# Top **URL:** https://forum.cow.fi/top.md [Latest](https://forum.cow.fi/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.cow.fi/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.cow.fi/tags.md) --- ## [RFP : CoW Value Distribution Mechanism](https://forum.cow.fi/t/rfp-cow-value-distribution-mechanism/3328)
**Author:** [@Chim9](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Chim9)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/rfp-cow-value-distribution-mechanism/3328 "2026-05-19T08:10:18Z")
RFP : CoW Value Distribution Mechanism Research & Design - RFP Requests for proposals are not intended to be prescriptive or exhaustive. The community is encouraged to submit proposals that expand upon the ideas present… --- ## [CIP-82: CoW DAO Grants 2026 Renewal - CI/CD](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-82-cow-dao-grants-2026-renewal-ci-cd/3280)
**Author:** [@mfw78](https://forum.cow.fi/u/mfw78)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-82-cow-dao-grants-2026-renewal-ci-cd/3280 "2026-03-04T12:56:06Z")
COW Grants 2026 Renewal: CI/CD Overview The 2026 CoW DAO Grants Program renewal builds on the foundation established in CIP-63 while refining focus toward strategic growth. Rather than repeating governance documentation … --- ## [CIP-74: Align Solver Rewards with Protocol Revenue and introduce a volume based fee](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-74-align-solver-rewards-with-protocol-revenue-and-introduce-a-volume-based-fee/3234)
**Author:** [@fleupold](https://forum.cow.fi/u/fleupold)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-74-align-solver-rewards-with-protocol-revenue-and-introduce-a-volume-based-fee/3234 "2026-02-03T09:06:49Z")
This proposal is an evolution of CIP-Draft: Align Solver Rewards with Protocol Revenue Simple Summary CoW Protocol’s current second-price auction uses a fixed reward cap, which suppresses solver rewards on high-value ba… --- ## [CIP-73: General Authorisation & Confidence Mandate to Sell CoW DAO’s Stake in MEV Blocker](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-73-general-authorisation-confidence-mandate-to-sell-cow-dao-s-stake-in-mev-blocker/3222)
**Author:** [@Kowrigan](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Kowrigan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-73-general-authorisation-confidence-mandate-to-sell-cow-dao-s-stake-in-mev-blocker/3222 "2026-01-28T13:32:46Z")
CIP-73 Title: General Authorisation & Confidence Mandate to Sell CoW DAO’s Stake in MEV Blocker Author(s): Kowrigan Status: Voting Created: 2025-10-22 Simple Summary This CIP asks CoW DAO to reaffirm the mandate that th… --- ## [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:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-programmatic-orders-api/3346 "2026-10-07T11:42:59Z")
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… --- ## [Grant Application: Rust SDK for CoW Protocol](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-rust-sdk-for-cow-protocol/3224)
**Author:** [@pstylez78](https://forum.cow.fi/u/pstylez78)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-rust-sdk-for-cow-protocol/3224 "2026-04-02T15:08:59Z")
Grant Title: Rust SDK for CoW Protocol Author: pstylez78 GitHub: PatStiles (PatStiles) About You: Experienced Developer in Defi, and Web3 Contributor to the Jolt ZKVM (A16z), and Arkworks-rs. Grant Category: Protoc… --- ## [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:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-byos-bring-your-own-solver/3476 "2026-10-19T17:54:55Z")
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… --- ## [Second price auction is broken for small orders since CIP-74](https://forum.cow.fi/t/second-price-auction-is-broken-for-small-orders-since-cip-74/3317)
**Author:** [@tokenwood](https://forum.cow.fi/u/tokenwood)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/second-price-auction-is-broken-for-small-orders-since-cip-74/3317 "2026-02-19T17:40:47Z")
TLDR; CIP-74 changed solver reward cap per order from 0.01 eth ($40) to the protocol fee (2 basis points) to remain profitable post CIP-74, solvers must introduce fees to break even these fees will get reflected in pri… --- ## [RFP: Bring Your Own Solver (BYOS)](https://forum.cow.fi/t/rfp-bring-your-own-solver-byos/3469)
