Meeting Minutes April 29, 2026
Attendees:
Name
Attendance
Role
Voting Seat (Y/N)
Term
Kevin Hammond
Yes
Chair
Y
October 2026
TBC
No
Vice Chair
Y
October 2025
Bosko Majdanac
Yes
Secretary
N
N/A
Tex McCutcheon
Yes
Alt - Secretary
N
N/A
Nicolas Biri
No
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Duncan Coutts
No
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Sebastian Nagel
No
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Neil Davies
No
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Alexander Moser
No
Member/Seat
Y
April 2026
Ryan Wiley
Yes
Member/Seat
Y
October 2026
Udai Solanki
No
Member/Seat
Y
October 2026
Leandros Holleman
No
Member/Seat
Y
October 2026
Seungheon Oh
No
Member/Seat
Y
October 2026
Community/Other Attendees
Seun Gbiri
Chat Transcript: Technical Steering Committee - 2026/04/29 - Chat Transcript
Agenda 29th April 2026
Actions from the last meeting
Update on committee election process
TSC Budget Proposal
van Rossem Hard Fork
Parameter Committee Update
Post Quantum Risks
Leios Risks
AOB
Decisions/Actions
Decisions
Budget Consolidation: TSC agreed to adjust proposal from their specific budget, as Intersect central has officially picked them up.
Hard Fork Schedule: Formally adopted the "Plan A" timeline for the Van Rossom hard fork, targeting a May 5th Preview fork.
Leios Deep-Dive: Agreed to reserve 30 minutes at the start of the next meeting for a detailed technical discussion on the risks Neil raised regarding Linear Leios.
Actions
Bosko & Terence: Meet immediately after this call to finalize and submit the TSC budget proposal to Ekklesia.
Alexander: Share the links for expert feedback on K=1000 and minPoolCost=75 for committee and community review.
Kevin & Bosko: Devise a formal communication plan for DApp developers regarding Plutus cost model risks.
Ryan: Continue coordinating with CIP editors to refine the "maximal list" of forkable CIPs for Dijkstra era prioritization.
Kevin: Invite IOG cryptographers to present their research on post-quantum cryptography to the TSC.
Topic
Discussion
Notes
Welcome & Quorum
Kevin opened the meeting. With only three voting members present, the committee was not quorate. Decisions require out-of-meeting ratification.
Discussion began regarding incorrect meeting links in Discord and fixing them for consistency.
CIP-179 & Prioritization
Ryan discussed combining efforts on standardizing feedback and conditional voting metadata with Matt and Pi.
The goal is to determine community priorities for work items without duplicating efforts across multiple SIPs.
Committee Elections
Voting closes this Friday. There are 10 candidates for 5 open positions.
Alex declined to campaign, but Kevin highlighted the valuable work both Alex and Neil have delivered during their tenure.
Election Events
Upcoming events include a Virtual Hub (April 30 at 15:00 UK) and an X Space (April 28 - previously occurred).
Candidates are encouraged to attend to answer voter questions directly.
Overall Intersect Budget
The main Intersect budget proposal was submitted last Friday. It is for a lower total amount than last year.
Work Package 2 focuses on technical coordination, which directly involves the TSC.
TSC Budget Alignment
Three TSC items were absorbed into the main Intersect budget: Technical meetings/workshops, meeting organization, and Security Council support.
This prevents budget duplication and ensures Intersect staff handles the logistical burden.
TSC Proposal Submission
Bosko and Terence will coordinate the final submission of the TSC-specific budget to Ekklesia.
The deadline for submission is May 8th, with an edit window open until May 22nd.
KPIs & DeFi Targets
Alexander voiced strong concerns about focusing TSC KPIs on DeFi targets like TVL (Total Value Locked).
Alexander argued TVL is out of scope and should be removed from technical performance goals.
Van Rossem Hard Fork
Node 10.7.1 is a Mainnet release. Performance issues from 10.7.0 (50% CPU spikes) and rare consensus conditions have been addressed.
Node v11 is expected early next week for testnet forking.
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