MEV-protected trading protocol governed by CoW DAO. CIPs (CoW Improvement Proposals) are discussed on the forum and voted on via Snapshot.
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…
## Simple Summary This proposal asks COW DAO to: * Replenish the CoW Team Grant Allocation with a base of 5% of the total COW supply (50,000,000 COW) via a four-year linear streaming allocation from the DAO treasury. * Establish a Performance-Based Incentive Tier of up to an additional 10% of total COW supply (100,000,000 COW), unlocked in four equal tranches (2.5% each) upon reaching specific protocol revenue milestones using either USD or ETH-denominated revenue targets * Implement a...
## Simple Summary This proposal asks COW DAO to: * Replenish the CoW Team Grant Allocation with a base of 5% of the total COW supply (50,000,000 COW) via a four-year linear streaming allocation from the DAO treasury. * Establish a Performance-Based Incentive Tier of up to an additional 10% of total COW supply (100,000,000 COW), unlocked in four equal tranches (2.5% each) upon reaching specific protocol revenue milestones using either USD or ETH-denominated revenue targets * Implement a...
Hi CoW team. We would like to register Kerne Protocol as a solver. We run the Zero Fee Intent Network ZIN, a delta neutral execution engine that watches intent flow from UniswapX and CowSwap, prices orders, and fills the…
In this post I will outline how bidding behavior of solvers is influenced by penalties. The main take-away is bids should be discounted by some term depending on revert risk. The topic of penalties has been raised on t…
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…
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 …
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:…
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…
``` CIP: 82 title: CoW DAO Grants 2026 Renewal author: @Sov, @mfw78, @Chim9, @middleway.eth, @notsoformal, @Master_CoW status: Active created: 2025-11-26 ``` --- ## Simple Summary This proposal was previously voted on as CIP-80 ([link to original proposal](https://snapshot.box/#/s:cow.eth/proposal/0xffc1affd1b4a75cc917b9880768b7eb23bd07e77677cc8ac60bbfcf2bd919335)). We believe it did not reach quorum due to low voter participation, likely impacted by the timing of the vote just before the...
Grant Title Grant Application - Modernising ethcontract-rs: Complete Migration to Alloy Stack Author(s) GitHub: @abhishekkochar Experiences and qualifications Blockchain Engineer with 5 years of experience in Rust,…
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…
Forum Post – Discussion Opening Message Hello CoW community :waving_hand: We are proposing Track Blockchain Transactions Instantly, a CoW-aligned monitoring and alerting platform built for advanced DeFi and CoW Swap use…
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…
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…
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…
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 @…
``` 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 for protocol expansion and authorize the **Core Team Multisig** to whitelist the first set of these wrappers (specifically for the Euler Finance pilot implementation) as bond-exempt solvers. ## **Motivation** CoW Protocol aims to expand beyond simple token...
The recent ratification of CoW DAO’s governance proposal, CIP-75, passed in November 2025, has established a revenue distribution model that warrants community examination. This structural change, while approved through …
``` CIP: 80 title: CoW DAO Grants 2026 Renewal author: @Sov, @mfw78, @Chim9, @middleway.eth, @notsoformal, @Master_CoW status: Active created: 2025-11-26 ``` --- ## Simple Summary The 2026 CoW DAO Grants Program renewal builds on the foundation established in [CIP-63](https://forum.cow.fi/t/cip-63-renewing-the-cow-grants-program/2771) while refining focus toward strategic growth. Rather than repeating governance documentation from the previous proposal, this renewal demonstrates how the...
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. 18,2025 Si…
Problem The current second price auction used in cow protocol rewards the winner of the auction a function of the difference between its score, and the second best score. There’s an asymmetry here though, while the best …
## Simple Summary * This proposal is filed by the Core Team (the "Service Provider") and requests that CoW DAO earmark 12,600,000 USDC from the treasury for calendar year 2026 to fund its operations. * Pursuant to CIP‑64, CoW Foundation will allocate the approved budget quarterly to each of the four Legal Entities: CoW Foundation, CoW Core Limited, CoW Hosting Limited, and CoW Business Limited; in line with their mandates. * Each Legal Entity will then sub‑contract the Service Provider for...
# Simple summary Sprinter is temporarily discontinuing solver operations in CoW Protocol and therefore proposes to dissolve the respective solver bonding pool. # Details The current bond safe was created by `0xCa99e3Fc7B51167eaC363a3Af8C9A185852D1622` in [this transaction](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x20735c4b9f12fdd110e5d4f69c039ffce06f2bd4da7c92852263f5bc13d02573) and has the following address: `0xe78d5F3aba2B31C980bF5E35E05B3A55b8365b48`. USDC funds were deposited by...
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…
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