**Author:** [@Chim9](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Chim9)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/rfp-bring-your-own-solver-byos/3469 "2026-07-13T23:23:34Z")
RFP: Bring Your Own Solver (BYOS) Summary CoW DAO seeks a grantee to build a “Bring Your Own Solver” (BYOS) solver: a bonded solver that participates in the standard CoW auction and whose proposed solutions are sourced f… --- ## [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:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/rfp-cow-swap-ui-translation-localization/3481 "2026-10-07T11:15:48Z")
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: Shepherd - Programmable Blockchain Automation Infrastructure](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-shepherd-programmable-blockchain-automation-infrastructure/3288)
**Author:** [@mfw78](https://forum.cow.fi/u/mfw78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-shepherd-programmable-blockchain-automation-infrastructure/3288 "2026-10-13T12:21:24Z")
Grant Title Grant Application - Shepherd: Programmable Blockchain Automation Infrastructure for CoW Protocol Author(s) mfw78.eth GitHub: mfw78 (mfw78) · GitHub and Nexum Labs · GitHub Gitcoin: https://gitcoin.co/mfw78 … --- ## [CIP-85: Performance and Consistency Rewards](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-85-performance-and-consistency-rewards/3377)
**Author:** [@felixhenneke](https://forum.cow.fi/u/felixhenneke)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-85-performance-and-consistency-rewards/3377 "2026-03-30T23:42:19Z")
Performance and Consistency Rewards Simple Summary This CIP adapts the reward mechanism to encourage solvers to provide a consistent service. This is realized by fixing the budget for rewards to 50% of protocol revenue, … --- ## [Grant Application: Migration of CoW Swap Frontend to Viem & Wagmi](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-migration-of-cow-swap-frontend-to-viem-wagmi/3308)
**Author:** [@bleu](https://forum.cow.fi/u/bleu)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-migration-of-cow-swap-frontend-to-viem-wagmi/3308 "2026-05-11T16:46:34Z")
Author(s) @bleu @bsvalverde @ribeirojose Experiences and Qualifications bleu collaborates with companies and DAOs as a web3 technology and user experience partner. We are the team behind several core CoW Protocol develo… --- ## [CIP-Draft: Quote Competition Redesign](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-quote-competition-redesign/3560)
**Author:** [@arcsh7](https://forum.cow.fi/u/arcsh7)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-quote-competition-redesign/3560 "2026-10-19T13:00:07Z")
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… --- ## [CIP-83: Replenishing the CoW Team Grant Allocation](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-83-replenishing-the-cow-team-grant-allocation/3310)
**Author:** [@Kowrigan](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Kowrigan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-83-replenishing-the-cow-team-grant-allocation/3310 "2026-05-05T11:28:23Z")
UPDATE: Please find the final version of this CIP further down this thread \[here\] \`\`\` title: \< Replenishing the CoW Team Grant Allocation \> author: \< @Kowrigan\> status: \*\*Draft\*\* created: 2025/12/15 \`\`\` Edit Dec. 18,… --- ## [Grant Application - Retrospective Funding for 15 Merged Cow Protocol PRs](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-retrospective-funding-for-15-merged-cow-protocol-prs/3321)
**Author:** [@dinesh11515](https://forum.cow.fi/u/dinesh11515)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-retrospective-funding-for-15-merged-cow-protocol-prs/3321 "2026-01-30T13:30:21Z")
Grant Title Retrospective Funding for 15 Merged Cow Protocol PRs Author(s) Dinesh (GitHub: dinesh11515) Experiences and qualifications Full-stack blockchain developer with 2+ years in Web3, specializing in Solana an… --- ## [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 - CoW Protocol Playground Block Explorer Integration](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-protocol-playground-block-explorer-integration/3284)
**Author:** [@CoBuilders.xyz](https://forum.cow.fi/u/CoBuilders.xyz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-protocol-playground-block-explorer-integration/3284 "2026-03-03T16:10:26Z")
RFP Response: RFP: CoW Protocol Playground Block Explorer & Transaction Analysis Disclaimer: We are aware that this proposal is being submitted past the original deadline. We are sharing it nonetheless in case the evalu… --- ## [Grant Application: CoW Protocol Playground Performance Testing Suite](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-protocol-playground-performance-testing-suite/3263)
