Cardano Product Committee of Intersect

📊 Info Action Result The Cardano 2030 Info Action got DRep support with 67.8% YES votes, representing 3.77B ADA in voting power. This is a strong signal that the ecosystem believes the work is moving in the right direction. 🟢 tinyurl.com/cardano2030

🚨Returning unused funds back to the treasury 💰 We're committed to responsible stewardship, transparency, and ensuring treasury resources are used efficiently. Following approval by its members, the Cardano Product Committee (CPC) will return over 100,000 ADA of unused funds from the previous budget cycle back to the Cardano Treasury. The funds were originally allocated for local gatherings and business engagement activities. With the supermajority approval by DReps of Cardano's Vision, Mission & Strategy 2030 in January 2026, the core objective of that proposal was successfully delivered and the remaining funds are no longer needed. --- We also invite DReps to review and consider the CPC's 2027 budget proposal, which builds on the work completed so far and supports the next stage of delivery for the ecosystem. 👉 This is currently up for DRep voting in the Intersect Hydra-tool bit.ly/CPC-Budget-202…

🔎 Product Research Grants 👉1 week left to apply for any of the 9 Product Research initiatives. If you have any questions join today's session at 1PM UTC luma.com/sqp5iklp

If you can help Cardano better understand where it can create real usage, adoption, and product-market fit, we encourage you to apply. Review the open research initiatives and submit your proposal here: bit.ly/CPC-Product-Re…

🔎9 open research initiatives🔍 RFP 09: AI Commercial Positioning Strategic question Can AI become a credible Cardano adoption vertical with identifiable buyers, delivery partners, revenue pathways, and measurable Cardano-side activity; and if so, which AI use cases, audience claims, and next actions should Cardano stakeholders prioritize? 👉Review full details bit.ly/RFP-09

🔎9 open research initiatives🔍 RFP 06: Enterprise and RWA Readiness Assessment Strategic question Is Cardano ready for production-grade enterprise adoption, including real-world asset deployments; and which readiness gaps must close before enterprise pilots, RWA opportunities, and institutional use cases can convert into recurring usage, durable value, or scalable ecosystem adoption? 👉Review full details bit.ly/RFP-06

🔎9 open research initiatives🔍 RFP 05: Government and Emerging Markets Entry Strategy Strategic question How should Cardano sequence government and emerging-market entry by region, use case, partner model, and regulatory pathway; and what concrete regional playbooks would let Cardano stakeholders move from general interest to measurable pilots, usage, or partner action? 👉Review full details bit.ly/RFP-05

🔎9 open research initiatives🔍 RFP 04: Brand Awareness and Perception Strategic question How do external audiences currently perceive Cardano as a place to build, invest, partner, or deploy capital; how does that perception compare with Solana, Ethereum L2s, and other relevant peers; and which evidence-backed positioning moves would most credibly shift perception by audience? 👉Review full details bit.ly/RFP-04

🔎9 open research initiatives🔍 RFP 03: Stablecoin Liquidity Incentive and Activation Strategy Strategic question What stablecoin liquidity should Cardano stakeholders pay to create, in which venues, through which incentive mechanisms, and under what measurable conditions to produce durable depth rather than temporary mercenary capital? 👉Review full details bit.ly/RFP-03

🔎 Product Research Grants 🔍 The Cardano Product Committee has opened applications for the Product Research Grants. These grants are designed to support focused research initiatives that help Cardano make better product, market, ecosystem, and roadmap decisions. 👉 Apply here: bit.ly/CPC-Product-Re… ---- 🗓️ Key Dates: Submission period · from 20th May 2026, 12PM UTC · to 3rd June 2026, 12PM UTC Results will be shared on10th June 2026 💰 Overall Budget: ADA 373,000. ---- More Details 👇

🔎9 open research initiatives🔍 RFP 02: Use Case Landscape and Competitive Positioning Strategic question Where do Cardano's use cases actually stand today, where does Cardano win or lose against peer blockchain ecosystems, and which verticals should Cardano prioritize, partner into, wait on, or deprioritize over the next 24 months? 👉Review full details bit.ly/RFP-02

🔎9 open research initiatives🔍 RFP 01: Customer Segmentation and Profiling Strategic question Who are Cardano's current and potential customer segments, what does each segment need from Cardano, and which segments should be prioritized for activation through specific partner and channel strategies? 👉Review full details bit.ly/RFP-01

These research grants are intended to help answer structured questions that can inform Cardano’s long-term strategy and yearly priorities. The goal is not research for its own sake. The goal is decision-useful research that helps the ecosystem choose what to do next.

Cardano is moving into a phase where product decisions need to be informed by evidence, not only opinion. That means better understanding users, builders, markets, adoption barriers, use cases, and the decisions that could shape Cardano’s next stage of growth.

Intersect Committee Elections 2026 voting closes on Friday May 1 2026 at 1200 UTC. Candidates for Cardano Product Committee are: Tomas Garro Yoram Ben Zvi Juan Sierra Edomiya Girmay Minh Bui Decho Valev Alexa C. aka Thyme Samir Idris Tegegne Tefera James Meidinger Abdulrauf Yahaya Jose Velazquez Vote in the Members Area: members.intersectmbo.org

6/ We’ve kept this intentionally focused: • Small number of pilots (quality > quantity) • Clear feedback loops across WPs • Measurable outcomes • Unused funds returned where applicable

5/ Why this matters: Growth in MAU, transactions, and TVL doesn’t come from strategy alone. It comes from: → validating opportunities → executing well → learning fast This proposal is designed to enable that loop.

Cardan Product Committee - 2026 budget proposal: “2027 Objectives, Research validation & Market Pilots - IntersectCPC” Goal: move Cardano from strategy → validated execution → real-world adoption. We’d really value DRep review and feedback 👇 bit.ly/CPC-2026Budget