Withdraw ₳220,914 for UTxO RPC: Sustaining Cardano Blockchain Integration
193 DReps voted · 50 with a rationale
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- Yes 11M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 10.8M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 8.8M ₳ Rationale
「275M ADA Administered by Intersect」に含まれるすべての個別提案に対して、エクレシア投票の段階では必ずしもすべてに賛成していたわけではありませんが、最終的には本ガバナンスアクションに賛成票を投じました。Cardanoエコシステム全体への貢献を高く評価し、その前進を後押しする立場から、今回提出された39件すべての提案に賛成票を投じる判断をいたしました。\n\nWhile I did not necessarily support every individual proposal included in "275M ADA Administered by Intersect" during the Ekklesia vote, I ultimately voted Yes on this governance action. Recognizing its overall contribution to the Cardano ecosystem and in support of continued progress, I cast a Yes vote on all 39 proposals submitted under this initiative.
- Yes 8.1M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 7.8M ₳ No rationale
- No 7.3M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 7.1M ₳ Rationale
I have voted YES on this proposal during the Ekklesia tool voting stage. I reiterate my YES vote for a Treasury Withdrawal.
I have voted YES on this proposal during the Ekklesia tool voting stage. I reiterate my YES vote for a Treasury Withdrawal. This is a proposal for Cardano's integrations with the UTXO world. Seems like a possibly very valuable set of tools (depending on how interests for Cardano links to other chains progresses). The vendor wants to allow devs to interact more easily with UTxO-based blockchains using a shared specification with focus on developer experience and performance. As an open-source initiative, it seems very good in scope for treasury funding. If it later needs maintenance and enhancement it might be a good fit for future funding from the "OSC Budget Proposal - Paid Open Source Model for Sustainable Development " ... which I also supported and I hope will prosper as a viable model for supporting such maintenance and enhancements.
- Yes 6.2M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 6M ₳ Rationale
Voting decision was made to be consistent with my reconciliation back in May 2025;
https://2025budget.intersectmbo.org/voters/drep1yfdfs28uwafjgmrkatdektlzrvha2cmvqjhuz700e04mawq23rmrgReady to move forward overall with the budgeting process and look forward to a smoother process next year. I voted for a lower NCL overall (200M), however found in supporting things that we really ought to have funded to keep momentum in development and enhancements on-chain (supporting both open and non-open-sourced projects) I came a bit higher than that (250M+).
We will need to strike a balance in treasury withdrawels for projects that push development forward (and therefore the chains efficiency, performance, resiliancy, and seucrity) -- and businsess that wish to participate, of any size, and extend the capabilities and real-world use cases of Cardano.
My votes, I hope, align with my overall goal as a DRep to see continuous improvement in the ecosystem. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Tarrant64/mr_cata_gov/refs/heads/main/mr_cata_gov%20.txt
- Yes 5.5M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 5.3M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 5.3M ₳ Rationale
Pallas is a critical Rust toolkit supporting top Cardano projects. Funding its maintenance directly strengthens developer infrastructure and aligns with STORM Partners’ goal to retain technical talent. TxPipe has a solid delivery history, and the tool’s impact is well established. Despite minor budget opacity, the need is clear and the benefits high.
- Yes 4.8M ₳ Rationale
Standardized frontend/backend interaction will create a coherent ecosystem as a whole.
Standardized frontend/backend interaction will create a coherent ecosystem as a whole.
- Yes 4.8M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 4.6M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 4.6M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 4.5M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 4.4M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 4.2M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 4.2M ₳ Rationale
I vote YES as core engineering is a top priority of my DRep.
Strength and honor.
- Yes 4M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 3.8M ₳ Rationale
Voting Rationale for 2025-08 Treasury Withdrawals
The following outlines the general lenses and beliefs that guided my voting decisions on the 39 withdrawal proposals submitted under Cardano’s Voltaire governance. I am reusing this rationale for proposals that aligned with these principles and did not require additional explanation due to unique mitigating concerns.
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Cardano: State of Play
The vision of the Cardano ecosystem—to create a fairer financial system, less subject to the whims of individuals, elites, nations, or cultures—remains worthy of support. In general, we are progressing toward that goal.
The bedrock tenet of any blockchain is trustworthiness. While Cardano’s base layer and transaction integrity are mature, the ecosystem has not yet reached the scale needed to fulfill its mission. Infrastructure that supports scaling—especially when open-sourced—should be prioritized for funding.
Because the ecosystem currently allows for anonymity and lacks effective mechanisms to penalize bad actors, it is vulnerable to abuse. Public funding is at risk from fraud, budget inflation, frivolous proposals, and well-intentioned but economically unviable ideas. Given that grift is currently viable, all funding requests must be critically reviewed—with a strong default bias toward skepticism.
However, in any new system, failure and error are expected. The many problems we’ve seen in this first funding cycle are normal and should be treated as feedback to help us improve, not as reasons to disengage.
