Cardano proposes to name the protocol version 11 hard fork "van Rossem hard fork"

The Cardano Community Hard Fork Working Group proposes to name the hard fork of 2026 Protocol Version 11 as the "van Rossem Hard Fork" in honor of the late governance representative Max van Rossem. Van Rossem participated in the drafting of Cardano's first constitution and played an important role in the process of incorporating Article 8 of the constitution. He also founded the AdaMoments project and actively participated in community building in the Netherlands. The community will vote on the naming proposal from January 13th to February 14th, 2026. This upgrade is expected to enhance node security, ledger consistency, and Plutus performance.