📊 Info Action Result The Cardano 2030 Info Action got DRep support with 67.8% YES votes, representing 3.77B ADA in voting power. This is a strong signal that the ecosystem believes the work is moving in the right direction. 🟢 tinyurl.com/cardano2030

🚨Returning unused funds back to the treasury 💰 We're committed to responsible stewardship, transparency, and ensuring treasury resources are used efficiently. Following approval by its members, the Cardano Product Committee (CPC) will return over 100,000 ADA of unused funds from the previous budget cycle back to the Cardano Treasury. The funds were originally allocated for local gatherings and business engagement activities. With the supermajority approval by DReps of Cardano's Vision, Mission & Strategy 2030 in January 2026, the core objective of that proposal was successfully delivered and the remaining funds are no longer needed. --- We also invite DReps to review and consider the CPC's 2027 budget proposal, which builds on the work completed so far and supports the next stage of delivery for the ecosystem. 👉 This is currently up for DRep voting in the Intersect Hydra-tool bit.ly/CPC-Budget-2026-Hydra

🔎 Product Research Grants 👉1 week left to apply for any of the 9 Product Research initiatives. If you have any questions join today's session at 1PM UTC luma.com/sqp5iklp

🔎9 open research initiatives🔍 RFP 02: Use Case Landscape and Competitive Positioning Strategic question Where do Cardano's use cases actually stand today, where does Cardano win or lose against peer blockchain ecosystems, and which verticals should Cardano prioritize, partner into, wait on, or deprioritize over the next 24 months? 👉Review full details bit.ly/RFP-02

🔎9 open research initiatives🔍 RFP 01: Customer Segmentation and Profiling Strategic question Who are Cardano's current and potential customer segments, what does each segment need from Cardano, and which segments should be prioritized for activation through specific partner and channel strategies? 👉Review full details bit.ly/RFP-01

These research grants are intended to help answer structured questions that can inform Cardano’s long-term strategy and yearly priorities. The goal is not research for its own sake. The goal is decision-useful research that helps the ecosystem choose what to do next.

Cardano is moving into a phase where product decisions need to be informed by evidence, not only opinion. That means better understanding users, builders, markets, adoption barriers, use cases, and the decisions that could shape Cardano’s next stage of growth.

Intersect Committee Elections 2026 voting closes on Friday May 1 2026 at 1200 UTC. Candidates for Cardano Product Committee are: Tomas Garro Yoram Ben Zvi Juan Sierra Edomiya Girmay Minh Bui Decho Valev Alexa C. aka Thyme Samir Idris Tegegne Tefera James Meidinger Abdulrauf Yahaya Jose Velazquez Vote in the Members Area: members.intersectmbo.org