Jose De Gamboa

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@CivitasExplorer Thanks! Will the math for the NCL take into account refunds made to the treasury by projects that return funds?

Nobody asked for an NCL tracker, so here you are Cardano! civitasexplorer.com/treasury You can now track enacted and ratified withdrawals as well as play around with currently active withdrawal proposals to see how it can turn out. You are welcome!

@YoramBenzvi @Elkconnect_web3 @phil_uplc @adamKDean @AiquantTech @txpipe_tools @krissbaird We need more of this

at the meantime also on Cardano Farms in India being mapped and onboarded to Cardano - already 7965

@tsnnst You bring up a good point worth exploring deeper. @IntersectCIVICS @NicolasC3rny please take note. Perhaps a ZK proof of voting without revealing direction until the end could help? On the downside this tampers holder's ability to switch drep during the lifetime of a proposal.

Some DReps are affiliated with proposers (this is observable, even if not universal). In a sequential, finite-budget process, early approvals face less comparative pressure and shape the remaining allocation. Early voters are also judged with less context, since their decisions are not benchmarked against the full proposal set. This creates a reputation asymmetry: early participation enables DReps to optimize for optics while facing less accountability, whereas later participants are judged under full scrutiny. The result is a timing-based advantage that can translate into both financial upside (via affiliated proposals) and reputational advantage.

@GameChangerOk @RodrigoPacini Tks!

@Bitcows @RodrigoPacini ✅ Voted for both of you (A here)

🗳️ Cardano fam, I’m running for Intersect’s Civics and Budget Committees, and I’d be grateful for your vote. ⏳ Only 7 days left to vote in the 2026 Intersect elections. I’ve already been doing the work: governance analysis & research, treasury scrutiny, accountability, and funding design in Cardano for years, without a seat, without funding, and without hidden private agendas. 🔹 I’ve been active in Cardano since 2019, became a Cardano Ambassador in 2021, and joined Project Catalyst in Fund 2. Today, I work under @AgoraCardano as an independent DRep, blockchain analyst, governance researcher, and builder. 🔹 My experience includes nearly six years contributing to Catalyst as a Community Reviewer, two years as a Milestone Reviewer, and sustained public work focused on governance analysis, accountability, open frameworks, and improving decision-making across the Cardano ecosystem. 🔹 I care about independence, integrity, evidence, and principled dissent. I won’t compromise my judgment for private interests, political convenience, or undisclosed agendas. My work is public. My positions are public. My goal is a stronger and more accountable #Cardano. My applications for the 2026 @IntersectMBO elections: 💰 Budget Committee: members.intersectmbo.org/dashboard/voti… 🗳️ Civics Committee: members.intersectmbo.org/dashboard/voti… 👤My Intersect profile: members.intersectmbo.org/dashboard/memb… Here are the candidates I’m supporting across Intersect committees 👇 📈 Growth & Marketing Committee 🔹 Josefine Birkigt (@Josi_sndnc) 🔹 Marco Moshi (@GrendelMarco) 🔹 Laura Mattiucci (@Laura_Mattiucci) 🔹 Andy Hung (@ndigitalasset) 🔹 Alexa Thyme (@design_thyme) 🤝 Membership & Community Committee 🔹 Fanny Wijaya (@FannyFNY_) 🔹 Ridwan Itopa Musa (@MusaRidwanItopa) 🔹 Vaibhav Solanki (@silversoul8668) 🔹 Wilco Van de Burgwal (@iamwilco) 🔹 Anuj Chaudhary (@AnujChaudhary25) 🛠️ Product Committee 🔹 Yoram Ben Zvi (@YoramBenzvi) 🔹 Jose Velazquez (@jrv97_velazquez) 🔹 James Meidinger (@blockjock2017) 🔹 Juan Sierra (@jsierrax) 🔹 Tomas Garro (@cryptomas45) 💻 Open Source Committee 🔹 Bora Oben (@boraonchain) 🔹 Pawel Jakubas 🔹 Olivier Mwatsimulamo (@OlivierMWATSIM1) ⚙️ Technical Steering Committee 🔹 Christian Taylor (@DeOpenSourceGuy) 🔹 Alex Moser (@alxaex) 🔹 Marcin Szamotulski (@me_coot) 🔹 Neil Davies 🔹 Noon Van der Silk 🗳️ Civics Committee 🔹 Nicolas Cerny (@NicolasC3rny) 🔹 Ken Erik Ølmheim (@kenerik) 🔹 Jose Miguel De Gamboa (@Bitcows) 🔹 Beatrice Anihiri (@BeatriceAnihiri) 🔹 Rodrigo Pacini (@Rodrigopacini) 💰 Budget Committee 🔹 Stephen Wood 🔹 Dmitry Shibaev (@DmitryMeshkov) 🔹 Samuel Hogan (@shaggyrax) 🔹 Rodrigo Pacini (@RodrigoPacini) 🧭 Intersect Steering Committee 🔹 Jonah Koch (@jonahkoch) 🔹 Jose Velazquez (@jrv97_velazquez ) My selection followed two main criteria. 🔸First, I prioritized candidates with stronger experience directly related to the scope of each committee and, whenever possible, candidates who are already actively contributing in those areas. Domain knowledge and practical involvement mattered most in my evaluation. 🔸Second, as an additional criterion, I gave preference to independent-minded candidates. I believe committees benefit from greater plurality of representation and from incorporating different viewpoints, especially when those perspectives are grounded in competence, evidence, and real engagement with the work.

