Withdraw ₳424,800 for Hardware Wallets Maintenance administered by Intersect
190 DReps voted · 50 with a rationale
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- Yes 1.1M ₳ No rationale
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- Yes 1M ₳ Rationale
The continuous maintenance and timely updates for Ledger, Trezor, and Keystone wallets are indispensable for safeguarding user access and integrating new Cardano features as the protocol evolves. Vacuumlabs’ long-standing involvement since 2018 and proven expertise provide confidence in their capacity to deliver.
While I maintain a call for improved transparency and milestone clarity going forward, the proposal’s alignment with the approved Intersect budget framework and robust governance oversight mechanisms mitigate some risks. Supporting this initiative ensures that Cardano’s hardware wallet ecosystem remains secure, functional, and future-proof—an essential pillar for network decentralization and user trust.
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- No 819K ₳ No rationale
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- Yes 791.4K ₳ Rationale
Thank you Vacuumlabs for all the work into Hardware Wallets! The budget may seem steep, but Vacuumlabs has a proven track record of providing such a vital aspect to a secure user experience. It would be difficult to match the quality of output from any other known entity in the space!
Ledger already has strict requirements to accept code to which VL has already delivered. An emerging blockchain with room to grow will certainly warrant future updates!
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We, The Dutch Drep, vote Yes on this withdrawal governance action for Beyond Minimum Viable Governance: Iteratively Improving on Cardano Voltaire, administered by Intersect. DISCLAIMER: Dutch DRep members may be contracted to perform work for this proposal and as such benefit from its passing. Our affirmative vote is based on the current state of governance requiring ongoing improvement, with a focus on increasing decentralization, further streamlining processes and constitutional definitions.
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- Yes 624.8K ₳ Rationale
I have voted in favor of this action to demonstrates my intention to execute without delays and move the treasury expenditure process forward. I also want to note that I will not seriously consider individual requests from the treasury for less that 1,500,000 ADA moving forward. I reserve the right this round because I feel the process was not properly explained to proposers and DRep and it would be unfair to implement this personal guardrail at this time. Requests below that threshold are better suited for Catalyst funding or bundled together in MBO, DAO, or conglomerate entities. TWA (Treasury Withdrawal Actions) need be comprehensive and not ad hoc as that makes oversight more costly and inefficient.
A budget and all included line items has already been approved, and now is the time to disperse funding and enable further development of the Cardano network. The proposal was selected through a well-defined process, and I will fully support it out of respect for the will of the broader Cardano community and a belief in respecting the consensus we achieved together under the Intersect-administered budget process. The process reflects a coordinated, strategic approach to funding Cardano’s ecosystem-critical infrastructure. The community has thoroughly reviewed the proposal. I was actively involved in the entire process and the proposal presented represents development that provides a tangible benefit to our ecosystem. It would be a mistake to underfund our ecosystem’s development when we can sustainably provide the required funding with our available treasury reserves.
Furthermore there are exceptional oversight mechanisms in place to ensure a minimum amount of wast, fraud, and abuse of treasury expenditures, such as Intersect’s smart contract framework (audited by TxPipe and MLabs), Multi-party oversight (including Cardano Foundation, Sundae Labs, NMKR, etc.), A clear milestone-driven disbursement model, and full transparency via TRSC/PSSC dashboards.
These governance and assurance systems meet the constitutional standards for accountability and risk management and provide confidence in efficiency and execution. - Yes 589.2K ₳ No rationale
- Yes 587.1K ₳ Rationale
Hardware wallets like Ledger, Trezor, and Keystone are essential for secure and non-custodial interaction with the Cardano blockchain. They are used by both everyday users and governance actors like SPOs and DReps, making their reliability and compatibility mission-critical. This proposal ensures that as Cardano evolves — introducing new features or breaking changes — hardware wallets stay up-to-date and usable. Failing to maintain them would create serious accessibility risks, fragmenting user experience and potentially locking out participants from on-chain features, voting, or governance.
