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**Author:** [@middleway.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/middleway.eth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-0-template/28 "2022-01-31T10:29:54Z")
CIP-Draft: Template CIP-Number: \ title: \ author: \ **Author:** [@arcsh7](https://forum.cow.fi/u/arcsh7)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-quote-competition-redesign/3560 "2026-09-24T12:22:17Z") Quote Competition Redesign CIP: Draft title: Quote Competition Redesign author: @felixhenneke, @arcsh7, @fleupold status: Draft created: 2026-09-09 Summary This CIP replaces the flat reward paid to the winning quoter w… --- ## [Grant Application: Signed-Order / EIP-712 / UID Conformance Corpus for cow-rs](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-signed-order-eip-712-uid-conformance-corpus-for-cow-rs/3569)
**Author:** [@satya\_98402](https://forum.cow.fi/u/satya_98402)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-signed-order-eip-712-uid-conformance-corpus-for-cow-rs/3569 "2026-09-24T05:28:11Z")
Author(s) Satyawan Singh (GitHub: ss1738) Experiences and qualifications Background in Rust distributed systems and protocol correctness, with experience in property-based testing, fuzzing, and formal verification usi… --- ## [Grant Application: Programmatic Orders API](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-programmatic-orders-api/3346)
**Author:** [@bleu](https://forum.cow.fi/u/bleu)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-programmatic-orders-api/3346 "2026-09-22T17:40:56Z")
Grant Application: Programmatic Orders API Grant Title: Programmatic Orders API Author: @bleu @yvesfracari @ribeirojose @mendesfabio About You: bleu collaborates with companies and DAOs as a web3 technology and us… --- ## [\# Private Trade Links](https://forum.cow.fi/t/private-trade-links/3558)
**Author:** [@karolak](https://forum.cow.fi/u/karolak)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/private-trade-links/3558 "2026-09-22T17:30:34Z")
Private Trade Links Summary I’d like to propose a simple P2P trading primitive for CoW Protocol: Private Trade Links. The idea is to make it easy for two parties who have already agreed on a trade to settle it on-chain … --- ## [CIP-Draft: Unwind of the Balancer tokenswap and repurchase of COW held by Balancer DAO](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-unwind-of-the-balancer-tokenswap-and-repurchase-of-cow-held-by-balancer-dao/3582)
**Author:** [@notsoformal](https://forum.cow.fi/u/notsoformal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-unwind-of-the-balancer-tokenswap-and-repurchase-of-cow-held-by-balancer-dao/3582 "2026-09-21T21:20:43Z")
author: notsoformal status: Draft created: 2026-09-\[XX\] Note: an equivalent proposal has been posted on the Balancer forum at link Simple Summary This CIP proposes that CoW DAO terminate the arrangement entered in… --- ## [Consistency metric v2.1: in-market orders only](https://forum.cow.fi/t/consistency-metric-v2-1-in-market-orders-only/3577)
**Author:** [@felixhenneke](https://forum.cow.fi/u/felixhenneke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/consistency-metric-v2-1-in-market-orders-only/3577 "2026-09-21T06:44:17Z")
The metric for consistency rewards will be changed to only reward orders which are in-market at order creation. Orders which are out-of-market will not contribute to consistency rewards but still count towards performanc… --- ## [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)
**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")
CIP: \ 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… --- ## [External Contribution Proposal: Isolated Parallel E2E Testing for CoW Services](https://forum.cow.fi/t/external-contribution-proposal-isolated-parallel-e2e-testing-for-cow-services/3575)
**Author:** [@ILE\_LABS](https://forum.cow.fi/u/ILE_LABS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/external-contribution-proposal-isolated-parallel-e2e-testing-for-cow-services/3575 "2026-09-18T20:07:49Z")
We’re evaluating issue #4894 as a possible external contribution from the ILE Labs team. Before preparing a benchmark or implementation, could the maintainers confirm: whether external contributors are welcome to work… --- ## [Grant Application: CoW Execution Evidence Lab and Settlement Decoder](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-execution-evidence-lab-and-settlement-decoder/3565)
**Author:** [@decentralised](https://forum.cow.fi/u/decentralised)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-execution-evidence-lab-and-settlement-decoder/3565 "2026-09-18T15:06:14Z")
Author(s) @decentralised-news Project website: Experience and Qualifications Decentralised News is an independent crypto-native media, research, and education platform covering decentralized finance, digital-asset m… --- ## [Bringing CoW Protocol to Solana - Launching at 0 bps volume fee](https://forum.cow.fi/t/bringing-cow-protocol-to-solana-launching-at-0-bps-volume-fee/3557)
**Author:** [@notsoformal](https://forum.cow.fi/u/notsoformal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/bringing-cow-protocol-to-solana-launching-at-0-bps-volume-fee/3557 "2026-09-18T08:11:52Z")
\## Summary Under the mandate of CIP-74, the Core Team proposes deploying CoW Protocol and CoW Swap on Solana - to launch with a 0 bps volume fee across all pairs during an initial bootstrapping period of 12 months. Sola… --- ## [RFP: CoW Swap UI Translation & Localization](https://forum.cow.fi/t/rfp-cow-swap-ui-translation-localization/3481)
