It shocks me that four-eyes are involved in the process and are not able to provide a rationale in the edit phase, while other DReps are expected to do it for free. I can't complain about DReps like me, because I know how extremely demanding the work is when it's done as a part-time job. But when it's done by FE DRep (CF and EMURGO), the bar is higher. And if they can't provide all submitters with feedback after paying the submission fee, I don't understand why the Intersect process didn't adapt to it. The edit phase should have been extended. I described exactly this situation in my rationale for the Budget process. It was ignored. The Intersect process had one strong aspect. That was the edit phase. Not taking advantage of it and providing a rationale only after the vote, especially when I often feel that DReps haven't even read the comments on the proposal, makes me feel futile. Sorry, but FEs shouldn't be DReps. They aspire to become "execution body", and basically already are. If they are unable to fully utilize the governance process and help teams get funding, it looks very embarrassing, to say the least. Please don't take it personally. I'm just a little annoyed with what FEs have been doing in the last few weeks. I am losing confidence in our processes. Maybe Intersect should stop preparing them and ask DReps to take care of it.

After reading many dRep rationales and observing voting behavior across different #Cardano Governance Actions and proposals, I’m reaching an uncomfortable conclusion: In some cases, it feels less like the vote is reached through a consistent reasoning process, and more like the decision comes first, with the rationale built afterward to support it. “I want to approve this proposal, so I’ll find an argument that makes approval sound coherent.” “I want to reject this one, so I’ll apply a stricter standard here.” That is where the double standard becomes visible. The same weakness can be treated as fatal in one proposal and acceptable in another. The same criteria used to reject one proposal can be softened or ignored when evaluating a different one. Disagreement is not the problem. Inconsistency is. After seeing this pattern more often than I expected before Voltaire rollout, it becomes difficult to unsee, and it has reduced my confidence in the ecosystem’s decision-making quality. Am I seeing things? I wish I were wrong, but I've seen too much to believe it's just a distorted perception.

Built a simple tool for dReps to track their votes/priorities for all currently live Cardano Treasury Withdrawals. Stores your preferences in localStorage and you can drag drop proposals to re-order them. Can also export a PNG/SVG to easily share them. Link in the comments 👇

As the Cardano Beyond MVG workshop comes to a close, the team will dig into the data for final analysis. Do the current recommendations address the challenges we face?

Help shape the future of Cardano governance! Over the next three weeks, Beyond MVG is hosting interactive workshops where community members co‑create recommendations and use the Beyond MVG app to prioritise them. Sign up via linktr.ee/BeyondMVG

In a hour or so we be having one hell of a Governance WG session, so many dependencies and vibe coding involved :D Let's see, does that elevate our collective capabilities in live workshops? You will find workshop registration in Beyond MVG linktree linktr.ee/BeyondMVG

CGOV now has a DRep Dashboard & profile pages, making it easier for you to explore and study DReps at Cardano Onchain Governance,. a thread ⬇️

Cardano has a lot of visible work: launches, announcements, debates, big ideas. But a healthy ecosystem also depends on the unglamorous work that almost nobody sees, the editing, review cycles, cleanup, coordination, and relentless attention to detail that turns rough drafts into something the community can actually build on. This year, a huge amount of that load has been carried by Robert Phair (@rphair). He’s spent countless hours moving the CIP process forward: editing, reviewing, nudging, fixing typos, making commits, and doing whatever was needed to keep proposals progressing. It’s thankless work, and most people won’t even know his name; yet it is the foundation of the entire ecosystem. If you care about Cardano maturing, you should care about the people doing this kind of stewardship. Robert is one of those rare contributors who shows up consistently, does the hard parts, and rarely asks for anything. He deserves real recognition for the impact he’s had.

The probably easiest way to explore DRep rationales is via cgov which allows you to: - filter DRep votes on each proposal - easily find & read rationales - built in language translation of all rationales - download votes & rationales

we salute @Fabian_vBergen, his work and his doings. Rest in peace brother 💙

CGOV V2 Release. You can now connect your wallet and vote as DRep on onchain governance actions. Compatible with all Cardano Wallet browser extensions. 🫡

Fund 15 voting delay – public accountability request The start of #ProjectCatalyst Fund 15 voting was officially scheduled for January 13th. January has fully ended and, as of now, there is still no confirmed new date for the beginning of the voting stage. Since January 13th, there has been only a single public update (details about it on the bottom 👇🏻), which acknowledged the delay in vague terms and did not explain the underlying cause. No technical details, no blockers identified, no revised timeline. Since that update, there has been no substantive public communication. There has been no public follow-up post, no written clarification explaining the cause of the delay, and no concrete timeline update for proposers, reviewers, voters, or dReps. While the Catalyst Team has replied to some questions in community groups, those replies have only pointed back to the January 13th announcement, without providing new information on what caused the delay or what is currently being done to resolve it. We are now approximately 3 weeks past the original schedule, still without transparent, publicly accessible details on the root cause and remediation plan. The core issue here is not the delay alone. Delays can happen. Systems are complex. What is unacceptable is delay combined with a lack of clear, public communication in a treasury-funded program. Project Catalyst is funded by the Cardano Treasury and exists because it received massive community support to continue fostering open, community-driven development. That funding and trust come with an obligation to communicate clearly, especially when timelines slip. Tagging responsible parties for visibility and accountability: @krissbaird @dannyribar and @fayyaadhadams from the @Catalyst_onX Team, and @JBriggsLondon from @IntersectMBO (the MBO responsible for fund distribution process and outcomes/deliverables verification). This needs a proper response: 🔹 What specifically caused the delay? 🔹What systems or processes were affected? 🔹What has been done since January 13th? 🔹 And most importantly, what is the updated timeline with concrete dates? The community deserves more than vague updates and weeks without substantive public information. Accountability and transparency are not optional in a treasury-funded program.

Tomorrow 17:00 UTC we continue the Beyond MVG workshop session linktr.ee/BeyondMVG And here is the previous output forum.cardano.org/t/beyond-m…

I received your feedback, I sound negative. Optimism is nice. Evidence is better. Help us measure Cardano governance using real experience, not assumptions.

Probably at this point I'm spamming, but submitted here a more elegant invite to Beyond MVG workshops with context and all :D forum.cardano.org/t/beyond-m…

We f'ed the Constitution up without clearly articulating our values. Let’s not make the same mistake with governance metrics. Join Beyond MVG or host your own and help ground Cardano measurements in real experience!

A long time ago, I mentioned a tool called Cquisitor cardananium.github.io/cquisi… here. It has now been updated with a more convenient UI and some new, cool features. It can now:

how did this one went ? Said to call it up a year later, has been exactly one year now x.com/CatalystSwarm/status/1…

Mesh plan to build Bitcoin toolings starting with Bitcoin wallet package. That means projects building on either or both chains can benefit from having one unified tool. Question is, if we build it, who wants to use it? Want to sense check before committing resources. Tagging some projects doing some BTC stuffs, @FluidTokens @SundialProtocol @lace_io @BeginWallet