Happy Wednesday!

This week's Community Digest covers several major protocol and governance developments across the Cardano ecosystem.

The headline is the Van Rossem hard fork, which is now live and moves Cardano to Protocol Version 11, proposed, debated, and ratified entirely through on-chain governance. Alongside it, the Constitutional Committee election is underway, with voting closing July 23 and candidates sharing their vision for the future of Cardano governance in the latest Roundtable Talk.

On the governance side, several Cardano Improvement Proposals (CIPs) continue through active review, including CIP-0193 on stake pool pruning and handle provider registry updates, alongside recent completions.

Additionally, this edition features:
• Cardano Foundation updates on joining the x402 Foundation, new Aiken cryptography developer guides, and enterprise blockchain pilots with Volvo Group.

• Intersect MBO's latest updates on van Rossem hard fork coordination, the Constitutional Committee election, and preparation for the upcoming Constitutional Amendment Portal.

• A Community Content spotlight featuring Learn Cardano's news update on AI-agent payments and the x402 Foundation, and Linda's analysis of Cardano's ecosystem resilience.

All this, and much more, in today's Community Digest.

https://forum.cardano.org/t/digest-july-22-2026-van-rossem-hard-fork-activates-constitutional-committee-election-cardano-foundation-updates-cardano-improvement-proposals-cip-updates-spotlight-on-learn-cardano-linda/155842