Intersect released cardano-node 11.1.2, which supersedes 11.1.1 and asks SPOs to prioritize the upgrade alongside mithril-signer 1.1.9. The Dingo Go node validated mainnet blocks, a milestone for node diversity, while the Board Election entered its final week with eleven candidates competing for two seats. The Constitutional Amendment Portal holds seven proposals in consultation, and three governance actions remain live, including the OpenZeppelin Stack treasury withdrawal and the minPoolCost parameter change.

Intersect pre-released cardano-node 11.1.1 with Dijkstra preparations advancing across the ecosystem, including a readiness tracker and upcoming DijkstraNet testnet. GovTool found a new maintainer in Sireto, led by original builder Sandip Pandey, ensuring the governance tool stays open source and actively maintained. The Board Election confirmed eleven candidates for two member-elected seats, and the newly enacted Constitutional Committee began its term.

Intersect detailed the Dijkstra era node roadmap, placing potential hard fork enactment between December 5 and January 4 with a high-confidence window from February 24 to March 26. The Constitutional Committee update ratified with 71.95% DRep and 56.54% SPO support, and the newly elected committee takes seats without a gap in oversight. The Board Election opened applications for two member-elected seats, and the Constitutional Amendment Portal added threaded discussions, a drafts area, and co-author crediting.

The Constitutional Amendment Portal is live for alpha testing at cap.intersectmbo.org, giving the community a structured home for proposing and refining changes to the Cardano Constitution. Users can highlight a precise passage of the Constitution, submit a Constitutional Amendment Proposal or raise an issue, and follow each proposal through its lifecycle. Wallet connection uses a stake address as identity, with no account, email, or password required.

The Intersect Parameter Committee submitted a parameter update governance action combining a minPoolCost reduction from 170 to 75 ada with the second part of a 25% increase to Plutus memory limits. Ratification requires support from both DReps and stake pool operators. The lower fixed fee gives small pools breathing room as block rewards decline, while the completed memory increase eases contract deployment for developers.

A Cardano Community roundtable hosted three Constitutional Committee candidates to discuss what serving on the Committee involves as the 2026 election gets underway. Moderated by the Cardano Foundation governance lead, the session moved past a traditional candidate introduction to examine the practical realities of the role, including workload, transparency, constitutional interpretation, collaboration, and Committee fatigue. Candidates also addressed whether the current incentive model is sufficient to sustain long-term participation, giving DReps and observers a fuller view of the responsibilities and challenges ahead of the vote.

Input Output outlined a small, purely technical Constitution update ahead of the Dijkstra era, adding the new protocol parameters introduced by the hard fork to the Guardrails so they remain governable from day one. The proposal is strictly limited to the new parameters and their Guardrail ranges, with no changes to tenets, roles, or thresholds. DReps would ratify the change and the Constitutional Committee confirm its constitutionality, with submission targeted before epoch 655.

Intersect is facilitating the election process for Cardano’s Constitutional Committee to fulfill a critical "unowned function" required by Section 3.2 of the Cardano Constitution. Because a fair election requires a structurally neutral administrator, Intersect has stepped in as a non-partisan steward rather than a participant, leveraging its established institutional knowledge in managing member-driven governance. This independent, non-commercial coordination ensures that the committee can be updated efficiently without stalling Cardano's overall governance framework.

The April 2026 Intersect Committee Elections have concluded. A total of 102 candidates ran for 37 seats across eight committees, yielding a 24.8% voter turnout (187 members casting 3,967 ballots). Following an internal review and an independent audit by Dquadrant, the results were officially certified. Intersect also announced upcoming measures to strengthen member verification. The next elections are slated for 2027.

This Roundtable examines DRep participation and accountability in Cardano governance. Discussants focused on overcoming inconsistency and "DRep fatigue" through better voting rationales and sustainable role definitions. The goal is a robust framework that keeps DReps active and accountable, ensuring long-term decentralized alignment.