Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #88. This week’s report leads with the news that a snap constitutional committee election has been called. We also reveal the official results of the Q4 committee elections, and the latest from Delivery Assurance, Open Source, member engagement, and the broader ecosystem.

Much of the Intersect team has also been on the ground at the Cardano Summit, contributing to talks, workshops, and community sessions throughout the event. It has been an energising week across the ecosystem, and we look forward to sharing a full Summit Special in next week’s report.

Snap Election to Maintain Constitutional Committee Continuity

Last week, Constitutional Committee (CC) member Cardano Atlantic Council announced their retirement, effective November 25, 2025. As the CC plays a crucial role in confirming or rejecting governance actions under the Cardano Constitution, maintaining the required minimum committee size is essential to the continuity of on-chain governance.

To uphold the protocol parameter committeeMinSize (currently set at seven), Intersect will facilitate a snap election to fill the upcoming vacancy. This accelerated process ensures the community can quickly elect a new CC member and avoid any disruption to the governance actions pipeline.

Candidate registration opens Monday, November 17, at 12:00 UTC, with a condensed campaign period followed by voting on Ekklesia from December 1 to December 5. After an audit of the results, Intersect will submit the Governance Action on-chain on December 8 to confirm the elected member.

Applicants may stand as individuals, consortia, or companies, with Proof of Life required to appear on the ballot. Full criteria and guidance will be published on the Intersect Knowledge Base.

This snap election underscores the strength and adaptability of Cardano’s governance framework, ensuring legitimacy and continuity even when unexpected changes occur within critical institutions. Read more here: bit.ly/CCSNAPELEC

Intersect Committee Elections: Results and Verification

The 2025 Q4 committee elections have now concluded, with 293 members participating and casting more than 5,000 ballots across 8 committees. This is a strong result for both Intersect and the wider Cardano community, reflecting the growing maturity of decentralized governance. Our sincere thanks go to all participants, including every candidate who put themselves forward, every voter who engaged thoughtfully, and everyone who contributed to the discussions across Discord and X.

All elected candidates have been contacted with onboarding information, and the full results are now published. 

Verification of results

Intersect engaged Dquadrant to conduct an independent audit of the votes between the close of voting on November 7 and the announcement of results on November 14. Dquadrant is a Netherlands-based Web3 and enterprise software firm that has been active in the Cardano ecosystem since 2017 (public launch 2021).

Dqadrant performed a tally and reconciliation of all valid votes by candidate, then compared these totals with Intersect’s internal results.

An outline of the audit process:

1. Input data - Dqadrant receives vote exports (CSV & JSON) by position and records cryptographic hashes.
2. Schema validation - Each voting record for each candidate must contain at least member_id, membership_type, membership_buy_date, and voting_date.
3. Eligibility checks - Membership status is verified, and its purchase date must precede the registration cutoff.
4. Timing verification - All votes must fall within the authorized voting window.
5. Tally and reconciliation

You can download the complete results here

We extend our gratitude to all outgoing committee members for their dedication and contributions throughout their terms. Their work laid the foundation for the next chapter of Cardano governance. Read the full breakdown of the results and committee compositions in the election results blog: bit.ly/ICERESULT


Intersect’s Delivery Assurance teams continue to oversee vendor progress across all treasury-funded projects using the new smart-contract framework for milestone verification. This framework ensures that every deliverable, review, approval, and payment is recorded transparently on-chain, creating a transparent and auditable trail for the community and strengthening accountability across the ecosystem.

As part of this process, Delivery Assurance conducts structured reviews of each milestone, working closely with vendors to validate outputs, confirm alignment with agreed scopes, and ensure that work meets the quality and technical standards expected for Cardano’s open-source infrastructure. Approved milestones automatically trigger smart-contract-controlled payments, providing a secure and reliable funding mechanism that removes manual intermediaries and reduces operational overhead.

Community members can follow this work in real time through the Treasury Withdrawal Dashboard, which provides visibility into active projects, milestone statuses, and completed deliveries. You can explore the live dashboard here: http://bit.ly/TWDB


This week, Christian and Tex joined the Intersect team at the Cardano Summit in Berlin. They also gave a Masterclass on everything Open Source Office, introducing a change in theme from cowboy culture to space and terraforming.

Developer Advocate, Dan Baruka, is hosting a Contributor Workshop next week; Wednesday and Thursday, November 19-20, 2025. This event will be held as a Google Meet over two days, with day one in English and day two in French. Be sure to register here. 

Townhall November

Mark your calendars, the next Intersect Town Hall will be held on Wednesday, November 26, at 12:00 UTC and streamed live on YouTube, X, and LinkedIn.

Cardano Hackathon Asia 2025,  Bengaluru is here!
Happening on November 29–30 at The Den, Bengaluru, this event brings together developers, builders, and innovators from across Asia to collaborate, compete, and create real-world Web3 solutions on Cardano.

Venue: The Den, Bengaluru
Dates: November 29–30, 2025
Prize Pool: $65,000
Registration & details: Hackathon Link

This hackathon is designed to empower developers, spark innovation, and drive Cardano’s growth and adoption across Asia. Let’s build the future together!

In preparation for the upcoming annual members' meeting, the Intersect Annual Member Survey 2025 is now open - https://bit.ly/InterAMS

Did you know the survey is regional and available in English, Japanese, and Spanish?

アンケートは地域ごとに対応しており、英語、日本語、スペイン語で表示されます。

¿Sabías que la encuesta es regional y se mostrará en inglés, japonés y español?

Your feedback will help guide Intersect’s path in the year ahead. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts and help shape our future.

Enterprise Spotlight: SIDAN Lab

SIDAN Lab is a Hong Kong–based blockchain research and development studio focused on building open-source infrastructure for the Cardano ecosystem. Through their “Whisky” Rust SDK suite and related tooling, they provide developer-friendly libraries for DApp development, backend integrations, and ecosystem tooling. Alongside this, they operate a stake pool and DRep, consistently emphasising transparency, public governance participation, and open community engagement. Their activity dashboard and regular posts demonstrate steady contributions across technical development, governance, and ecosystem education. 

For Intersect, SIDAN Lab represents a strategically aligned builder whose technical focus and governance ethos complement our priorities in developer advocacy, open-source growth, and tooling reliability. Ongoing observation of their SDK maturity, release cadence, and community adoption may present opportunities for deeper collaboration—particularly around workshops, joint ecosystem events, or integration into Intersect’s Developer Advocate Program.

That’s it for this week’s update. Thank you for reading. To learn more about Intersect’s work, explore our Knowledge Base, which provides detailed information on governance structures, committees, and funding. Additionally, visit the Intersect website for the latest news, updates, and roadmap information.

Join the conversation on Discord, and follow us on Twitter (X) and LinkedIn to engage with fellow members, working groups, and the broader community.

Your voice helps shape the future of Cardano governance.