**Author:** [@bleu](https://forum.cow.fi/u/bleu)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-protocol-playground-performance-testing-suite/3263 "2026-06-09T20:25:24Z")
Author Information Team: @bleu @yvesfracari @ribeirojose @mendesfabio @lgahdl About Us: bleu collaborates with companies and DAOs as a web3 technology and user experience partner. We’re passionate about bridging the ex… --- ## [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:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-signed-order-eip-712-uid-conformance-corpus-for-cow-rs/3569 "2026-10-12T17:20:44Z")
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: swap.cow.fi performance - bundle optimization](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-swap-cow-fi-performance-bundle-optimization/3315)
**Author:** [@crutch12](https://forum.cow.fi/u/crutch12)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-swap-cow-fi-performance-bundle-optimization/3315 "2026-01-30T13:28:03Z")
Grant Title Grant Application: swap.cow.fi performance - bundle optimization Author(s) Senior Web Developer - Konstantin Barabanov: (crutch12 (Konstantin Barabanov) · GitHub) Main Point of Contact - Telegram: Contact @… --- ## [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… --- ## [\[Retro Round\] Hummingbot Gateway Connector for CoW SDK](https://forum.cow.fi/t/retro-round-hummingbot-gateway-connector-for-cow-sdk/3333)
**Author:** [@tantodefi](https://forum.cow.fi/u/tantodefi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/retro-round-hummingbot-gateway-connector-for-cow-sdk/3333 "2026-01-28T17:54:55Z")
Author: Tantodefi.eth & Bhavya Gor Date: January 12, 2026 Category: Developer Tooling Funding Requested: 10,000 xDAI + 20,000 vested COW tokens Gnosis Chain Address: 0x9B2FB7a8d227cDaA8002f80e8c8A99a19Bb1b969 GitHub:… --- ## [CoW Protocol Integration Documentation](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-protocol-integration-documentation/3360)
**Author:** [@Sov](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Sov)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-protocol-integration-documentation/3360 "2026-05-25T18:00:23Z")
CoW Protocol’s current documentation creates measurable friction for integrators. BD has reported that even large partners (Binance-tier) struggle with basic order creation. The search functionality returns poor results.… --- ## [CIP-81: Whitelist "Generalized Wrappers" as Solvers](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-81-whitelist-generalized-wrappers-as-solvers/3294)
**Author:** [@middleway.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/middleway.eth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-81-whitelist-generalized-wrappers-as-solvers/3294 "2025-12-17T17:19:34Z")
CIP-Number: 81 Title: Whitelist "Generalized Wrappers" as Solvers Author: @middleway.eth, @kaze Status: Active Created: 2025-12-04 Simple Summary Establish the “Generalized Wrapper” architecture as a recognized method … --- ## [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… --- ## [Grant Application: Community-built Rust SDK for CoW Protocol](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-community-built-rust-sdk-for-cow-protocol/3406)
**Author:** [@mfw78](https://forum.cow.fi/u/mfw78)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-community-built-rust-sdk-for-cow-protocol/3406 "2026-06-30T01:08:33Z")
Warning: Submitting AI slop PRs will result in your submission being immediately closed. All PRs if you wish to submit PRs must be submitted to GitHub - cowdao-grants/cow-rs · GitHub \*\*. Grant Title:\*\* Community-built Ru… --- ## [Core Treasury Team — Scope and Strategy Update](https://forum.cow.fi/t/core-treasury-team-scope-and-strategy-update/3250)
**Author:** [@KPK](https://forum.cow.fi/u/KPK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/core-treasury-team-scope-and-strategy-update/3250 "2026-02-09T14:39:30Z")
Core Treasury Team — Scope and Strategy Update Summary This post summarises two key updates related to CoW DAO’s Treasury framework: A scope adjustment, transferring certain safes from the Treasury Operations mandate … --- ## [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… --- ## [CIP-89: Unwind of the Balancer tokenswap and repurchase of COW held by Balancer DAO](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-89-unwind-of-the-balancer-tokenswap-and-repurchase-of-cow-held-by-balancer-dao/3582)
