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Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #87. This week marks the close of voting in the 2025 Committee Elections, with results expected on November 14. Alongside this, work continues to refine the 2026 Budget Process Framework in collaboration with ecosystem stakeholders, and progress is being made on the Executive Director recruitment.

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Intersect’s Growth and Marketing Committee (GMC) is dedicated to advancing innovative and impactful marketing and ecosystem growth strategies. Additionally, the GMC is committed to attracting, empowering, and directing global marketing initiatives, breaking traditional boundaries that promote growth and adoption, all while working within the decentralized governance structure of the Cardano ecosystem. To achieve success, the committee developed a Survey to understand the Cardano marketing landscape better. Join us as we explore the findings together.

A fragmented landscape seeking coherence

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Voting for the committee elections opens Monday, October 27, 2025, at noon UTC. To be considered as an eligible voter, you must have become a paid member by noon UTC on Monday, October 27, 2025. The voting period will be open until noon UTC on November 7, 2025.

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Intersect’s Technical Steering Committee has endorsed a series of parameter updates focused on improving smart contract capacity. Now entering Cardano’s testnets, these changes increase Plutus execution memory and update the Plutus V2 cost model, a key step in optimizing on-chain performance through safe, transparent governance.

On behalf of the Technical Steering Committee, Intersect will proceed in conjunction with the Parameters committee to iterate on and submit these governance actions over the coming months.

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As we prepare for 2026, a joint initiative between the Cardano Foundation and Intersect’s Budget Committee has been hard at work reimagining the way we plan, review, and execute a Cardano budget process. 

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Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #84! It’s been a milestone week for Intersect and Cardano governance, with the release of the Budget Process 2026 framework. We also cover the final week during which candidates can register for the committee elections, the first Milestone Progress Report from Delivery Assurance, and continued growth across governance working groups.

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Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #83. This week brings strong momentum across Intersect and the Cardano ecosystem, with extended Committee Election registration, the opening of Executive Director recruitment, and Evolution SDK officially entering incubation.

Also this week, the Delivery Assurance team continues to strengthen transparency around treasury-funded projects. At the same time, committees, working groups, and upcoming events like the Community Town Square and October Town Hall highlight Cardano’s growing rhythm of collaboration, accountability, and progress. Let’s get into the details!

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We’re excited to announce a significant milestone for Intersect’s Incubation Program. The Evolution SDK from No Witness Labs has officially entered incubation, marking the first project to do so after review by both the Open Source Committee (OSC) and the Technical Steering Committee (TSC).

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Intersect, the member-based organization supporting Cardano’s governance and ecosystem growth, is opening applications and nominations for the position of Executive Director (ED). This marks an essential step in strengthening Intersect’s commitment to transparent, member-led governance and ensuring that the community’s voice helps shape its future leadership.

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Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #82! This week, attention shifts to the second half of Election Season 2025, with candidate registration now open for the Committee elections. We also share results from the Board elections, preview the launch of the Executive Director recruitment process, and highlight the new CIP-149 Grant Program.

On the open-source side, we’re hiring for key roles, expanding the Community Maintainer program, and deepening our partnership with Chinstrap. Plus, catch up on Token 2049 Singapore highlights, the latest GovTool release, and Episode 8 of the Open Source Cowboy podcast – Let’s dive in!

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