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Jack B
@JBriggsLondon
Executive Director @IntersectMBO
Supporting the Cardano ecosystem through a member-based structure, tech coordination incl mainnet upgrades & incident response
There are good days, and then there are better ones to come. For those governance hawks, the first Treasury Withdrawal action out of the 39 was submitted last night. Before we hit go on the remaining 38, we spotted an issue with the author signature in GovTool. It's a minor🔥 New release: cardano-signer 1.27.0 github.com/gitmachtl/card… This is a CRITICAL update, please download the new version asap‼️ * Critical update to enforce "safeMode = true" for the jsonld canonization used in governance metadata. Operations like signing, verification or
- After my keynote at the Cardano Summit, I was greeted by an attendee who said "great speech, boring mind you, but great". He then joked "it's boring because Cardano has its shit together". He hails from Polkadot who have the battle scars when it comes to annual budgets... Being
- Replying to @BorisJohnsonThere is no deal better than the one we already have.
- All 39 Treasury withdrawals now on-chain! Using this moment to call out one very special individual in my team who has put in a HUGE shift this week - @Ryun1_ Thanks everyone, and happy voting.
- Really proud of the delegates, alternates & ICC members here Nairobi. After long days & late nights, heated conversations, I've made a lot of new friends ❤️ Whatever the outcome was going to be, it's been an heroic effort & I feel blessed to be part of this incredible community
00:00 - Replying to @emilyhewertsonAlso leaked classified information?! Stop this shit.
- This is something I’ve been wrestling with for a while. Defending mediocrity, even when it’s not your intent, wears you down. The bar hasn’t quietly dropped. The pace hasn’t slowed. If anything, the pressure and intensity have increased. But somewhere along the way, it becomesIntersect is making changes to better serve the Cardano Community We are announcing today that Lawrence Clark has departed his role as Head of Operations. We thank him for his contribution during Intersect’s setup and wish him well. @JBriggsLondon will now lead the organization
- Replying to @EstherMcVey1 and @BorisJohnson✅ I've voted in the hope of keeping my job.
- We're not all here yet, but you wouldn't know it. Convention is alive and kicking in Nairobi! We're working late this week to get the constitution looking tip-top ahead of the vote on Thursday 💪
00:00 - Update from the first couple of days in the new job: First, I want to thank everyone for the incredible support and well-wishes following the recent leadership changes. Your trust means a great deal to me personally, but now it is crucial that this support translates directly
- Replying to @Femi_Sorry and @LBC@NickFerrariLBC has just gushed and chuckled his way through that. He ended the interview with "nicely done" Not only do we end up with the politicians we deserve, we also end up with the journalists we deserve.
- Treasury withdrawals... Over the past week or so I’ve been speaking with committee members, vendors, the community at large, and many others here on X about how Intersect should approach Treasury Withdrawals in relation to our current Budget Info Action. It’s a nuanced and
