Intersect Development Update #23 - July 18th
This week we have a host of exciting updates to bring to you - from our community hubs to upcoming events we will be present at, to our working group developments and more.
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Landing in your inbox a day early, here’s the twenty-third edition of the Intersect Development Report! This week we have a host of exciting updates to bring to you - from our community hubs to upcoming events we will be present at, to our working group developments and more.
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Getting ready for Chang - calling on SPOs to upgradeCardano node v9.0 has arrived! This release signifies the completion of primary development work for the bootstrap phase of on-chain governance, leaving only minor updates to incorporate Cardano constitution elements. Now begins a period of ecosystem-driven testing and adoption.
This latest version introduces highly anticipated features, including support for Plutus v1 reference scripts and Plutus script signature support via CIP-69. This milestone is crucial to realizing the decentralized governance envisioned in CIP-1694.
SPO’s - head straight over to our repos to find the latest files here
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Community HubsThe last week was an eventful one on the community hub front as we were present at Cardano Codex 2024 - an event held in India that brought together Web3 enthusiasts worldwide to discuss what the future holds for Cardano.
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Overall, being able to present at Cardano Codex 2024 was a fantastic experience which allowed us to continue to maintain our physical presence in the Cardano community and ensure that wherever we reach, we can reaffirm the importance of our hubs for our and Cardano’s future.
Special thanks to Intersect members, Nucast and EMURGO for letting us take part. |
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In related news, below is a list of hub events happening this week:
Japan A space will be held on X on the 19th of July at 14:00 UTC, link here. Be involved in the discussion all about Intersect and DAOs.
CoinCeylon (Sri Lanka) There was a successful in-person launch event for the Sir Lanka hub held on 16th July! |
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The event was a gathering of business leaders, the tech community and university representatives, a host of media stations and press, as well as the deputy ambassador of Japan from the Japanese embassy in Sri Lanka. The first TV coverage has already been aired, you can see it here.
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Upcoming eventsLeading on from the news of community hubs, here are some of the other events which Intersect will be present at over the coming months:
Blockchain Rio - this will be on the 24th-25th of July in Rio de Janeiro with the LATAM hub being present. At this event, the Brazil hub will be launched as part of the LATAM Community Hub. Along with the hub launch, we will have a booth and a keynote speech from our very own Alex Pestchanker.
There will be a DRep workshop in Rio on the 26th of July following the Blockchain Rio event facilitated by Daniela Alves, in partnership with GovChainLab and the Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS-RJ). The registration link is here.
In addition to this news, we will also have a virtual DRep workshop which will be held on 21st July. You can register for this here.
Argentina Digital Nation - this will be an event held on 31st July in Buenos Aires. At the event will be a keynote for Alex Pestchanker along with a community hub present to promote intersect
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Intersect Town Hall correctionIn a previous development report, we had mentioned that July's Intersect Town Hall would be held on Tuesday 30th July. But there's been a change - the actual date is Thurs 25th July, 16:00 UTC.
Hosted by Intersect member, Swarm, Town Halls will always be on the 4th Thursday of the month: so 25th July, 22nd August, 26th September, 24th October, and 28th November - all at 16:00 UTC. Put those dates in your diary!
The Zoom sign-up is here.
Make sure you come and join us to share your updates, make connections, and come together as a community. These Town Halls have proven to be vital spaces for collaboration, discussion and innovation when it comes to all things Cardano. |
Community toolingWe are excited to share the latest updates on our ongoing grant projects. This week, we have significant progress to report:
Vesper wallet's Conway compatibility progress: The team has taken the first step by upgrading their tooling to support the serialization of Conway transactions. Click here for the milestone acceptance form.
"Governance Matters": Mellod Designs produced 3 more episodes each covering:
Minimum Attack Vector (MAV) Dashboard: Cerkoryn has successfully delivered his prototype of the MAV Dashboard, which is currently being developed to provide real-time governance action data presented through intuitive donut charts. Click here for the milestone acceptance form.
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Core Infrastructure Roadmap working group - now on Discord!Our Core Infrastructure Roadmap working group now has a public Discord announcement channel! Visit and join this Discord channel here, and you can read more about this working group here on our knowledge base.
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Open Source Office - YouTube Our Open Source Office’s YouTube channel recently added two new videos talking about all things open source at Intersect. First, an explanation of the support services provided by the Open Source Office. It’s a great place for you to learn more about how the OS team is dedicated to helping open-source projects thrive and succeed.
In the second video, the team dive into detailed insights and practical tips for anyone involved in open-source projects or looking to kickstart their own initiatives.
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Member surveyThank you to all members who have shared their feedback via our members survey! We’d love to hear from more of you, so if you can spare roughly 10 minutes to provide your thoughts on your current experience at Intersect, we’d massively appreciate it! |
Note: maintenance on our members areaQuick note; due to scheduled maintenance this weekend, you may experience some issues when using our members area, including membership renewals and other applications. We expect functionality to return in full on Monday, July 22nd.
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This week's remindersIn this week's reminders section, we’d like to highlight:
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Important member resources
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Well, that’s it for this week's update. Thanks for reading!
And finally, we’re interested in hearing more from you about subjects important to you, such as Cardano’s governance. Your ideas and suggestions are crucial to us. If you have any questions, ideas, or suggestions, please get in touch via email, X, or LinkedIn. |
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