 - September 13th

Welcome to update 31. In this edition, Intersect committee and board elections are your chance to...

Intersect elections 2024: your opportunity to shape the future of Cardano

Announcing that applications for Intersect Elections 2024 are now officially open! This is a...

Announcing the release of Cardano GovTool

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a groundbreaking tool for the Cardano community: Cardano...

Intersect Development Update #30 - September 6

Welcome to edition 30! This week, read about the Chang mainnet upgrade, Intersect elections,...

Chang upgrade #1 hard fork achieved!

A landmark achievement in Cardano's journey toward decentralized governance

Intersect Development Update #29 - August 30

Welcome to the twenty-ninth edition of the Intersect Development Report! This week’s edition has...

Intersect’s annual member meetings

Intersect’s annual member meeting will now be a series of member summits Intersect is a...

The Chang Upgrade #1 - Date Confirmed!

The Chang upgrade #1 is set for September 1, 2024. In a pivotal meeting held on Wednesday, August...

Intersect Development Update #28 - August 23rd

Welcome to the twenty-eighth edition of the Intersect Development Report! This exciting bumper...

Intersect Development Update #27 - August 16th

Welcome to the twenty-seventh edition of the Intersect development report! This week, we are at the...

Intersect leadership update

We wanted to update you, our community, on the news that Nigel Hemsley, our COO, has moved on from...

Intersect Development Update #26 - August 9th

Welcome to the twenty-sixth edition of the Intersect Development Report! This week, we will repor...

Intersect Development Update #25 - August 2nd

Welcome to the twenty-fifth edition of the Intersect Development Report! This week, there are more...

Intersect Development Update #22 - July 12th

Welcome to the twenty-second edition of the Intersect Development Report!

Announcing Intersect’s Constitutional Council - our member-led seat on the interim Constitutional Committee

The interim Constitutional Committee (interim CC) is here! Last week we announced the results of...

Node 9.0 - Enabling a New Era of Decentralized Governance on Cardano

Cardano Node v9.0 Release Cardano node v9.0 has arrived! This release signifies the completion of...

Intersect Development Update #21 - July 5th

Welcome to the twenty-first edition of the Intersect Development Report!

Have your say - kicking off global workshops to draft the final Constitution

Now that the interim Constitution is live and the interim Constitutional Committee in...

Intersect Development Update #20- June 28th

Welcome to the twentieth edition of the Intersect Development Report!

Meet the interim Constitutional Committee

Community governance in action In late May, we opened up applications to join the first interim...

Intersect Constitutional Council

Membership-led governance - Intersect’s role on the interim Constitutional Committee Introducing...

Intersect Development Update #19- June 21st

Welcome to the nineteenth edition of the Intersect Development Report! We’re halfway int...

Introducing the Interim Constitution: Paving the Way for Community Governance

We are pleased to share that the Interim Constitution is now live and available to read.

Intersect Development Update #18 - June 14th

Welcome to the eighteenth edition of the Intersect Development Report! We’re approximately halfwa...

Intersect Development Update #17 - June 7th

Welcome to the seventeenth edition of the Intersect Development Report! This week’s updat...

Cardano’s roadmap in 2024: a progress report

 

Intersect Development Update #16 - May 31st

Welcome to the sixteenth edition of the Intersect Development Report! This week...

Intersect Strengthens Open Source Strategy with Hyperledger Foundation Membership

We are thrilled to announce that Intersect, the member-based organization dedicated to the Cardano...

Community-led governance takes another step forward

Minimum viable on-chain governanceMinimum viable on-chain governance sums up several concepts and...

Intersect Development Update #15 - May 24th

Welcome to the fifteenth edition of the Intersect Development Report! In this edition, applications...

Community consultation on the next steps for Cardano’s governance is now open

The Chang upgrade marks a significant milestone for Cardano this year, as it puts the community at...

Intersect Development Update #14 - May 17th

Welcome to the fourteenth Intersect development report! This week’s report includes an update on...

The DRep Pioneer Workshop Leaders Program - Educating the future of decentralized governance on Cardano

Implementing CIP-1694 will further enhance decentralization by bringing on-chain decision-making to...

Intersect Development Update #13 - May 10th

Welcome to the thirteenth Intersect development report! As we delve into this week's updates, we're...

Intersect Development Update #12 - May 3rd

Welcome all to the 12th installment of our development report! We are excited to discuss the key...

Intersect Development Update #11 - April 26th

Welcome all to the 11th installment of our development report! Some of the key highlights this...

Cardano’s Governance - Key terms and milestones

In November 2022, CIP-1694 was published and has since become the most active CIP in history. It...