# Meeting Minutes January 21, 2026 ## Attendees: | Name | Attendance | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) | Term | | ----------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------------- | ------------ | | Kevin Hammond | Yes | Chair | Y | October 2026 | | TBC | No | Vice Chair | Y | October 2025 | | 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 | No | 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 | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 | | Leandros Holleman | Yes | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 | | Seungheon Oh | No | Member/Seat | Y | October 2026 | Community/Other Attendees * Abhik Nag * Christian Taylor * Markus Gufler * Owen * Ryan Williams Recording: [Technical Steering Committee - 2026/01/21 - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bj9x7wa-xzU2HVLl3Hk3WaDubXhN16ae/view?usp=sharing) Youtube: Transcript: [Technical Steering Committee - 2026/01/21 - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V5DMeoBO2IyxVwYXb_--MakQK60pWiyqGcu5XjsyJ4k/edit?usp=sharing) Chat Transcript: [Technical Steering Committee - 2026/01/21 - Chat Transcript](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12dyMhVJfO1l9t1Nu3z_RCnIn-Z9hSWF7/view?usp=sharing) ## Intros Ryan: Ryan Wiley, Cybersecurity Professional, TSC Voting Member\ Sebastian: Sebastian Nagel, Technical architect, nCoding, IOE\ Nicolas: Nicolas Biri, Director of Software Architecture, IOG\ Udai: Udai Solanki, Member TSC and OSC, AIQUANT\ Bosko: Bosko Majdanac - Senior Project Manager, Intersect Staff, TSC Secretary ## Agenda 01.21.26 * Actions from the last meeting * Feedback on 2030 Vision KPIs/Plans * Meeting with Product Committee * Goals and Objectives * Parameter Updates * 2025 Budget Proposals * Alignment and professionalisation * TSC Operational Budget * Changing Meeting Time * Cover for KH next week * Vice-Chair * AOB ## Decisions/Actions **Decisions** * Meeting Time Change: The weekly TSC meeting will now start at 1500 UTC to accommodate other meetings. * KPI Ownership: The TSC will take responsibility for the "refinement" of technical KPIs (Qualitative/Quantitative) but not the final "Assurance" or "Execution." * Working Group Status: No new working group will be formed for KPIs; the task is delegated to Leandro and Ryan C. * Hard Fork Working Group meeting time: The internal working session will be moved. **Actions** * SPO Outreach: Alex, Ryan W., and Marcus to draft/promote communications (X/Twitter, blog posts) to encourage SPOs to vote on current governance actions. * Constitutional Review: Kevin and Neil to review recent changes to the constitution (specifically guardrail timings) to assess security impacts. * Goals & Objectives: Kevin to share a Google Doc for members to input unstructured goals for the 2026 term. * Stake Pool Math: Ryan C. to finish the viability math for K=1000 with assistance from Terence. * CIP Backlog: Ryan C. to progress the Ledger CIP for Calidus keys. * Chair for Next Week: TSC members to coordinate out-of-band to find a volunteer to chair the January 28th meeting in Kevin’s absence. | Topic | Discussion | Notes | | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Agenda Additions | Markus raised a query regarding [a catalyst-funded blockchain security project](https://projectcatalyst.io/funds/12/cardano-partners-and-real-world-integrations/cutting-edge-web3-threat-detection-for-the-cardano-network-by-check-point-software-security) (a dashboard build). He questioned who maintains the credentials and defines attack parameters. | To be added to a future agenda for deeper technical review. | | Action Items Review | Bosko and Kevin reviewed actions from the last meeting. Alex's blog post on the constitution committee is complete. | Items regarding research reports and the chain incident report were held over. | | Chain Incident Report | Kevin and Neil updated that the report is intended for publication by the end of the week. Discussion held on ensuring recommendations are clearly labeled as Executive vs. Working Group. | The Working Group has been disbanded; authorship must be clear to avoid misrepresentation. | | Stake Pool Viability (K=1000) | Ryan C. is calculating how much stake would move to smaller pools if the 'K' parameter is raised to 1,000. | Terence offered to assist with the mathematical modeling. | | TSC Operational Budget | Kevin organized a kick-off call for 4 PM today to progress the TSC operational budget based on recent poll results. | This is an initial session to get the process moving. | | Meeting Schedule Change HFWG | Bosko coordinated with IOE to move the weekly session from Tuesdays to Thursdays to better align with release meetings. | Bosko to verify there are no conflicts with existing Thursday meetings. | | 2030 Vision & KPIs | Leandro presented a document to the Product Committee. They requested the TSC take ownership of technical KPIs and provide specific target values. | Product Committee was receptive; Leandro and Ryan C. will lead the refinement. | | KPI Framework | Neil and Ryan C. proposed a structure: Aspirations → Requirements → Execution → Assurance. | Focus is on "refining" rather than "executing" or "setting direction." | | 2026 Goals & Objectives | The Intersect Committees (IC) proposed that committees set formal goals. Terence noted the TSC currently lacks clear lines of sight into all working groups. | Kevin to create a Google Doc for collaborative drafting of these goals. | | Parameter Updates | Alex and Ryan C. discussed the two-step increase for transaction and block units. Current voting shows 21% DRep participation but <5% SPO participation. | Urgency noted to increase SPO awareness as this involves security parameters. | | Governance & Constitution | Ryan W. presented a timeline of parameter changes. A discrepancy was noted regarding a change in the "guardrail" period (from 3 months/90 days). | Discussion on whether constitutional changes were properly vetted by the Security Council. | | Hard Fork Strategy | Sebastian initiated a "temperature check" on the frequency of hard forks. Consensus leaned toward a minimum 6-month gap between major updates. | Target for the next major change (Dijkstra) is roughly late autumn 2026. | | TSC Meeting Time | Proposed to move the TSC meeting start time to 1500 UTC to avoid overlap with other meetings. | Change approved starting next week. | | Leadership & Admin | Kevin will be away next week. A volunteer is needed to chair the next session. Bosko is still seeking nominations for a Vice Chair. | No immediate volunteer for chair; to be resolved out-of-band. |