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Hi @yutazzz, We appreciate you engaging with our proposal titled: Catalyze Africa: Building Scalable Projects from CATS 2026. Below is our response to your concerns and we hope that in good faith, it's able to help change your stance from "NO" to "YES". The application of the C8 criterion and the reference to the /tx-roi backend highlight an important concern regarding historical funding outcomes. Our 27 previous Catalyst proposals, beginning from Fund 4, were intentionally focused on human infrastructure, regional outreach, and foundational Web3 education. As a result, these initiatives were not designed to produce identifiable tx_label metadata footprints on-chain. This explains the absence of visible signatures in standard db-sync aggregations for those funds, despite substantial on-chain activity emerging from the African region that was not systematically documented in a measurable attribution framework. This Intersect proposal represents a clear transition from broad community building to targeted, measurable venture creation. It directly addresses the historical gap in on-chain attribution through a set of technical accountability mechanisms embedded within the 12-month framework. First, we will explore cryptographic transaction attribution methods to make ecosystem impact auditable on-chain using defined metrics. One proposed approach is the introduction of a standardized transaction metadata label unique to the “Catalyze Africa” program, to be integrated across supported projects for smart contract interactions and native asset minting. This would allow transaction volume, wallet activity, and contract usage to be transparently tracked through db-sync tools such as ADAtool, effectively resolving future C8 attribution concerns. Second, milestone approvals will no longer rely solely on attendance or event metrics. As reflected in the updated Milestones 3 and 4, payouts are tied to public GitHub repositories under open-source licenses containing compiled validator code, transaction schemas, and live testnet or mainnet contract addresses. Finally, Work Package 2 will establish a public Alumni Portfolio Registry to track project retention, live dApp deployments, and post-incubation funding outcomes, providing the measurable ecosystem impact metrics being requested. We agree that ecosystem funding should move beyond process-based reporting. This proposal is intentionally designed to convert Wada’s established human network into a verifiable deployment engine for measurable Cardano utility, and we respectfully ask for reconsideration based on these milestone-driven accountability measures. Proposal: hydra-voting.intersectmbo.or… --- x.com/yutazzz/status/2053898…

5am.earth Treasury Proposal: Adoption - Checklist ✅ Hundreds of thousands of users ✅ Millions of on-chain transactions ✅ Millions in $ loans ✅ Multiple cardano applications ✅ Collaboration with multinationals ✅ Aligned with Cardano Vision 2030 KPIs Here is the link, check it out ! gov.tools/governance_actions… Share it with your DReps !! 5am.earth/ #Cardano #CardanoTreasury #5amearth @YoramBenzvi @udaisolanki @ZengateGlobal @andamio_teams @IntersectMBO @SyngentaFndnInd @Cardano @AiquantTech

🧵1/3 Our CATS Hackathon is entering the next phase! After a successfull on-line launch on Monday, This Saturday, November 22nd, we’ll host our in-person session at Centre d’Accueil Bakanja. Teams will finally get to meet face-to-face and share their progress. @cats_summit

After Berlin 🇩🇪, the next stop is Nairobi 🇰🇪! Follow the masterclass as it happens right now. @willow_kit @seiduziblim @InkubaA @BCentreNBO @Cardano @Cardano_CF @CardanoSummit @M3RSEE @NicolasC3rny x.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgRoNN…

Finally married the love of my life. @maureenyam @adamKDean @AnastasiaLabs @BeanAffiliated @BeatriceAnihiri @coc_space @phil_uplc @IOHK_Charles @Jennycitalinda @ADAFrog_Pool @Padierfind @LidoNation @IntersectMBO @LidoNation @M3RSEE @InputOutputHK

Deeply grateful for the trust placed in me to serve on the Intersect board. Thank you to everyone who supported this journey; publicly as well as privately. I look forward to working with fellow board members and the community at large to continue to grow #Cardano with this new opportunity. And thanks to the Intersect staff who organized such a stellar elections.

Cardano Africa Tech Summit 2026 (CATS26) The journey to Nairobi (Kenya 🇰🇪) officially commences on October 2nd, 2025 with community-driven hackathons. Don’t be left out, save these dates and be in touch. Register and be part of Africa’s biggest Cardano Tech movement! 👇 @CardanoSummit

Thanks for your support Nana Safo

Kit. Thank you!!! Keep on rocking for #Cardano 🫡

Thanks Lucas. This means a lot to me 🫶

It's increasingly obvious that few community members can know and vote about everything. That actually makes it more relevant that you do chip in in any way practical to you. For Intersect's board elections I'd like to endorse Mercy. Over the years I've found Mercy in many different initiatives, always pushing for grassroots on Cardano, calm and unafraid of debate to help find ways forward together. Intersect was given a mandate and status on Cardano that shouldn't be ignored. Pls don't forget to vote before noon UTC this Friday.

1/4 In 2023, National Service nearly broke me. Not from the work but from the commute. Queues, packed buses, hours wasted in traffic. By the time I got to work, my energy was gone.

GM Cardano family. The deadline to vote in the Intersect Board Election is fast approaching. In light of that, I want to solicit your votes and support for the following candidates. If you are yet to vote, please consider voting for any or all of them 🙏

Today is Saturday. And it is a good day to #Vote for Intersect board seats. #CardanoCommunity

Such grace in the midst of adversity 💐 Wish I knew. Congrats friend

This is the first time I've wished I was verified on this platform (for views). Nonetheless: Mercy was my first real friend in this ecosystem. Her engagement and openness over the years, the willingness and understanding to speak with everyone, and willingness to pursue her 1/n

Powerful African voice!! @M3RSEE needs to be on the Intersect Board!!