@LucasMacchia2 @IOHK_Charles @jj_siler @MauroAndreoliA @IOGroup Time to use one or our proudest moments to push for the next level of Cardano's governance and real world impact. Let's build our next great moment together!

Proud moment for Argentina and for Cardano The City of Buenos Aires has declared the Cardano Constitutional Convention of public interest. Cardano governance, recognized at the institutional level. Thank you @IOHK_Charles, @jj_siler & @MauroAndreoliA for all the support. Argentina Delivers 🇦🇷

Very excited to see proposals in this direction. Looking forward to learning more about it, definetly the direction we need to move in.

I've been contacted by a few people about an allegation of wrongdoing at Intersect. I rarely do this, but I think it's important to correct falsehoods before they take root, and to also clarify process. Let me start with how Intersect actually works. No individual member or committee secretary has the authority to approve funds or contracts. That authority sits solely with the governing Board, through majority approval, or with the Executive team under delegated authority from the Board. This isn't a policy preference - it's how we are legally structured. The allegation that Lloyd "approved" or “directed” funding to a family member's company is therefore not just inaccurate, it is structurally impossible. Both contracts cited were approved by prior leadership in 2024. The dollar contract relates to Lloyd's engagement as a budget subject matter expert, hired by that same prior leadership. Neither contract was something Lloyd had any authority to approve, then or now. Lloyd's current position is Secretary to the Budget Committee - a non-decision-making, administrative role that the committee themselves requested he continue in. He has been a valued contributor to the myriad of improvements the budget process has undergone for its 2026 iteration. I recognize it may sound convenient to point to "previous leadership," so let me be clear about the broader principle: fiduciary responsibility at Intersect sits with its leadership and Board. These processes were not bypassed. They cannot be, by design. Multiple checks and balances between my staff and the Board are how we operate. I take this seriously. Intersect is a nonprofit with a sole focus on advancing Cardano, and I hold our governance standards accordingly. I accept that we can always improve on transparency and in some ways, the fact that I'm writing this is evidence that it exists. Lastly, it is fair to ask whether any contract delivered good value. That's healthy scrutiny. But publicly accusing an individual of corruption based on inaccurate claims is not, and it shouldn't go uncorrected.

I agree, we need to amend the constitution with these structural reforms. Let's take what we've learned and make Cardano Governance better.

Cardano has set a budget cap of 350M ADA (~$140M USD) annually, and treasury withdrawal proposals are now flooding in. Yet the top 10 DReps control over 48% of voting power, meaning 10 accounts effectively decide how $140M is allocated, with zero external audit. To put $140M in perspective: A mid-cap public company's annual R&D budget A Series C startup funding round A small municipality's entire annual budget Now consider: 10 people control these decisions. No board of 10 would unilaterally allocate $140M in a publicly traded company without shareholder approval, audit committees, and regulatory oversight. No municipality of comparable budget would allow 10 officials to spend taxpayer money without council votes, public hearings, and external audits. Yet Cardano's treasury, of equivalent scale, operates with 10 accounts holding veto power over $140M, answerable to no one. Daily flow under their control: 960K ADA = $380K USD The Clarity Act Question: Under the SEC's new guidance, sufficient decentralization determines whether crypto assets are commodities or securities. How would regulators assess a network where 10 accounts control $140M in capital allocation without oversight? This isn't just poor governance—it's a regulatory time bomb. What needs to happen: Delegation diversification: Break up concentrated voting power Hard caps on DRep voting power: Structurally prevent re-concentration Transparency and accountability: External audit mechanisms For Cardano, decentralization isn't an ideal—it's a survival requirement. #Target15 #カルダノガバナンス

Intersect Committee Elections 2026 applications are now open! Apply via the Intersect Members Area. Here is the first in a series of committee videos, Jose De Gamboa (@bitcows) from the Intersect Steering Committee giving his thoughts on why participation in committees matters.