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Fiscal Philosophy
I view the Cardano treasury as a sovereign wealth fund—a public resource meant to grow over the long term. Spending should be closely aligned with income.
Most projects should ultimately sustain themselves by generating revenue commensurate with their value. But Cardano is still an immature economic system, and many valuable contributions will require public funding at this stage—analogous to early government support for foundational infrastructure.
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Approach to the Budget Process
This first Voltaire budget cycle has experienced serious growing pains. I do not believe that builders should be asked to shoulder the full financial risk of an immature, unclear, and delayed funding process.
Many proposers have worked through most of 2025 without knowing whether their funding would come through. This has impaired their ability to allocate resources intelligently.
I believe the greater ecosystem risk lies in failing to fund projects that were already approved by the community—under the reasonable assumption that funding would follow—than in inadvertently funding a few proposals that should have been rejected. Accordingly, I adopted a bias toward optimism and benefit of the doubt.
However, in cases where proposals appeared excessively extractive, failed to demonstrate economic value in line with their requests, or raised too many concern flags, I voted “no” despite that bias.
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Bias Toward Core Infrastructure and Open-Source
Cardano is first and foremost an infrastructure system. Public funding is best directed toward foundational layers and tooling, rather than toward products that should be able to find product-market fit and attract users or investors.
Public money should come with public return—either in the form of open-sourced outputs or equity-like participation in future value creation.
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Additional Beliefs and Disclosures
I believe in the wisdom of crowds. My votes are based on independent reading of the proposals, personal communications with teams, and my own biases and interpretations. I assume some of my conclusions are incorrect—but trust that the collective judgment of voters will yield a generally sound outcome despite individual errors.
I voted in good faith and without compensation. I have no proposals of my own and no financial interest in any proposal beyond that of any other ADA holder.
- Yes 3.7M ₳ Rationale
I endorse the SDKs developed by TxPipe, a reliable and trusted contributor to the Cardano ecosystem.
- Yes 3.7M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 3.5M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 3M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 2.8M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 2.7M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 2.7M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 2.7M ₳ Rationale
A couple of months ago, I supported the resolution to bundle all of the Intersect Budget Proposals into 1 or 2 formal on-chain governance votes.
Each of these proposals has already received 50% or greater support from the active DReps in the ecosystem, and I will honor that prior decision.
A PDF version of this rationale is also made available.
A couple of months ago, I supported the resolution to bundle all of the Intersect Budget Proposals into 1 or 2 formal on-chain governance votes.
Each of these proposals has already undergone extensive scrutiny and received 50% or greater support from the active DReps in the ecosystem, and I will honor that prior decision and the work these prospective developers have put in by voting yes on all the proposals from the Intersect Budget team.
- Yes 2.6M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 2.5M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 2.5M ₳ Rationale
This is a small cost for an open-source project and I have confirmed it will help Mesh with their UTxo RPC provider.
- Yes 2.5M ₳ Rationale
UTxO RPCは、CardanoのUTxOモデルに特化したインターフェース仕様として、Lace、Mesh、Amaruなどの主要プロジェクトでも既に採用されており、開発者体験と相互運用性を大幅に向上させるインフラです。継続的な保守と機能拡張により、その価値がさらに高まると判断し、賛成します。
UTxO RPC provides a standardized interface for UTxO-based interactions and is already used by key Cardano projects. Continued support will enhance developer experience and interoperability. I vote in favor due to its clear impact and existing adoption.
- Abstain 2.5M ₳ Rationale
I trust that this is valuable and a good investment for the Cardano ecosystem, and i trust the team to get it done - However, i cannot vote yes as i believe this qualifies as more of a catalyst proposal or bundled effort.
- Yes 2.1M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 2.1M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 2M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 1.9M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 1.9M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 1.8M ₳ Rationale
Voting Yes on the UTxO RPC funding proposal. It supports the continued development of a key open-source tool that makes integrating with Cardano easier, improving developer experience and interoperability across projects. TxPipe has a strong track record of delivery and active adoption from major projects in the ecosystem.
- Yes 1.8M ₳ Rationale
I am voting Yes on the proposal to withdraw ₳220,914 for “UTxO RPC: Sustaining Cardano Blockchain Integration.” This project addresses a critical infrastructure gap by providing a reliable and scalable RPC layer tailored to Cardano’s eUTxO model. It improves accessibility for developers and integrators who are familiar with conventional RPC interfaces, thereby lowering the onboarding barrier and fostering broader ecosystem adoption. The requested budget is reasonable relative to the value delivered, and the proposal outlines a clear path toward sustainability and impact. Supporting this initiative will enhance interoperability and usability for a wide range of applications.
- Yes 1.7M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 1.7M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 1.7M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 1.6M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 1.4M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 1.4M ₳ No rationale
- No 1.4M ₳ No rationale
- Yes 1.2M ₳ No rationale