Cardano's community hard fork working group has proposed naming the 2026 protocol version 11 hard fork the "van Rossem Hard Fork" in honor of the late Max van Rossem. Van Rossem, a key figure in Cardano's governance, contributed significantly to the drafting of the platform's first constitution and was instrumental in the inclusion of Article 8. He also founded the AdaMoments project and was active in community building in the Netherlands. The community will vote on this naming proposal from January 13th to February 14th, 2026. The protocol version 11 upgrade aims to enhance node security, ledger consistency, and Plutus performance, marking a significant step forward for the Cardano network.