Want to hear directly from Board election candidates before casting your vote? 🗳️ Those standing for the Intersect Board’s 2026 community-elected seats are invited to join us on X today to introduce themselves and answer your questions. 📅 Tuesday, 15 September ⏰ 16:00 UTC Set a reminder 👇 xitter.cf/i/spaces/1YGNrbYMDWRGw

Intersect Weekly update #122 is out 🗞️ Inside: 🔹 Dijkstra era planning 🔹 New minPoolCost and Plutus memory action 🔹 Audited CC election results 🔹 CAP Portal alpha launch 🔹 Eryx ZK Bridge completion 🔹 Rare Evo, Tweag and more Catch up, keep up 👇 intersectmbo.org/news/inters…

We have been following the security incident affecting SecondFi closely, and our thoughts are with everyone impacted. On scope, and to help avoid wider concern, this is an isolated issue specific to SecondFi’s own wallet software. Other wallets across the Cardano ecosystem are not affected, and at the network level Cardano continues exactly as intended - with the ledger intact and consensus producing and validating blocks without interruption. We have also seen the community step in to investigate and support the response, a reflection of how this ecosystem rallies when it matters. That collaborative instinct is one of Cardano’s real strengths. For those affected, however, the official @secondfiapp account remains the authoritative channel for updates on the incident, the response, and any next steps. A reminder, incidents like this attract opportunists. Stay alert to impersonation and phishing. No legitimate party will ever ask for your seed phrase or private keys.

The van Rossem hard fork initiation governance action has been submitted on the Cardano mainnet. An intra-era hard fork that introduces some new features and lays the foundation for the next major era, Dijkstra, which will ultimately bring Leios to Cardano mainnet. Looking to the future, while honoring the journey here. This hard fork is named after Cardano community member, Max van Rossem. A dedicated builder; developer, SPO, DRep, Constitutional Convention delegate, and so much more. Following Max’s untimely passing in October 2025, the Cardano community voted to dedicate this hard fork in Max’s honor in early 2026. The info action, “Name Protocol Version 11 hard fork - van Rossem”, received 83.62% DRep (and 4.44B ada) support. A lasting dedication in memory of Max has been written within the proposal metadata. Read it below: gov.tools/governance_actions…

ATTENTION 📣 The van Rossem Hard Fork GA has been submitted to the Preview test network today. preview.gov.tools/governance… Cardano Node version 11.0.1 Pre-Release is also now available. This version is an essential requirement to safely cross the hard fork. SPOs, DApps and developers on Preview please upgrade as soon as possible. github.com/IntersectMBO/card… NOTE: This is not yet cleared for mainnet usage, please continue integrating 10.7.1 on mainnet until further notice.

🎙️ Today: Intersect 2026 Budget Live X Space with @JBriggsLondon This is a big proposal. It should be understood, questioned, and explored. for an open conversation on: • What’s in the proposal • How it’s structured • Where the value sits Join us: 🕝️ 1430 UTC 🎧 xitter.cf/i/spaces/1qJVmQNovYZGB Come with questions. See thread 👇 for references

Intersect's budget process is set to open on April 16, following strong DRep support (68%+) and the Constitutional Committee thresholds being met. We received a significant amount of feedback throughout the voting period and are looking to improve the process where possible. Notably, many supporting votes also included suggested improvements, including moving away from bundling filtered proposals into single withdrawals. From April 16 at 12pm UTC, any individual, team, or organization can propose a solution, service, or initiative that supports the Vision 2030 framework or contributes to the broader Cardano ecosystem. These proposals will then be reviewed by the community and DReps ahead of filtering and subsequent Treasury Withdrawal governance actions. Timeline We've now updated the 2026 budget process timeline, covering proposal submission, review, Hydra voting, audit periods, and treasury withdrawal stages. If you're planning to submit, review, or participate this year, now is a good time to familiarize yourself with the key dates. In the coming days, we'll share more on our role as Administrator, alongside a new Administration "hub" with clearer documentation for potential vendors who choose to use Intersect's administrator service. View the full 2026 budget timeline: buff.ly/wHvXQnc Individuals, teams, or organizations planning to submit can begin preparing by reviewing the proposal form here: buff.ly/GjOMUyu

Intersect Committee Elections 2026 applications are now open! Apply via the Intersect Members Area. Here is the first in a series of committee videos, Jose De Gamboa (@bitcows) from the Intersect Steering Committee giving his thoughts on why participation in committees matters.

Join us later today, Tuesday March 31 2026 at 1530 UTC for the first in our Intersect Committee Elections "Get to know" series. X Spaces (Tuesdays) and Virtual Hub sessions (Thursdays) where you can hear from and ask questions of current Intersect Committee members. First up we have members from Open Source, Membership & Community and Intersect Steering Committees. We look forward to seeing you there! xitter.cf/i/spaces/1nxeLyZqMeYJX

Our very own @Ryun_1 was in Buenos Aires this weekend. Great to follow updates from the event which focused on working with Pyth, one of the key Critical Integrations coordinated through the Pentad. Events like this are exactly how integrations move from: plans ➡️ real usage ➡️ ecosystem growth. Thanks to everyone involved in organising and supporting the hackathon.

Thank you to everyone who joined today’s Town Square in the Intersect members area. We hope it gave a useful glimpse of how the Virtual Hub can be a place to meet, chat, learn, share ideas, and get to know fellow members, as well as have a bit of fun along the way! More to come 👇