**Author:** [@Sov](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Sov)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/rfp-cow-swap-ui-translation-localization/3481 "2026-09-16T20:41:06Z")
Requests for proposals are not intended to be prescriptive or exhaustive. The community is encouraged to expand on the ideas here, and the final scope may change based on what we receive. All applications follow the stan… --- ## [Grant Application: CoW BYOS — Bring Your Own Solver](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-byos-bring-your-own-solver/3476)
**Author:** [@bleu](https://forum.cow.fi/u/bleu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-byos-bring-your-own-solver/3476 "2026-09-16T14:26:28Z")
Grant Title: CoW BYOS — Bring Your Own Solver Author: @bleu @jean-neiverth @jeffersonBastos @yvesfracari @mendesfabio About You: bleu collaborates with companies and DAOs as a web3 technology and user experience p… --- ## [CoW DAO Treasury — August 2026 Monthly Report](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-august-2026-monthly-report/3573)
**Author:** [@KPK](https://forum.cow.fi/u/KPK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-august-2026-monthly-report/3573 "2026-09-16T09:27:15Z")
Summary Total assets under management closed August at $26.11M, up from $24.44M at the end of July. Mark-to-market gains on existing positions accounted for $1.15M of the increase, driven by ETH appreciating 32.5% over t… --- ## [Grant Application: Structural Detection of MEV-Related Behavior in CoW Auctions](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-structural-detection-of-mev-related-behavior-in-cow-auctions/3566)
**Author:** [@SimplexTDA](https://forum.cow.fi/u/SimplexTDA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-structural-detection-of-mev-related-behavior-in-cow-auctions/3566 "2026-09-15T15:38:48Z")
Grant Application: Structural Detection of MEV-Related Behavior in CoW Auctions Grant Title Grant Application: Structural Detection of MEV-Related Behavior in CoW Auctions Author Name: Uri Yacobi Keller / Simplex TDA P… --- ## [Measuring solver readiness before production: a v0 proposal](https://forum.cow.fi/t/measuring-solver-readiness-before-production-a-v0-proposal/3572)
**Author:** [@kaisersolver](https://forum.cow.fi/u/kaisersolver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/measuring-solver-readiness-before-production-a-v0-proposal/3572 "2026-09-15T12:19:50Z")
CoW’s consistency metric measures reliability from production data: wins, settlements, bid quality. That means it’s zero for a solver that isn’t live yet, and on most chains there’s no shadow environment to generate wins… --- ## [Current status of BCoW factory/helper configuration](https://forum.cow.fi/t/current-status-of-bcow-factory-helper-configuration/3559)
**Author:** [@ILE\_LABS](https://forum.cow.fi/u/ILE_LABS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/current-status-of-bcow-factory-helper-configuration/3559 "2026-09-15T09:02:42Z")
Question: Current status of BCoW factory/helper configuration and read-only conformance POC I’m posting this on behalf of the ILE Labs team. We’re currently validating a small, read-only proof of concept around factory/h… --- ## [Exploring a Rust Solver Correctness & Verification Grant for CoW Protocol](https://forum.cow.fi/t/exploring-a-rust-solver-correctness-verification-grant-for-cow-protocol/3546)
**Author:** [@satya\_98402](https://forum.cow.fi/u/satya_98402)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/exploring-a-rust-solver-correctness-verification-grant-for-cow-protocol/3546 "2026-09-13T06:10:57Z")
Hi CoW community, I’m exploring whether there is a useful grant-sized problem around correctness and verification of CoW Protocol’s Rust/solver infrastructure. My background is in Rust distributed/state-machine systems… --- ## [Grant Application: CoW AMM's & LP Tokens in Tycho](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-amms-lp-tokens-in-tycho/2843)
**Author:** [@markus](https://forum.cow.fi/u/markus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-amms-lp-tokens-in-tycho/2843 "2026-09-12T15:01:45Z")
With this grant, we would like to add support for CoW AMM’s and the trading of CoW AMM LP tokens in Tycho. Author(s): @markus Grant Description: This grant covers the integration of CoW AMM’s and the trading of CoW AMM… --- ## [CoW DAO's Path to Value Distribution: Core Team view](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-daos-path-to-value-distribution-core-team-view/3454)
**Author:** [@notsoformal](https://forum.cow.fi/u/notsoformal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-daos-path-to-value-distribution-core-team-view/3454 "2026-09-10T13:57:30Z")
Following extensive research and community discussion, the Core Team is sharing its view of CoW DAO’s evolved thinking on value distribution mechanisms for the COW token. This is based on our understanding, research, and… --- ## [Grant Application: CoW Playground Offline Development Mode](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-playground-offline-development-mode/3262)
