# CIP-Draft: Simplifying the operations of the CoW DAO bonding pool **URL:** https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-simplifying-the-operations-of-the-cow-dao-bonding-pool/3455 **Category:** Governance **Tags:** cip **Created:** [May 15, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-simplifying-the-operations-of-the-cow-dao-bonding-pool/3455 "2026-05-15T23:35:05Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![Cheng](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.cow.fi/cheng/32/1450_2.png) [@Cheng](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Cheng) #### Post date: [May 26, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-simplifying-the-operations-of-the-cow-dao-bonding-pool/3455/5 "2026-05-26T02:04:00Z")
After reading Harisang’s reasoning more carefully, I now better understand the motivation behind this proposal and generally agree with its direction. I still think the current solver market economics are challenging, especially for smaller or developing solvers. However, from a broader operational perspective, simplifying the bonding pool framework and reducing the operational overhead for the CoW DAO is a reasonable goal. The current system has accumulated many special rules and operational requirements over time, which increases complexity for both the DAO and participating solvers. In the long run, a simpler and more standardized framework could improve the security and sustainability of the CoW DAO bonding pool while also reducing operational pressure and coordination costs. I also think the proposal reflects an important long-term direction for the protocol: gradually moving solvers toward greater independence and responsibility through more structured bonding mechanisms. That said, I still believe solver revenue concentration and the relatively low profitability of smaller solvers should be taken into consideration during implementation. A gradual rollout or some form of adaptive mechanism may help balance long-term security goals with maintaining healthy solver competition. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-simplifying-the-operations-of-the-cow-dao-bonding-pool/3455)._