Name the Protocol Version 12 hard fork “von Bergen“
Discussed in the Governance Review for epochs 650 to 652.
151 DReps voted · 51 with a rationale · 1 changed their vote
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Changed votes: 1 to yes, together voting with 76.7K ₳ of voting power.
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6 of 151 DReps cast half of the voted power.
Largest voter 15.0%, top 5 combined 47.7% of 3.8B ₳ voted.
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Abstaining from voting as a DRep due to my role as a member of the Tingvard constitutional consortium, ensuring structural independence and avoiding conflicts of interest between governance delegation and constitutional interpretation.
Thank you for reading my rationale. You can follow my governance journey on X as user @kenerik
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This action is purely symbolic and does not affect protocol operations. It is a tribute and a well-deserved recognition of an individual's contribution to the community.
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Agree
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I am voting YES to name the Protocol Version 12 hard fork “von Bergen” in recognition of Fabian von Bergen, known throughout the Cardano community as Zyroxa.
Fabian represents the kind of contribution that decentralized ecosystems depend upon: long-term participation, education, community involvement, stake pool operation, and a willingness to engage openly in discussions about Cardano’s direction and governance.
Cardano is not built solely by founding entities, developers, or large organizations. It is also built by the people who spend years helping others understand the network, operating infrastructure, participating in governance, and strengthening the community from the ground up. Recognizing contributors like Fabian reinforces that principle.
I also believe there is value in preserving the history of the people who helped shape Cardano along the way. Naming protocol upgrades after meaningful contributors gives future generations of the ecosystem an opportunity to ask who those people were and why their work mattered.
My YES vote applies specifically to this Info Action and the proposed naming of Protocol Version 12 as “von Bergen.” It should not be interpreted as approval of the technical contents of Protocol Version 12 or of any future Hard Fork Initiation governance action associated with it. Those decisions should be evaluated separately on their own technical, constitutional, security, and governance merits.
Decentralization does not happen simply because a protocol allows it. It happens because a community deliberately practices it. Honoring individuals who contributed their time, knowledge, infrastructure, and effort toward that goal is appropriate.
For those reasons, I support naming Protocol Version 12 the “von Bergen” hard fork.
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A worthy tribute.
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Earlier votes
Abstain1mo agoSuperseded
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I voted yes to honor Fabian von Bergen’s long-standing contributions to the Cardano community and to preserve his legacy as part of Cardano’s history.
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Governance Action Review Report [EN]
1. Introduction
This Info Action proposes naming the Protocol Version 12 hard fork “von Bergen” in recognition of Fabian von Bergen, also known as Zyroxa, who passed away in January 2026.
Fabian participated in the Cardano community since the Incentivized Testnet and was active on the Cardano Forum. He operated the Tempus Stake Pool and served as a Cardano Ambassador from the early years of the program. The action highlights his work introducing and guiding people through the Cardano ecosystem, as well as his critical, honest, and independent participation in the community.
Naming the hard fork “von Bergen” is intended to preserve Fabian’s name in Cardano’s history and recognize his lasting contribution to the ecosystem. As an Info Action, it establishes a community signal regarding the proposed name and does not directly initiate the hard fork or modify the protocol.
2. Governance Action Analysis
Although I did not knew Fabian personally, messages had already been exchanged with him, and his importance to the Cardano ecosystem is known, especially through his constant work providing support and moderation in the community’s official channels.
It is valuable for his contribution to be recognized through this initiative. Cardano has an important culture of honoring deceased contributors by preserving their names in the history of the protocol and the community.
3. Vote
Vote: YES
4. Conclusion
The initiative provides a way to recognize Fabian von Bergen’s importance to the Cardano ecosystem and preserve his contribution in the history of the protocol and the community. This form of recognition is consistent with Cardano’s culture of honoring contributors who have passed away.
