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This governance action proposes to replace the current Interim Constitutional Committee with the new committee selected by participating DReps during the Intersect-hosted election process from May 5th to July 6th, 2025.

This treasury withdrawal funds **Scalus - DApps Development Platform** which will provide the following services: Developing DApps on Cardano shouldn't require juggling multiple languages, libraries and frameworks. Scalus changes this by bringing the power of Scala 3 to the Cardano ecosystem, letting you write smart contracts, build transactions, and application layers --- all with the same language and familiar tools. It supports the complete development flow - setup, development, testing, debugging and deployment, backed by an industry-grade toolset and professional development experience. Key benefits that make Scalus + Scala 3 stand out: - Productivity boost at scale with Scala 3 - Reduced time-to-market - from prototyping to production in less time - Deep pool of Scala/Java/Kotlin talent available on the market Scalus is a Cardano DApps development platform made for professionals and businesses who want to get things done. This Treasury Withdrawal is submitted by Intersect on behalf of the vendor. The following sections; Abstract, Motivation, Rationale and Vendor Profile have been sourced from the approved proposal submitted by the Vendor as part of the Intersect budget process. This treasury withdrawal funds one of 39 proposals to give effect to the approved budget info action for ₳275,269,340, administered by Intersect via gov_action1u9x73kwufaxa70lfy59g4ynwyrcsaxdcd0gxzzmh67s9fxq4j8hqqk2phgh. The information provided herein is intended to fulfill the spirit of the constitutional requirement for a treasury withdrawal info action by also providing the details of the proposed solution, alignment to the budget, and amount to be withdrawn from the Cardano Treasury.

Following 4 weeks of active community consultation, the newly formed Cardano Govtool Consortium, made of all the community builders who actively develop the applications that make Govtool (ByronNetwork, WeDeliver, LidoNation and DQquadrant), those who use its code and APIs and individual contributors, proposes this Info Action to continue active maintenance and development of every application that makes GovTool itself, as the open-source community-owned set of tools built for public good, functioning as Cardano’s core interface for low-barrier participation in on-chain governance. As current funding concludes in June 2025, the new proposal outlines a leaner, more inclusive funding structure built to reflect community priorities. Over the past four weeks, substantial feedback was collected, through open forums, working groups, and direct contributions, by the community members participating in the Consortium. This feedback was carefully analyzed and embedded into a tiered proposal that balances operational stability, cost efficiency, and ecosystem-wide participation. The overall direction suggested by the community, considering the clear streamlined costs and the many options to contribute in its development, is to continue for the next 12 months to actively develop and evolve these tools, expanding further its open-source structure. With this Info Action, the Cardano Govtool Consortium aims to transparently share a revised direction and gauge broad community support. If positively received, it will enable the submission of a follow-up Treasury Withdrawal governance action to fund GovTool active development for the next 12 months.

This treasury withdrawal funds **OpShin - Python Smart Contracts for Cardano** which will provide the following services: This is OpShin: a toolchain that lets developers construct Cardano smart contracts in Python. The toolchain comprises several projects that aim to facilitate the development of Smart Contracts and dApps on Cardano. They are largely based on Python, or integrate well with it for maximal accessibility. On top of accessibility, OpShin ensures low transaction cost compared to PlutusTx. At the time of writing, Python is the second-most used language on GitHub, with 14.75% of the active userbase working with Python, and enjoys a 22.5% year-over-year increase in users; this is driven in part by its utility in data science and machine learning. Everyone who knows Python can leverage the toolstack available for Python development to build on Cardano; and that is a lot of people, with a lot of tools. OpShin enforces strict typing on the high-level programming: it implements a type system on top of Python type hints. However, all traces of typing are erased during compilation, for a maximum efficiency program. OpShin beats many programming languages when taken to the test for real use-cases. This Treasury Withdrawal is submitted by Intersect on behalf of the vendor. The following sections; Abstract, Motivation, Rationale and Vendor Profile have been sourced from the approved proposal submitted by the Vendor as part of the Intersect budget process. This treasury withdrawal funds one of 39 proposals to give effect to the approved budget info action for ₳275,269,340, administered by Intersect via gov_action1u9x73kwufaxa70lfy59g4ynwyrcsaxdcd0gxzzmh67s9fxq4j8hqqk2phgh. The information provided herein is intended to fulfill the spirit of the constitutional requirement for a treasury withdrawal info action by also providing the details of the proposed solution, alignment to the budget, and amount to be withdrawn from the Cardano Treasury.