Developer Advocate Program – Cohort #2

Do you have extra time to spare? Would you like to get more involved with new Cardano Developers? Ready to teach! Apply to become a Developer Advocate! Applications open for Cohort #2 of Intersect’s Developer Advocate Program, submit your application by 11:59 pm UTC on July 31, 2025. As a Developer Advocate, you’ll help onboard new developers, support their success with Cardano technologies, and create the educational and technical foundation for community engagement.

Intersect Development Update #70 – July 11

Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #70. This week, Cardano takes another leap forward in building secure, scalable, and community-led treasury infrastructure. The Oversight Committee is now live, providing independent verification of governance actions to safeguard treasury operations. Intersect’s smart contract framework is finalized, paving the way to submit 39 Treasury Withdrawal governance actions on-chain!

Strengthening Cardano’s Treasury: Introducing the Oversight Committee

As Cardano develops, so too does the responsibility to ensure that governance remains decentralized, transparent, and accountable. We are pleased to announce a critical component of this effort: the launch of a new Oversight Committee within Intersect’s smart contract framework for Cardano Treasury operations.

Automating Accountability: Cardano’s Smart Contract Framework

As Cardano’s Treasury grows, so too does the need for robust systems to manage and distribute funds in a secure, transparent, and auditable way. Intersect, in its role as Administrator, has developed a new smart contract framework designed to deliver exactly that.

Intersect Development Update #69 – July 4

Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #69. This week, final preparations are underway for Cardano’s first treasury withdrawals, with Intersect completing the last steps to confirm the configuration of the smart contract framework including 5 independent third-party entities providing oversight,  publishing a swath of policies, smart contracts, and tools into production to support secure execution.

Voting has concluded, and the preliminary results are in

The voting period for Cardano’s first elected Constitutional Committee (CC) concluded earlier this week, and the preliminary results are in (pending final audits). Over the past month, the community came together to hear from and select those who will serve as constitutional guardians of the Cardano Constitution.

With all seven seats on the Constitutional Committee being elected positions, Cardano is moving closer to completing the interim period of its governance transition, transferring oversight responsibility to those chosen directly by the ecosystem. 

Intersect Development Update #68 – June 27

Welcome to Intersect’s Development Update #68. This week, we move closer to submitting Treasury Withdrawal Actions, with smart contract safeguards now complete and new administration policies published to support transparency and accountability.

We also highlight the final days to vote in the Constitutional Committee election, continued progress on GovTool, updates from the Open Source Program, and a spotlight on our newest enterprise member, Bloxico. Plus, don’t miss the launch of the Intersect Enterprise Forum and news from our global community hubs.

Intersect’s role as budget administrator – enabling accountable decentralization

Following the implementation of CIP1694 at the Chang Upgrade, Cardano has entered a new era of decentralized governance, accompanied by a new level of responsibility. At the heart of this shift is the Cardano treasury, a shared resource intended to fund community-driven development, innovation, and stewardship. But managing public funds at scale in a decentralized ecosystem presents a complex challenge: how do we ensure transparency, trust, and delivery without compromising openness?

Treasury withdrawal security – verifying governance action authors.

As Cardano governance enters a new phase of on-chain action, Intersect is preparing to facilitate the submission of a significant number of treasury withdrawal proposals. These actions, made on behalf of community-approved initiatives, require a robust and transparent process to maintain trust, particularly as volumes increase and scrutiny intensifies.