Period: November 8 – November 14, 2025

🆕 New Developments

💻 Rust SDK Grant Approval • Snapshot vote passed

Community-built Rust SDK for CoW Protocol approved by council vote on Nov 11. MFW will serve as both steward and reviewer for implementation. Forum: Grant Application

🔗 CCXT Grant Approval • Snapshot vote passed

Integration grant for CCXT connector approved via Snapshot. Implementation phase beginning with assigned reviewer.

📚 Core Contributor Research Grant • Voting Completed

MEV extraction patterns analysis application. Haris confirmed as technical reviewer, Sov is grant steward. Snapshot vote completed last week.

⚙️ MFW's Technical Grant Pipeline

Four comprehensive grants proposed covering protocol infrastructure and developer tooling. Combined value targets critical technical gaps identified by core team. Committee reviewing scope and prioritization for Q1 2026 delivery:

• Shepherd: Extensible watch-tower with WASM modules and webhooks
• Methane: Gas optimization framework for cross-chain operations
• Automated Fee Consolidation: TWAP integration for treasury management
• CoWPath: Integration wizard and developer guidance system

💼 Snapshot Platform Transition

Voting strategies now require Pro subscription. Luis confirmed 1-year subscription purchase to maintain functionality.

📈 Grants Pipeline Dashboard

Pipeline view showing RFPs in development, open applications, and active grants. Notion hub launched to track with core team. Dashboard can be found at the CoW Grants Hub Sov created.

🤝 Core Team Alignment Meeting • Anxo x Sov Sync on Nov 11