Cardano Budget Committee: Budget Process Improvement and Treasury Transparency (2026–2027)
IntersectCBC (Cardano Budget Committee)
ID: 69f22067d699758cde5d4a70
This proposal supports Intersect’s Cardano Budget Committee’s continued evolution of Cardano’s treasury governance through two core work packages: (1) budget process and tooling improvement, and (2) treasury transparency and analytics. Following the 2026 budget cycle — the first to run on a unified, end-to-end platform — this proposal focuses on refining both the operational framework and the supporting infrastructure to improve how treasury decisions are made. The work is designed to make the budgeting process more repeatable, accessible, and scalable, while strengthening transparency and enabling data-informed decision-making. By improving both process and tooling, and enhancing visibility into treasury activity, this initiative supports more effective capital allocation and increased confidence in governance outcomes. The execution of the work packages outlined in the proposal is contingent on the IntersectMBO budget proposal's approval. We would have to withdraw our proposal should the IntersectMBO proposal fail the hydra vote.
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Each criterion is worth between 1 and 4 points. The score is the points earned out of the points on criteria that have been answered — shown as a percentage. Green is 75% or higher, Amber is 50–74%, and Red is below 50%.
Some criteria are checked automatically against the proposal data (open source, doxxed team, treasury return clauses, etc.). Others are human-judgment calls — value for money, public good, whether the deliverables are realistic. Those stay blank until a DRep ticks them.
Criteria can also be marked Not applicablewhen they don't fit the proposal — for example, "open source" doesn't apply to a DAO governance proposal with no software output. Those are excluded from the score entirely, neither helping nor hurting.
Green requires 80% coverage. If less than 80% of the applicable criteria (by points) have been answered, the verdict stays at Amber — "pending review" — even when every answered criterion passes. This proposal's coverage is currently 68% (13 of 19 applicable criteria answered). The auto-calculated band would have been Green, but coverage is below the threshold so the verdict is shown as Amber to flag that judgment criteria are still pending.
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"adoption_risk_notes": "Demand is well-evidenced from the budget committee's own retrospective. Primary risk is that WP2 tooling improvements (200k ADA) require Ekklesia/engineering team availability which is not entirely within the CBC's control. Workshop logistics (Rare Evo, Summit, Latam) are highest-cost items and benefit is less directly measurable."
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