**Author:** [@notsoformal](https://forum.cow.fi/u/notsoformal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-89-unwind-of-the-balancer-tokenswap-and-repurchase-of-cow-held-by-balancer-dao/3582 "2026-10-15T12:53:08Z")
author: notsoformal status: Active created: 2026-09-21 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 int… --- ## [COW DAO Treasury: 2025 Annual Review](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-2025-annual-review/3356)
**Author:** [@KPK](https://forum.cow.fi/u/KPK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-2025-annual-review/3356 "2026-01-30T14:32:19Z")
Executive Summary 2025 was a year of active treasury management for CoW DAO’s treasury, guided by a conservative approach focused on capital preservation and consistent yield generation. A continuous stream of protocol f… --- ## [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… --- ## [CIP-74 Retrospective: Aligning Rewards with Revenue](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-74-retrospective-aligning-rewards-with-revenue/3358)
**Author:** [@notsoformal](https://forum.cow.fi/u/notsoformal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-74-retrospective-aligning-rewards-with-revenue/3358 "2026-03-20T14:22:35Z")
CIP-74 Retrospective: Aligning Rewards with Revenue Following the introduction of the 2 bps volume fee, the Core Team has completed a 6-week analysis of the protocol’s economic health. Per our mandate to iterate on thes… --- ## [CoW DAO Treasury — December 2025 Monthly Report](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-december-2025-monthly-report/3340)
**Author:** [@KPK](https://forum.cow.fi/u/KPK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-december-2025-monthly-report/3340 "2026-01-19T10:30:37Z")
Summary December was centred on consolidating the asset mix, claiming outstanding protocol fees and rewards, and reallocating liquidity toward benchmark-aligned, lower-fragmentation venues across Mainnet, Base, and Gnosi… --- ## [CoW DAO Treasury — November 2025 Monthly Report](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-november-2025-monthly-report/3316)
**Author:** [@KPK](https://forum.cow.fi/u/KPK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-dao-treasury-november-2025-monthly-report/3316 "2025-12-23T15:48:06Z")
Summary November was a constructive month for the CoW DAO Treasury, focused on strengthening liquidity allocation, enhancing risk-adjusted returns, and streamlining treasury structure across Mainnet, Gnosis Chain, and Ba… --- ## [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… --- ## [Core Contributor: Researcher](https://forum.cow.fi/t/core-contributor-researcher/3225)
**Author:** [@hchone](https://forum.cow.fi/u/hchone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/core-contributor-researcher/3225 "2025-11-27T12:14:17Z")
About me : Studied at HEC Paris alongside a Bachelor’s in Fundamental Mathematics. Currently pursuing a top Master’s in Economics, aiming for a PhD in Finance. Gained deep insight into solver team issues during … --- ## [Bleu × CoW: Year 3 Retrospective](https://forum.cow.fi/t/bleu-x-cow-year-3-retrospective/3637)
**Author:** [@bleu](https://forum.cow.fi/u/bleu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/bleu-x-cow-year-3-retrospective/3637 "2026-10-16T12:54:02Z")
Three years ago, CoW approved Bleu’s first grant. Since then, we’ve become long-term core contributors, shipping initiatives across product, engineering, developer infrastructure, and ecosystem growth. A few highlights … --- ## [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… --- ## [Cow’s IR strategy](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-s-ir-strategy/3332)
**Author:** [@m0xt](https://forum.cow.fi/u/m0xt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cow-s-ir-strategy/3332 "2026-02-12T08:56:43Z")
This post aims to open a much-needed conversation around a persistent and often overlooked issue in crypto: the near-complete absence of investor relations. Despite strong product-market fit and deep moats, some protoco… --- ## [rsETH Exploit: KPK Precautionary Actions & CoW DAO Treasury impact summary](https://forum.cow.fi/t/rseth-exploit-kpk-precautionary-actions-cow-dao-treasury-impact-summary/3426)
