# Inactive Proposals

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## [About the Inactive Proposals category](https://forum.cow.fi/t/about-the-inactive-proposals-category/1020)

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**Author:** [@Master\_CoW](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Master_CoW)\
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Proposals that have not received any activity (comment) for more than 3 months

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## [CIP-Draft: Add new chains to DAO Snapshot Voting Strategies](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-add-new-chains-to-dao-snapshot-voting-strategies/2730)

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**Author:** [@yvesfracari](https://forum.cow.fi/u/yvesfracari)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-add-new-chains-to-dao-snapshot-voting-strategies/2730 "2026-09-20T13:13:23Z")

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CIP: \<to be assigned when moved to phase 2\> title: Add new chains to DAO Snapshot Voting Strategies author: @yvesfracari status: Draft created: \<2025-01-07\> Simple Summary To participate to the CoW DAO governance it…

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## [CIP-Draft: Affiliate Program Incentives](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-affiliate-program-incentives/831)

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**Author:** [@middleway.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/middleway.eth)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-affiliate-program-incentives/831 "2026-02-13T09:59:58Z")

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CIP: Draft title: Affiliate Program Incentives author: @middleway.eth status: Draft created: 2022-04-08 requires: \<\> Introduction CowSwap offers a referral feature that allows users to generate their own referral link, …

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## [\[Draft\] CoW DAO Delegation Program Proposal](https://forum.cow.fi/t/draft-cow-dao-delegation-program-proposal/2444)

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**Author:** [@middleway.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/middleway.eth)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/draft-cow-dao-delegation-program-proposal/2444 "2024-11-01T14:13:43Z")

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Introduction: The COW Token Vote Delegation Program is designed to enhance the governance process of the COW token ecosystem by allowing token holders to delegate their voting rights to their preferred delegates. This pr…

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## [Cow revenue share discussion](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-revenue-share-discussion/2521)

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**Author:** [@valloderbabo](https://forum.cow.fi/u/valloderbabo)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-revenue-share-discussion/2521 "2024-10-31T19:31:57Z")

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Hi guys, I am a huge fan of the cow protocol and I think a rev share via staking would be the next step that the Dao should take. Aave also considers a proposal for a rev share lately and there is the idea coming from. …

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## [CoW DAO Delegate Council Nomination - Apply Now!](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-delegate-council-nomination-apply-now/2479)

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**Author:** [@middleway.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/middleway.eth)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-delegate-council-nomination-apply-now/2479 "2024-10-28T10:54:52Z")

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Dear CoW DAO Community, We are excited to announce the nomination process for the CoW DAO Delegate Council. This council is a vital component of our newly proposed COW Token Vote Delegation Program, designed to enhance …

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## [Fees and CoW bonding for MEVBlocker](https://forum.cow.fi/t/fees-and-cow-bonding-for-mevblocker/1876)

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**Author:** [@koeppelmann](https://forum.cow.fi/u/koeppelmann)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/fees-and-cow-bonding-for-mevblocker/1876 "2024-03-26T14:05:56Z")

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https://mevblocker.io/ is a project by Cowswap in collaboration with Gnosis and Beaverbuild. It provides a simple RPC endpoint for users to connect to. If they connect to this endpoint their transaction will not be sent…

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## [CIP-Draft: Should CowDAO consider revenue-share tokens to reduce COW sell pressure?](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-should-cowdao-consider-revenue-share-tokens-to-reduce-cow-sell-pressure/1066)

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**Author:** [@Habs4lyfe](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Habs4lyfe)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-should-cowdao-consider-revenue-share-tokens-to-reduce-cow-sell-pressure/1066 "2024-01-03T15:47:06Z")

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The purpose of this CIP is to gather feedback and support within the community to consider a modified version of the “ve” token structure that will protect the COW token. Simple Summary Sell pressure on the COW token …

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## [Adjust Solver Rewards to Allow for Higher Cap](https://forum.cow.fi/t/adjust-solver-rewards-to-allow-for-higher-cap/1842)

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**Author:** [@tomatosoup](https://forum.cow.fi/u/tomatosoup)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/adjust-solver-rewards-to-allow-for-higher-cap/1842 "2023-07-26T18:29:02Z")

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Motivation CIP-20 introduced an auction based solver mechanism. However, due to budgetary reasons, a low cap of 0.01 ETH was included to ensure that rewards were within budget. This has led to numerous problems. For one…

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## [Proposal to provide incentive to limit order](https://forum.cow.fi/t/proposal-to-provide-incentive-to-limit-order/1358)

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**Author:** [@ZJ1](https://forum.cow.fi/u/ZJ1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/proposal-to-provide-incentive-to-limit-order/1358 "2022-12-31T01:06:10Z")

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As you can see, more limit order means more chance to match the order within CoW and save $. If we assign e.g. 10% of a particular pairs (eg, eth/usdc) transaction fee CoW collected to the limit order provided during th…

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## [CIP-Draft: PoWDump Finalisation - Donating PoWDump collected fees](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-powdump-finalisation-donating-powdump-collected-fees/1948)

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**Author:** [@CotabeM](https://forum.cow.fi/u/CotabeM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-powdump-finalisation-donating-powdump-collected-fees/1948 "2023-10-10T08:04:43Z")

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CIP: \<to be assigned when moved to phase 2\> title: \<PoWDump Finalisation - Donating PoWDump collected fees.\> author: \<Cotabe from Giveth (@cotabe), Smokyish from Brainbot Technologies AG (@Smokyish), pepae from Brainbo…

