Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #90. This week, the Cardano Critical Integrations Budget Info Action was submitted for community review, proposing ₳70,000,000 to support a coordinated set of ecosystem-critical integrations as Cardano prepares for 2026.
Author: Igor Velickovic
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Critical Integrations Budget Proposal – Priming Cardano for 2026
Today, a new Budget Info Action has been submitted for community consideration. The Cardano Critical Integrations Budget proposes an allocation of ₳70,000,000 from the Treasury to fund a coordinated program of ecosystem-critical integrations. It represents a coalition of Input | Output, EMURGO, the Cardano Foundation, Intersect, and the Midnight Foundation, demonstrating their shared commitment to addressing key ecosystem enablers as we look to hit the ground running in 2026.
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Intersect development update #89 November 21 2025
This week’s development update comes slightly later than usual, as the Intersect team has been focused on supporting coordinated communications around the recent mainnet incident. With that work now stabilised, we’re turning back to the busy end-of-month schedule.
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Cardano mainnet incident: facts at a glance
Whenever something unexpected happens, the usual swirl of rumours and half-truths begins. Let’s ground everything in clear facts instead of noise. Yes, this was a serious incident – but the network stayed online, the chain maintained its integrity, and the ecosystem responded with speed and professionalism.
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Incident report: network partition analysis and resolution strategy
An overview of the recent network partition event, the technical root cause, and the collaborative response by the Cardano ecosystem to restore full synchronization.
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Introducing the Intersect Bug Bounty Program: strengthening open source security
The Open Source Committee (OSC) is proud to announce the launch of the Intersect Bug Bounty Program. This new initiative reinforces our commitment to security, transparency, and community collaboration across the Cardano ecosystem.
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Intersect Development Update #88 Nov 14
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.
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Announcing: A snap election for the Cardano Constitutional Committee
Cardano’s on-chain governance is designed to be resilient and to keep moving forward, even when unexpected challenges arise.
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Intersect committee election October 2025 results
The 2025 Q4 elections for Intersect committees have concluded; read on for details and results.