Relatório de Revisão de Ação de Governança [PT]
1. Introdução
Esta Ação Informativa propõe nomear o hard fork da Versão 12 do Protocolo como “von Bergen”, em reconhecimento a Fabian von Bergen, também conhecido como Zyroxa, que faleceu em janeiro de 2026.
Fabian participou da comunidade Cardano desde a Incentivized Testnet e esteve ativo no Cardano Forum. Foi operador do stake pool Tempus e atuou como Embaixador Cardano desde os primeiros anos do programa. A ação destaca seu trabalho de introduzir e orientar pessoas no ecossistema Cardano, assim como sua participação crítica, honesta e independente na comunidade.
A denominação do hard fork como “von Bergen” busca preservar o nome de Fabian na história da Cardano e reconhecer sua contribuição duradoura para o ecossistema. Como Ação Informativa, estabelece um sinal da comunidade sobre o nome proposto e não inicia diretamente o hard fork nem modifica o protocolo.
2. Análise da Ação de Governança
Embora eu não tenha conhecido Fabian pessoalmente, já foram trocadas mensagens com ele, e sua importância para o ecossistema Cardano é conhecida, especialmente por seu trabalho constante de suporte e moderação nos canais oficiais da comunidade.
É valioso que sua contribuição seja reconhecida por meio desta iniciativa. A Cardano possui uma cultura importante de homenagear contribuidores falecidos, preservando seus nomes na história do protocolo e da comunidade.
3. Voto e Justificativa
Voto: SIM
4. Conclusão
A iniciativa oferece uma forma de reconhecer a importância de Fabian von Bergen para o ecossistema Cardano e preservar sua contribuição na história do protocolo e da comunidade. Essa forma de reconhecimento está alinhada à cultura da Cardano de homenagear contribuidores falecidos.
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EN — iFly (SWADA) votes YES. This is a non-binding sentiment vote on naming the Protocol Version 12 hard fork "von Bergen", in memory of Fabian von Bergen (Zyroxa) — a Cardano Ambassador since the Incentivized Testnet era and operator of the Tempus (TMS) stake pool, who died in January 2026.
Honouring a long-standing contributor costs the network nothing and is a decent thing to do. Two caveats I record openly: the vote is non-binding, so the name is ultimately set by the binding hard-fork initiation action; and Intersect's current intention is to name PV12 after Alexander Esgen, consistent with the convention of naming forks after computer scientists. If the community settles on that instead, I would not object — an "In Memoriam" recognition would serve the same purpose. I vote YES to register support for the tribute.
SV — iFly (SWADA) röstar JA. Detta är en icke-bindande opinionsröst om att namnge hard forken Protocol Version 12 "von Bergen", till minne av Fabian von Bergen (Zyroxa) — Cardano-ambassadör sedan Incentivized Testnet-tiden och operatör av stakepoolen Tempus (TMS), som avled i januari 2026.
Att hedra en långvarig bidragsgivare kostar nätverket ingenting och är det anständiga att göra. Två förbehåll som jag redovisar öppet: rösten är icke-bindande, så namnet fastställs slutligen av den bindande hard fork-åtgärden; och Intersects nuvarande avsikt är att namnge PV12 efter Alexander Esgen, i linje med konventionen att namnge forkar efter datavetare. Om communityn i stället landar där har jag inga invändningar — ett "In Memoriam"-erkännande skulle tjäna samma syfte. Jag röstar JA för att registrera stöd för hyllningen. - Abstain74.5K ₳No rationale
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Fabian was a good friend, honest and kind, and we miss him. If you ask me, his name belongs in Cardano's history. 🖤
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I vote YES for this HARDFORK Naming proposal
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No opinion on this.
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This one isn't really a decision in the usual sense. Someone who put years into this ecosystem — ran a pool, was an ambassador, was known and respected on the forum — passed away this year, and the community wants his name on the next hard fork.
There's nothing to weigh here financially or technically, because there isn't anything at stake like that. It's just about whether we think that's worth doing. I think it is.
Voting yes.
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The discussion on DRepTalk helped me understand this GA a bit better. Thanks!
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