**Author:** [@bleu](https://forum.cow.fi/u/bleu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-playground-offline-development-mode/3262 "2026-09-09T10:23:08Z")
Grant Application: CoW Playground Offline Development Mode Grant Title: CoW Playground Offline Development Mode Author Information Team: @bleu @yvesfracari @ribeirojose @mendesfabio @lgahdl About Us: bleu collaborat… --- ## [Grant Application: Railgun–CoW Protocol SDK for Private Swaps](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-railgun-cow-protocol-sdk-for-private-swaps/3374)
**Author:** [@auryn](https://forum.cow.fi/u/auryn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-railgun-cow-protocol-sdk-for-private-swaps/3374 "2026-09-09T00:25:58Z")
Grant Application: Railgun–CoW Protocol SDK for Private Swaps Author(s): Auryn Macmillan, Jan-Felix Schwarz, Alex Espinosa Experiences and qualifications: Gnosis Guild and CoW Protocol both spun out from Gnosis, and th… --- ## [Ring feasibility, zombie orders, and why 23/23 profitable rings turned out to be 0/14](https://forum.cow.fi/t/ring-feasibility-zombie-orders-and-why-23-23-profitable-rings-turned-out-to-be-0-14/3511)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Robot](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Mr_Robot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/ring-feasibility-zombie-orders-and-why-23-23-profitable-rings-turned-out-to-be-0-14/3511 "2026-09-07T16:33:15Z")
Measuring the unexploited CoW/ring surface: a negative result (and two bugs I found in my own analysis) I’m an independent developer building toward the solver competition. Before writing a search algorithm, I wanted to … --- ## [Update on CIP-79: Continued funding for Development Services - Service Agreement No 5](https://forum.cow.fi/t/update-on-cip-79-continued-funding-for-development-services-service-agreement-no-5/3556)
**Author:** [@notsoformal](https://forum.cow.fi/u/notsoformal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/update-on-cip-79-continued-funding-for-development-services-service-agreement-no-5/3556 "2026-09-07T15:36:04Z")
Simple summary This post shares the financial execution of CIP-79: Continued funding for Development Services - Service Agreement No 5. V2, from Jan ‘26 to Aug ‘26 (Year to Date - YTD), with the CoWmunity. The Core Team… --- ## [A payout address can be 44 valid characters and still be unspendable](https://forum.cow.fi/t/a-payout-address-can-be-44-valid-characters-and-still-be-unspendable/3554)
**Author:** [@solr](https://forum.cow.fi/u/solr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/a-payout-address-can-be-44-valid-characters-and-still-be-unspendable/3554 "2026-09-05T11:08:41Z")
Sharing a failure mode that is easy to miss when building contributor payout batches by hand. A Solana address is 32-44 base58 characters. A typo can still produce a string that passes every length and charset check, an… --- ## [CoW DAO Monthly Recap: August 2026](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-monthly-recap-august-2026/3550)
**Author:** [@moo\_keeper](https://forum.cow.fi/u/moo_keeper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-monthly-recap-august-2026/3550 "2026-09-03T08:13:52Z")
gm gm, dearest CoW DAO herd :cow: August was about CoW Protocol powering other project’s products: from MetaMask’s new agent wallet to Jumper’s advanced trading mode and RHEA’s cross-chain DEX. While that was happening,… --- ## [CIP-87: Penalty Cap Redesign](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-87-penalty-cap-redesign/3520)
**Author:** [@felixhenneke](https://forum.cow.fi/u/felixhenneke)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-87-penalty-cap-redesign/3520 "2026-08-19T09:21:31Z")
Penalty Cap Redesign Simple Summary This CIP changes the cap on penalties for unsuccessful settlements from a fixed absolute amount to a relative amount of proposed trade volume. The size of these relative caps is chosen… --- ## [KPK H1 2026 Review for CoW DAO](https://forum.cow.fi/t/kpk-h1-2026-review-for-cow-dao/3533)
**Author:** [@KPK](https://forum.cow.fi/u/KPK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/kpk-h1-2026-review-for-cow-dao/3533 "2026-08-18T17:04:36Z")
Introduction CoW DAO’s treasury is managed by KPK (the Core Treasury Team, KPK with Core contributors) under the mandate set by CIP-62. The mandate prioritises runway security and yield optimisation: building and holding… --- ## [CoW DAO Treasury - July 2026 Monthly Report](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-july-2026-monthly-report/3532)
**Author:** [@KPK](https://forum.cow.fi/u/KPK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-july-2026-monthly-report/3532 "2026-08-12T22:17:50Z")
Summary Total assets under management closed July at $24.44M, down from $26.54M at the end of June. The move was almost entirely a single treasury transfer rather than performance: $3.15M of USDC left the actively manage… --- ## [cow-backtester: offline backtesting and A/B testing for solvers](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-backtester-offline-backtesting-and-a-b-testing-for-solvers/3529)
**Author:** [@kaisersolver](https://forum.cow.fi/u/kaisersolver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-backtester-offline-backtesting-and-a-b-testing-for-solvers/3529 "2026-08-07T21:50:52Z")
Hi all, we run kaisersolver on Arbitrum and Base. Something we kept running into as a small solver team: there is no way to test a solver against real auctions without going live. Shadow mode needs onboarding and runs o… [Next page](https://forum.cow.fi/latest.md?page=1)