**Author:** [@KPK](https://forum.cow.fi/u/KPK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/rseth-exploit-kpk-precautionary-actions-cow-dao-treasury-impact-summary/3426 "2026-04-22T13:24:02Z")
Background On Friday 18 April, an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Kelp DAO’s LayerZero V2 bridge route between Unichain and Ethereum, which allowed unbacked rsETH to be minted on Ethereum mainnet. The incident led … --- ## [CIP-Draft: Fee Policy Iteration](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-fee-policy-iteration/3627)
**Author:** [@marshy](https://forum.cow.fi/u/marshy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-fee-policy-iteration/3627 "2026-10-15T19:06:38Z")
Fee Policy Iteration CIP: Draft title: Fee Policy Iteration author: @marshy status: Draft created: 2026-10-14 Summary This CIP gives the core team a mandate to set fee policies within set ranges, for the purpose of gen… --- ## [CIP-Draft: Simplifying the operations of the CoW DAO bonding pool](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-simplifying-the-operations-of-the-cow-dao-bonding-pool/3455)
**Author:** [@harisang](https://forum.cow.fi/u/harisang)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-draft-simplifying-the-operations-of-the-cow-dao-bonding-pool/3455 "2026-06-13T10:19:43Z")
CIP: Draft title: Simplifying the operations of the CoW DAO bonding pool author: @harisang, @notsoformal status: Draft created: 2026-05-16 SIMPLE SUMMARY We propose to simplify the rules around service fees and setting… --- ## [Grant Application: CoW Skills](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-skills/3402)
**Author:** [@bleu](https://forum.cow.fi/u/bleu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-skills/3402 "2026-04-30T12:53:44Z")
Grant Application: CoW Skills Author: @bleu @yvesfracari @ribeirojose @mendesfabio About You: bleu collaborates with companies and DAOs as a web3 technology and user experience partner. We’re passionate about bridgin… --- ## [Grant Application: CoW Protocol Playground Block Explorer & Transaction Analysis](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-protocol-playground-block-explorer-transaction-analysis/3233)
**Author:** [@0xmitch](https://forum.cow.fi/u/0xmitch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-cow-protocol-playground-block-explorer-transaction-analysis/3233 "2025-12-01T14:33:31Z")
Grant Application – Integrated Block Explorer & Transaction Analysis for CoW Protocol Playground RFP Response: RFP: CoW Protocol Playground Block Explorer & Transaction Analysis Author(s): @mmarfinetz7 Wallet Address: … --- ## [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… --- ## [\# 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 … --- ## [Governance Inconsistency: DAO Vote for DNS Hijack Reimbursement vs. AAVE Swap Windfall](https://forum.cow.fi/t/governance-inconsistency-dao-vote-for-dns-hijack-reimbursement-vs-aave-swap-windfall/3424)
**Author:** [@karolak](https://forum.cow.fi/u/karolak)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/governance-inconsistency-dao-vote-for-dns-hijack-reimbursement-vs-aave-swap-windfall/3424 "2026-04-20T17:17:09Z")
Governance Inconsistency: Why do we vote to pay back some users, but not others? The Core Issue I’m raising a concern regarding the lack of a consistent governance framework when it comes to major treasury movements. Spe… --- ## [Ignas: Introduction as Delegate](https://forum.cow.fi/t/ignas-introduction-as-delegate/3334)
**Author:** [@Ignas](https://forum.cow.fi/u/Ignas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/ignas-introduction-as-delegate/3334 "2026-05-07T09:10:07Z")
1. Basic Info Name: Ignas Delegate Address: ignasdefi.eth | 0x3DDC7d25c7a1dc381443e491Bbf1Caa8928A05B0 X (Twitter): x.com Telegram: @ignasdefi 2. Intro I’m Ignas, a solo researcher with the main focus on … --- ## [EBBO violation report for Rizzsolver on Mainnet](https://forum.cow.fi/t/ebbo-violation-report-for-rizzsolver-on-mainnet/3274)
**Author:** [@doleyizufudevon\_1523](https://forum.cow.fi/u/doleyizufudevon_1523)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/ebbo-violation-report-for-rizzsolver-on-mainnet/3274 "2025-12-01T15:19:21Z")
Reporting EBBO violation. The execution price (excl. fee) was $2,739.53, while the market price at submission was $2,731.99 ($2,731.64 at T-5s). This results in ~28.8 bps slippage, which is excessive for a $99k trade si… [Next page](https://forum.cow.fi/top.md?page=1&per_page=50)