CIP-80: CoW DAO Grants 2026 Renewal
Vote: AGAINST
CIP-84: CoW Swap Affiliate Program Framework
A scheme for attracting new traders, where both receive rewards:
• Affiliate
• Trader
A huge drawback is that the amounts and conditions will be determined by an unelected team with 100x ranges for both tasks and rewards.
In fact, it would be possible to impose no restrictions and say the team will choose as they please, and that’s definitely a bad option.
I understand that if the rules were set out in advance, there would be an influx of capital prepared for these conditions, but that’s the goal of the project: to organize a system that minimizes such risks while remaining fair.
Vote: AGAINST
CIP-85: Performance and Consistency Rewards
Protocol revenues are split:
- 50% to solvers
- 50% to the DAO
Previously, the DAO took about 30-40%, and solvers 60-70%.
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On the one hand, this is good for the DAO.
But on the other hand, solver revenues were only raised six months ago, and a further 1.5-fold reduction could significantly impact some solvers’ departure. Furthermore, this 50% is split equally between
• auction winners
• for stable work and participation
Thus, the winners receive only 25%, meaning a 3x reduction in profits. -
Why this might not be beneficial for the DAO?
Currently, the team is paid $12 million annually, and the DAO’s profits are apparently insufficient to cover this (I would like to see some kind of precise report for the last six months). Therefore, the desire to increase the DAO’s revenue could be to cover these expenses.
That’s why it’s difficult to decide in favor of this proposal.
Vote: ABSTAIN