# Meeting Minutes December 17, 2025 ## Attendees: | Name | Attendance | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) | Term | | ----------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------------- | ------------ | | Kevin Hammond | Yes | Chair | Y | October 2026 | | TBC | Yes | Vice Chair | Y | October 2026 | | Bosko Majdanac | Yes | Secretary | N | N/A | | Tex McCutcheon | Yes | Alt - Secretary | N | N/A | | Nicolas Biri | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 | | Duncan Coutts | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 | | Sebastian Nagel | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 | | Neil Davies | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 | | Alexander Moser | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | April 2026 | | Ryan Wiley | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 | | Udai Solanki | No | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 | | Leandros Holleman | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 | | Empty Seat | No | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 | Community/Other Attendees * Benjamin Hart * James Meidinger * Ryan Williams **Youtube recording:** **Recording:** [Technical Steering Committee - 2025/12/17 - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/133t_q55tQSdiBhQZAH2dHk5tER4-HNPn/view) **Transcript:** [Technical Steering Committee - 2025/12/17 - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrsszQSrakWZdEzPcigr5E3g6tcv9xhwSCU2KBV8j3M/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.epb983napx8r) **Chat Transcript:** [Technical Steering Committee - 2025/12/17 - Chat Transcript](https://drive.google.com/file/d/19z3JMf8zZxE8qOT-Jzg0Gzzxvg-diMwm/view) ## Intros Bosko: Senior Project Manager, Intersect Staff, TSC Secretary\ Duncan: TBD\ Alex: TBD\ Kevin: Kevin Hammond, TSC chair, Founder at Ensurable Systems\ Leo: Developer\@KeyPackt/AnetaV2/GenWealth single pool SPO, CEO LnLlabs, TSC member\ Neil: TSC, Network Params, PNSol Ltd\ Nicolas: Nicolas Biri, TSC voting member, Director of Software Architecture, IOG\ Ryan: Ryan Wiley, TSC voting member, Cybersecurity Penetration Tester.\ Sebastian: Sebastian Nagel, TSC voting member, Technical Architect, nCoding, IOE\ Tex: Terence 'Tex' McCutcheon - Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, OSC Secretary, Committee Liaison ## Agenda 12.17.25 * Actions from the last meeting - Bosko * Response on Nested Transactions - Bosko - * Chain Incident Partition Working Group Update - Ryan/Neil/Kevin * Report expected by year end * Hard Fork Working Group Update - Leandros/Sebastian/Kevin * Proposed name: van Rossem after Max van Rossem - we are asked to confirm this * Ideal Number of CC members - Alex * Timing of Governance Actions - Alex * TSC operational budget - Kevin * Increased Intersect focus on technical coordination in 2026 * 2030 Vision - Kevin * Vision is here: * Vice-Chair - Bosko * AOB ## Decisions/Actions Decisions * Hard Fork Naming: The committee officially voted (7 Yes, 1 Abstain) to name the Protocol Version 11 hard fork van Rossem after Max van Rossem. * KPI Review Strategy: It was decided to pause the review of the 2030 Vision KPIs and instead hold a dedicated joint session with the Product Committee. * Chain Partition Report: The technical view of the incident was finalized, confirming that the ledger remains consistent despite the orphan blocks. * Governance Communication: The committee decided to use its social media presence to inform the community about technical logic hazards (e.g., voting thresholds and treasury withdrawal timing). Actions * Kevin: Draft an outline for the 2026 TSC Operational Budget and share it with the group by the end of the week. * Alexander: Write a short blog post or X (Twitter) thread explaining the mathematical impact of increasing the Constitution Committee size to eight members. * Bosko: Send a formal invitation to the Product Committee to attend the TSC meeting on January 7th, 2026. * Ryan (Williams), Kevin Hammond & Ryan (Cerkoryn): Finalize the Chain Partition Incident Report for community distribution before the holiday break. * TSC Members: Review the Product Committee’s 2030 Vision document, specifically the strategy and KPI sections, in preparation for the January meeting. * TSC Members: Consider and submit nominations for the Vice Chair position.
| Topic | Discussion | Notes | | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome & Quorum | Kevin opened the final meeting of 2025. Attendance was noted, including late arrivals from Nicolas and Sebastian. | Quorum was confirmed for voting later in the meeting. | | Action Items Review | Bosko reviewed status: hard fork tracking repo updated, TSC response on nested transactions sent, and 2026 roadmap PR provided. | Actions from previous sessions were largely completed or in progress. | | Chain Partition Incident Report | Ryan (Cerkoryn) and Ryan (Williams) discussed the draft report regarding the recent chain fork. Analysis showed two contiguous orphan blocks prior to the incident. | No "nasties" found; ledger remains consistent. Final report targeted for end-of-year community release. | | Transaction Analysis | Kevin clarified that \~500 transactions appeared only on the non-preferred chain, with \~29 from the "bad block" not resubmitted. | Corrected data will be included in the technical report to provide a clear timeline. | | Hard Fork Working Group (HFWG) | Discussion on earmarking scope for the "Dickra" era. Proposal for a four-step process involving CIPs, shortlists, and DRep voting. | Future hard forks aim to be more open to community-driven contributions. | | Hard Fork Naming Vote | The committee voted on naming the Protocol Version 11 hard fork after Max van Rossum, a prominent Cardano ambassador who recently passed. | Motion Passed: 7 "Yes", 1 "Abstain". Max’s family expressed gratitude for the tribute. | | TSC Operational Budget 2026 | Kevin and Bosko discussed the need for a dedicated TSC budget for technical coordination, incident management, and rewarding volunteer experts. | Kevin to draft a small budget proposal for 2026 by the end of the week. | | Constitution Committee (CC) Size | Alexander raised concerns about increasing CC members to eight. Due to 2/3 rounding, 6/8 is harder to achieve than 5/7, potentially slowing ratification. | Alexander to write a short educational post/thread for the TSC X (Twitter) account. | | Governance Timing Risks | Alexander noted a potential clash between electing a new CC member and a treasury withdrawal action; late ratification could cause the withdrawal to be dropped. | Observed as a "logic hazard" in the current governance system; community should be informed of sequencing risks. | | Parameter Update Sequencing | Ryan (Cerkoryn) highlighted dependencies for upcoming 2026 updates (CC size, Plutus limits, and cost models). | Successful updates require hashes of preceding proposals; tracking is required to avoid DRep confusion. | | 2030 Vision & KPIs | The Product Committee submitted a vision document with KPIs for adoption, reliability, and revenue. Neil and Duncan critiqued the current "reliability" metrics as poorly defined. | TSC will invite the Product Committee to the first meeting of 2026 (Jan 7th) for a deep dive. | | Vice Chair Vacancy | Kevin called for nominations for the TSC Vice Chair position. Sebastian declined; no other members have stepped forward yet. | Members encouraged to consider the role; election policy from Intersect is being finalized. | | Meeting Close | Kevin thanked the group for their hard work throughout the year. | Meeting adjourned with holiday wishes. |