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ProtocolEthereumvCOW
Quiet43out of 100

as of 2 September 2026

Verdict

Quieter than it was: decisions are still being made, but less often than over the past year.

Key figures

Total treasury
$94.7m
DefiLlama · 2 Sept 2026
Held in own token
72%
DefiLlama · 2 Sept 2026
Proposals (90 days)
1
Snapshot · 2 Sept 2026
Proposals reaching quorum
93%
Snapshot · 2 Sept 2026
Distinct voters
80
Snapshot · 2 Sept 2026
Days since last decision
14
Snapshot · 2 Sept 2026

Health breakdown

Activity

30% of the score23

Activity has slowed: 1 proposals in the last 90 days, against 15 over the year.

Snapshot

Participation

30% of the score96

The typical proposal cleared its quorum, and 93% of recent proposals reached it.

Snapshot

Treasury diversification

20% of the score28

72% of the treasury is the organization's own token, so its value moves with that token.

DefiLlama

Vote decentralization

20% of the score10

The top ten voters control 95% of the voting power cast in recent votes.

Snapshot

What moved the score

  • Participation96
  • Activity23
  • Vote decentralization10

What changed

Nothing has changed in the last 30 days.

Treasury

Treasury composition by asset class
Own token$68m72%
Stablecoins$9.3m9.8%
Other major assets$2.1m2.2%
Other$15.2m16%

Treasury values move with token prices. See the daily history for how this figure has changed.

Governance activity

Proposals per month

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Proposals per month
2025-101
2025-112
2025-126
2026-012
2026-032
2026-041
2026-081

Health score over the last year

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Health score over the last year
DateValue
1 Sept 202643
2 Sept 202643

Recent proposals

  1. CIP-87: Penalty Cap Redesign

    18 Aug 2026
    Off-chain voteClosedProposals reaching quorum: 100%View the original
  2. CIP-86: Discretionary grants program for victims of the cow.fi domain hijacking

    30 Apr 2026
    Off-chain voteClosedProposals reaching quorum: 100%View the original
  3. CIP-85: Performance and Consistency Rewards

    30 Mar 2026
    Off-chain voteClosedProposals reaching quorum: 100%View the original
  4. CIP-84: CoW Swap Affiliate Program Framework

    5 Mar 2026
    Off-chain voteClosedProposals reaching quorum: 100%View the original
  5. CIP-83: Renewing Team Grant Allocation with Performance-Linked Milestones

    26 Jan 2026
    Off-chain voteClosedProposals reaching quorum: 100%View the original
  6. CIP-82: CoW DAO Grants 2026 Renewal

    8 Jan 2026
    Off-chain voteClosedProposals reaching quorum: 100%View the original
  7. CIP-81: Whitelist "Generalized Wrappers" as Solvers

    16 Dec 2025
    Off-chain voteClosedProposals reaching quorum: 100%View the original
  8. CIP-80: CoW DAO Grants 2026 Renewal

    15 Dec 2025
    Off-chain voteQuorum not metProposals reaching quorum: 47%View the original
  9. CIP-79: Continued funding for Development Services - Service Agreement No 5. V2

    12 Dec 2025
    Off-chain voteClosedProposals reaching quorum: 100%View the original
  10. CIP-78: Dissolve Sprinter Bonding Pool

    12 Dec 2025
    Off-chain voteClosedProposals reaching quorum: 100%View the original

Participation and power

Top voters in recent votes

  1. 10x458c…5e6f30%
  2. 20xa86f…1E8223%
  3. 30xF7AC…EAf522%
  4. 40xEa8d…B9A46.3%
  5. 50x50C8…D3C63.9%
  6. 60x9A05…80ab2.7%
  7. 70x8787…ea522.0%
  8. 80x6a51…6Eb71.8%
  9. 90xFe13…b7F41.5%
  10. 100x6d9A…D2841.3%

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Snapshot · 2 Sept 2026

Sources and verification

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SourceReadWhen
SnapshotProposals and votes2 Sept 2026, 04:29 UTC
SnapshotVoting power by address2 Sept 2026, 04:29 UTC
DefiLlamaTreasury composition2 Sept 2026, 04:29 UTC

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