June 12, 2025
Attendees:
Name
Attendance
Role
Phil Lewis
Yes
ISC Member
Thiago Nunes
Yes
Interim ISC Member
Pedro Lucas
No
OSC Chair, Representing two Enterprise Members
Nicholas Cerny
Yes
Civics Committee Chair
Vaibhav S
Yes
GMC Member
Naushad Fouze
Yes
Product Committee
Jose Iadicicco
Yes
Community Member
Maureen Wepngong
Yes
DRep
Terence McCutcheon
Yes
Intersect
Tevo Saks
No
Community Member
Lorenzo Bruno
Tes
Recording: Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/06/12 15:59 CEST - Recording
Transcript: Intersect Governance WG Weekly - 2025/06/12 15:59 CEST - Transcript
Agenda 12.06.2025
Update from last week
Recommendations Discussion
Decisions/Actions
Discussion Point
Notes
Actions: Responsible / Note
Vulnerability in Board Elections (Vote Buying/Multiple Memberships)
This issue presents a significant risk, particularly given the upcoming board election introducing four new community seats. The low cost of entry (approximately $4k per seat) could enable malicious actors to gain substantial influence. It was acknowledged during discussions that improving the election process promptly is essential to mitigate this risk ahead of the October election.
The working group will finalize the proposed recommendations to address this vulnerability.
Problem Statement Definition
Initial problem statements were deemed insufficiently clear. Emphasis was placed on articulating the core risk concisely. The agreed core risk is: "A majority of the board could be held by nefarious actors, rendering Intersect unworkable or allowing them to act against the organization's interests."
The presentation slides will be updated to clearly articulate the revised problem statement and highlight the severe/possible risk assessment.
Proposed Solutions & Risk Mitigation
Various solutions were discussed, including: * Avoiding the risk: Reducing the number of community seats elected in October from four to two, maintaining the founding members' majority for now. This would be a temporary measure to buy time for more robust solutions. * Reducing the likelihood: Implementing KYC/web3 identity verification to prevent multiple memberships. Tracking member participation for eligibility (e.g., membership duration, activity levels). Requiring an extra action (e.g., rationale) to vote in board elections. Changing bylaws to restrict individual multiple memberships. * Accepting the risk: Relying solely on the existing audit process as a contingency, with the understanding that the current audit cannot fully detect or prevent vote buying due to lack of identity verification and bylaws. This approach was largely dismissed as insufficient.
A poll will be conducted on the Discord channel for the motion to elect only two new community seats in October, delaying the other two until April. If the motion passes, this will be presented as the primary recommendation to the ISC. The working group will continue to develop other risk mitigation strategies (KYC/web3 identity, participation tracking, bylaws changes) as secondary recommendations, presenting them as "things we're working on" to the ISC.
Simo will create the Discord poll for the primary motion, tagging eligible voting members. The group will reconvene next week to discuss additional recommendations if the primary motion passes or not.
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