The work is led by Vacuumlabs, a deeply experienced team that has been maintaining hardware wallet integrations since 2018. Their consistent delivery and long-standing involvement in Cardano infrastructure give me confidence in the quality and execution of this proposal. Funding this maintenance isn’t just about patches — it’s about preserving trust, usability, and ecosystem inclusivity. That’s why I vote YES to ensure the long-term functionality and resilience of Cardano’s hardware wallet ecosystem.
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As Krypto Labs, a Cardano DRep I vote YES on the ₳424,800 Hardware Wallets Maintenance proposal.
In crypto's volatile world, self custody with cold storage wallets like Ledger, Keystone and Trezor is paramount to the ethos "not your keys, not your crypto" Shielding assets from exchange hacks and failures.
This funding ensures compatibility with Cardano updates, bolstering security, decentralization, and user empowerment. Ledger Vacuumlabs proven track record since 2018 guarantees delivery, with audits mitigating risks. This aligns with infrastructure priorities, fostering a resilient Cardano blockchain ecosystem - Yes 382.6K ₳ No rationale
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- Yes 314.4K ₳ Rationale
In alignment with my voting on the 2025 Cardano Budget Reconciliation process through Ekklesia platform, I support this withdrawal and therefore vote YES.
In alignment with my voting on the 2025 Cardano Budget Reconciliation process through Ekklesia platform, I support this withdrawal and therefore vote YES.
- Yes 298.6K ₳ Rationale
I'm defaulting to voting yes because there is some degree of consensus already achieved on each of these. So unless I have a significant issue with one of these proposals I will be voting yes on it.
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- Yes 262.3K ₳ No rationale
- Abstain 258.6K ₳ Rationale
This vote was submitted based on a completed checklist. A detailed rationale is available at:
👉 https://github.com/Agora-Cardano - Yes 257K ₳ Rationale
I voted YES on the Treasury Withdrawal titled Hardware Wallets Maintenance (₳424,800), which ensures the continued upkeep of Ledger, Trezor, and Keystone hardware wallet integrations within the Cardano ecosystem.
This proposal is critical to Cardano’s security infrastructure and user confidence in self-custody: without it, wallet users may not be able to sign transactions or interact with core protocol features in upcoming Cardano releases.
Vacuumlabs, the vendor, has maintained these integrations since 2018 and remains the lead engineering team behind the cardano-hw-cli and firmware adaptations across both Ledger and Trezor.
The proposal is administered under a formal legal contract through the CDH, using Treasury Reserve Smart Contracts (TRSC) developed by Sundae Labs. Fund disbursement is milestone- and metadata-gated and coordinated via an external 3rd party assurer and community-visible dashboards.
This funding ensures hardware wallet users remain compatible with new roadmap features (e.g. Babel Fees, Nested Transactions, CIP-68), and that certified audits (required by Ledger) are performed.
I affirm this proposal’s alignment with the 2025 Ecosystem Budget Info Action, its Ekklesia vote threshold of 3.43B ADA, and strongly support this critical infrastructure work.
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- Yes 208.6K ₳ Rationale
This maintenance work is justifiable and the amount seems reasonable for the scope of the work. Looking forward to seeing quality work come out of this workstream.
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- Yes 184.4K ₳ Rationale
I am voting yes on all 39 Intersect Governance actions. The community has thoroughly reviewed the many proposals presented in the Intersect Budget Process for the 2025 budget. I was deeply involved in the entire process as an SME for the Budget Committee, and then as the Secretary for the Budget Committee.
The proposals presented represent an incredible amount of development for our ecosystem for the next year. The teams all received at least 50% on Ekklesia polling. The teams will face milestones in order to continue to receive funding. If a team fails to deliver, the process will stop them from enriching themselves without returning value.
If anything, we are spending too little on our community. We need to spend more to further develop our governance and our organized events. This is a liquid democracy. If you believe that all of these proposals deserve a chance to deliver, you can shift your delegation to my DRep ID.