Meeting Minutes December 17, 2025
Attendees:
Name
Attendance
Role
Voting Seat (Y/N)
Term
Kevin Hammond
Yes
Chair
Y
October 2026
TBC
Yes
Vice Chair
Y
October 2026
Bosko Majdanac
Yes
Secretary
N
N/A
Tex McCutcheon
Yes
Alt - Secretary
N
N/A
Nicolas Biri
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Duncan Coutts
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Sebastian Nagel
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Neil Davies
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Alexander Moser
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Ryan Wiley
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
October 2026
Udai Solanki
No
Member/Seat
Y
October 2026
Leandros Holleman
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
October 2026
Seungheon Oh
No
Member/Seat
Y
October 2026
Community/Other Attendees
Benjamin Hart
James Meidinger
Ryan Williams
Recording: Technical Steering Committee - 2025/12/17 08:28 CST - Recording
Youtube recording: https://youtu.be/-cDw_cgPwIQ
Transcript: Technical Steering Committee - 2025/12/17 08:28 CST - Transcript
Chat Transcript: Technical Steering Committee - 2025/12/17 - Chat Transcript
Intros
Bosko: Senior Project Manager, Intersect Staff, TSC Secretary Duncan: TBD Alex: TBD Kevin: Kevin Hammond, TSC chair, Founder at Ensurable Systems Leo: Developer@KeyPackt/AnetaV2/GenWealth single pool SPO, CEO LnLlabs, TSC member Neil: TSC, Network Params, PNSol Ltd Nicolas: Nicolas Biri, TSC voting member, Director of Software Architecture, IOG Ryan: Ryan Wiley, TSC voting member, Cybersecurity Penetration Tester. Sebastian: Sebastian Nagel, TSC voting member, Technical Architect, nCoding, IOE Tex: Terence 'Tex' McCutcheon - Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, OSC Secretary, Committee Liaison
Agenda 12.17.25
Actions from the last meeting - Bosko
Response on Nested Transactions - Bosko - https://committees.docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-technical-steering-committee/reviews/tsc-review-on-nested-transactions-inquiry
Chain Incident Partition Working Group Update - Ryan/Neil/Kevin
Report expected by year end
Hard Fork Working Group Update - Leandros/Sebastian/Kevin
Proposed name: van Rossem after Max van Rossem - we are asked to confirm this
Ideal Number of CC members - Alex
Timing of Governance Actions - Alex
TSC operational budget - Kevin
Increased Intersect focus on technical coordination in 2026
2030 Vision - Kevin
Vision is here: https://product.cardano.intersectmbo.org/vision/
Vice-Chair - Bosko
AOB
Decisions/Actions
Decisions
Hard Fork Naming: The committee officially voted (7 Yes, 1 Abstain) to name the Protocol Version 11 hard fork van Rossem after Max van Rossem.
KPI Review Strategy: It was decided to pause the review of the 2030 Vision KPIs and instead hold a dedicated joint session with the Product Committee.
Chain Partition Report: The technical view of the incident was finalized, confirming that the ledger remains consistent despite the orphan blocks.
Governance Communication: The committee decided to use its social media presence to inform the community about technical logic hazards (e.g., voting thresholds and treasury withdrawal timing).
Actions
Kevin: Draft an outline for the 2026 TSC Operational Budget and share it with the group by the end of the week.
Alexander: Write a short blog post or X (Twitter) thread explaining the mathematical impact of increasing the Constitution Committee size to eight members.
Bosko: Send a formal invitation to the Product Committee to attend the TSC meeting on January 7th, 2026.
Ryan (Williams), Kevin Hammond & Ryan (Cerkoryn): Finalize the Chain Partition Incident Report for community distribution before the holiday break.
TSC Members: Review the Product Committee’s 2030 Vision document, specifically the strategy and KPI sections, in preparation for the January meeting.
TSC Members: Consider and submit nominations for the Vice Chair position.
Topic
Discussion
Notes
Welcome & Quorum
Kevin opened the final meeting of 2025. Attendance was noted, including late arrivals from Nicolas and Sebastian.
Quorum was confirmed for voting later in the meeting.
Action Items Review
Bosko reviewed status: hard fork tracking repo updated, TSC response on nested transactions sent, and 2026 roadmap PR provided.
Actions from previous sessions were largely completed or in progress.
Chain Partition Incident Report
Ryan (Cerkoryn) and Ryan (Williams) discussed the draft report regarding the recent chain fork. Analysis showed two contiguous orphan blocks prior to the incident.
No "nasties" found; ledger remains consistent. Final report targeted for end-of-year community release.
Transaction Analysis
Kevin clarified that ~500 transactions appeared only on the non-preferred chain, with ~29 from the "bad block" not resubmitted.
Corrected data will be included in the technical report to provide a clear timeline.
Hard Fork Working Group (HFWG)
Discussion on earmarking scope for the "Dickra" era. Proposal for a four-step process involving CIPs, shortlists, and DRep voting.
Future hard forks aim to be more open to community-driven contributions.
Hard Fork Naming Vote
The committee voted on naming the Protocol Version 11 hard fork after Max van Rossum, a prominent Cardano ambassador who recently passed.
Motion Passed: 7 "Yes", 1 "Abstain". Max’s family expressed gratitude for the tribute.
TSC Operational Budget 2026
Kevin and Bosko discussed the need for a dedicated TSC budget for technical coordination, incident management, and rewarding volunteer experts.
Kevin to draft a small budget proposal for 2026 by the end of the week.
Constitution Committee (CC) Size
Alexander raised concerns about increasing CC members to eight. Due to 2/3 rounding, 6/8 is harder to achieve than 5/7, potentially slowing ratification.
Alexander to write a short educational post/thread for the TSC X (Twitter) account.
Governance Timing Risks
Alexander noted a potential clash between electing a new CC member and a treasury withdrawal action; late ratification could cause the withdrawal to be dropped.
Observed as a "logic hazard" in the current governance system; community should be informed of sequencing risks.
Parameter Update Sequencing
Ryan (Cerkoryn) highlighted dependencies for upcoming 2026 updates (CC size, Plutus limits, and cost models).
Successful updates require hashes of preceding proposals; tracking is required to avoid DRep confusion.
2030 Vision & KPIs
The Product Committee submitted a vision document with KPIs for adoption, reliability, and revenue. Neil and Duncan critiqued the current "reliability" metrics as poorly defined.
TSC will invite the Product Committee to the first meeting of 2026 (Jan 7th) for a deep dive.
Vice Chair Vacancy
Kevin called for nominations for the TSC Vice Chair position. Sebastian declined; no other members have stepped forward yet.
Members encouraged to consider the role; election policy from Intersect is being finalized.
Meeting Close
Kevin thanked the group for their hard work throughout the year.
Meeting adjourned with holiday wishes.
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