The Budget Proposal Submission Template is now available to download from the Intersect Knowledge Base. As part of the budget process facilitated by Intersect, this template is provided to help proposers prepare their submissions in advance. 🔗 buff.ly/aZXNk8v

Colombia Fintech 2026-2030: Hacia una arquitectura legal para la economía de los Bits. 💥 Mientras el mundo avanza hacia modelos de regulación clara de la industria cripto, Colombia enfrenta el reto de superar un marco normativo que hoy se percibe como de "contención". Con un crecimiento interanual del 42,5% en la región, los criptoactivos han dejado de ser un nicho tecnológico para convertirse en una infraestructura financiera sistémica. 🇨🇴Desde Colombia Fintech 2026-2030 se plantea una transformación profunda basada en tres pilares regulatorios: Inclusión a través de Stablecoins: Proponemos modificar la Ley 9 de 1991 para permitir que las operaciones de obligatoria canalización (como inversión extranjera o exportaciones) puedan pagarse con stablecoins, aprovechando su trazabilidad y eficiencia. Calibración del Riesgo (UIAF): Reportar transacciones mínimas genera una sobrecarga administrativa ineficiente. Proponemos elevar el umbral de reporte a USD 1.000, alineándonos con las recomendaciones del GAFI para enfocarnos en riesgos reales de LA/FT. Tokenización del Mundo Real: Buscamos un régimen que reconozca que la titularidad registrada en una blockchain tiene validez jurídica para bienes corporales, permitiendo fraccionar la propiedad de activos y democratizar la inversión. La tecnología blockchain ofrece transparencia, inmutabilidad y seguridad. Es momento de que la regulación colombiana deje de ser una barrera y se convierta en el habilitador de un sistema financiero moderno y competitivo. 🚀 #TsunamiRegulatorio #HojaDeRutaCF

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En Colombia se presentará un proyecto de Ley para regular servicios que utilizan criptomonedas, sin haber invitado a la industria y con un completo hermetismo sobre el contenido del mismo. La industria ha buscado la conversación sobre regulación adecuada desde 2019, y ha apoyado iniciativas legislativas lideradas por congresistas como @MauroToroO y @Julianlopezte, entre otros. Iniciativas que han encontrado oposición en el @BancoRepublica y los gobiernos de turno. Resulta paradójico que los mismos actores que se han opuesto al desarrollo de las iniciativas impulsadas por el congreso, han venido construyendo un proyecto de ley a puerta cerrada desde hace mas de un año, ignorando a una industria que lleva años pidiendo ser escuchada. Como lo aceptan en el artículo, el enfoque del @BancoRepublica ha sido de prohibición. Por conversaciones privadas, al parecer el texto del proyecto de ley es restrictivo y lo que en realidad quiere el Banco Central es adquirir facultades que hoy no tienen para "regular" (En realidad detener aún más) a la industria cripto en Colombia. La invitación (que debería ser obvia) es a una conversación abierta con la Industria que se busca regular, donde además se comunique a la opinión pública la intenciones y el texto de este proyecto de Ley. Que sea una conversación constructiva entre actores públicos y privados en búsqueda del desarrollo económico y social de Colombia. Colombia Fintech Alianza In Colombia Blockchain Colombia Alianza Blockchain ANDI DEL FUTURO - ANDI ANDI - Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Colombia Valora Analitik CriptoNoticias Cointelegraph DiarioBitcoin BeInCrypto @colombiafintech @alianzainco @Blockchain_Col @AlianzaBlock @ANDI_Colombia @ValoraAnalitik @CriptoNoticias @CointelegraphEE @DiarioBitcoin @beincrypto_es

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Calling all DReps and SPOs!!! We need your help. This change will improve the amount of smart contracts that can fit in a single transaction. It's been benchmarked and evaluated that it won't harm the ecosystem. Asking for your vote to get it over the threshold!!!

@IntersectTSC @IntersectCIVICS @IntersectMBO @IntersectCBC have this on the radar. I will keep a close eye on the progress so we get the NCL as a ledger parameter ASAP

Cardano SPOs and DReps and CC. YOU ARE ALL RUNNING OUT OF TIME!!! Please vote YES on this parameter change. This is the LAST EPOCH to do so. This parameter change allows smart contracts to DO MORE work in one Tx. Sorry for shouting, but please get off your asses and do your job. RT for visibility. adastat.net/governances/c2…