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## [Proposal for Reopening COW Airdrop Claiming](https://forum.cow.fi/t/proposal-for-reopening-cow-airdrop-claiming/827)

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**Author:** [@ciccio76](https://forum.cow.fi/u/ciccio76)\
**Replies:** 63\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/proposal-for-reopening-cow-airdrop-claiming/827 "2023-02-07T13:12:33Z")

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I’ve been in the Gnosis ecosystem since the ICO in 2017. I’m still holding the initial investment because, despite the ups and downs, I have never stopped believing in the strength and integrity of the community that inc…

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## [CIP - draft: Should CoW introduce veCoW incentives and a revenue source?](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-should-cow-introduce-vecow-incentives-and-a-revenue-source/772)

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**Author:** [@defiparasite](https://forum.cow.fi/u/defiparasite)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-should-cow-introduce-vecow-incentives-and-a-revenue-source/772 "2022-12-24T22:38:19Z")

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Summary - Should COW DAO introduce veCoW tokenomics and a revenue source? The purpose of this CIP is to gather feedback and support within the community to introduce tokenomics that will align the interest of CoW holders…

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## [CIP-Draft: Laertes Capital Market Making Line of Credit](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-laertes-capital-market-making-line-of-credit/1215)

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**Author:** [@tomatosoup](https://forum.cow.fi/u/tomatosoup)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-laertes-capital-market-making-line-of-credit/1215 "2022-12-08T19:49:08Z")

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Motivation: Hi I’m Jeffrey Liang and I run Laertes Capital LLC, a Delaware LLC which runs the Laertes cow solver. I started working on building a solver in mid August of this year and we just formed the legal entity in …

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## [CIP-draft: Should CowDAO implement a Staking Rewards Program?](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-should-cowdao-implement-a-staking-rewards-program/554)

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**Author:** [@netrunner.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/netrunner.eth)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-should-cowdao-implement-a-staking-rewards-program/554 "2022-12-05T01:43:27Z")

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Summary - Should CowDAO implement a Staking Rewards Program? The purpose of this CIP is to gather support within the community to pass a vote to implement a Staking Rewards Program rewarding Stakers with $COW Tokens. Thi…

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## [Digital Marketing What Is It And What Is It For](https://forum.cow.fi/t/digital-marketing-what-is-it-and-what-is-it-for/1240)

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**Author:** [@sondha575](https://forum.cow.fi/u/sondha575)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/digital-marketing-what-is-it-and-what-is-it-for/1240 "2022-11-19T12:18:58Z")

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In general portuguese companies still do not invest much in digital marketing. However, national brands that do so say they are satisfied, not least because, since digital is still a cheap universe, the return is almost…

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## [CIP-Draft: Allowing CoW DAO and Grants DAO to discard PoW assets received as airdrop / fork](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-allowing-cow-dao-and-grants-dao-to-discard-pow-assets-received-as-airdrop-fork/1127)

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**Author:** [@notsoformal](https://forum.cow.fi/u/notsoformal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-allowing-cow-dao-and-grants-dao-to-discard-pow-assets-received-as-airdrop-fork/1127 "2022-10-04T02:03:50Z")

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CIP: \<to be assigned when moved to phase 2\> title: Allowing CoW DAO and Grants DAO to discard PoW assets received as airdrop / fork author: Notsoformal status: Draft created: 2022-09-08 Simple Summary With the CoW Tea…

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## [ETH-flow refund costs](https://forum.cow.fi/t/eth-flow-refund-costs/1035)

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**Author:** [@Cowry](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Cowry)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/eth-flow-refund-costs/1035 "2022-06-30T11:25:35Z")

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ETH flow: potential refund cost approval Proposal summary: The CowSwap development team has collected feedback over the past couple of months from the community, investors, and partners and has realized that one major pa…

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## [CIP-draft: Using COW to boost BAL rewards for COW LPs](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-using-cow-to-boost-bal-rewards-for-cow-lps/783)

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**Author:** [@middleway.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/middleway.eth)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-using-cow-to-boost-bal-rewards-for-cow-lps/783 "2022-06-23T12:14:46Z")

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CIP: \<to be assigned when moved to phase 2\> title: Using COW to boost BAL rewards for COW LPs author: @middleway.eth status: Draft created: 2022-03-31 requires: Simple Summary Balancer DAO have introduce the veBAL votin…

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## [CIP-Draft: Transfer Misallocated vCoW as COW to GNO Lockers](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-transfer-misallocated-vcow-as-cow-to-gno-lockers/566)

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**Author:** [@bh2smith](https://forum.cow.fi/u/bh2smith)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-transfer-misallocated-vcow-as-cow-to-gno-lockers/566 "2022-04-18T14:57:34Z")

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CIP: title: Transfer Misallocated vCoW as COW to GNO Lockers author: Ben Smith (@bh2smith) status: Draft created: 2022-03-09 Simple Summary In the initial cow token airdrop, there were some overlooked (non-wallet) smart…

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## [CIP-draft: Disable additional inflation period for first year](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-disable-additional-inflation-period-for-first-year/186)

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**Author:** [@vroomdoom](https://forum.cow.fi/u/vroomdoom)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-disable-additional-inflation-period-for-first-year/186 "2022-02-21T13:12:59Z")

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Summary Welcome! This proposal is a suggestion to mint an arbitrarily small amount of COW to prevent any additional inflation for the first 365 days. Motivation The initial max inflation for COW in its first year is 30,…
