Governance Actions

Withdraw ₳605,000 for A free Native Asset CDN for Cardano Developers

Treasury withdrawal: Pays ADA out of the Cardano treasury.

Status
Enacted: Approved and in effect.
Proposed
18 Jul 2025, in epoch 570
Amount
₳605,000
Action ID
gov_action13tfag48nf94rtjcdq7c06vhkslmxxw9h6c88sl7q5g5nnewcsvlpx66gmxa

Votes

  • DReps: 75.6% yes, 67% needed, threshold reached, 146 Yes · 59 No · 19 Abstain.
  • Stake pools: do not vote on this action.
  • Constitutional Committee: 100% yes.

Projects it pays for

Abstract

This treasury withdrawal funds **A free Native Asset CDN for Cardano Developers** which will provide the following services:

Building reliable infrastructure to display Cardano native assets (NFTs &FTs) efficiently, at scale, can cost upwards of $100,000 and take 9+ months of development effort. **We propose to deliver a free Native Asset Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Cardano, by making our existing NFTCDN services free to use for anyone building on Cardano**. NFTCDN has been operating since 2022 and provides fast, reliable and resilient multimedia and metadata delivery through a globally distributed CDN, enabling projects to display native assets effortlessly. By removing technical and financial barriers, NFTCDN allows developers to focus on product innovation and growth, accelerate time-to-market, and promotes wider adoption and implementation of native assets within apps across the Cardano ecosystem.

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info action by also providing the details of the proposed solution, alignment to the budget, and amount to be withdrawn from the Cardano Treasury.