CoW Protocol Launches First MEV-Capturing AMM

🐮 MEV-Capturing AMM Launched

By CoW DAO
Apr 18, 2024, 7:03 PM
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In February, CoW Protocol launched the first live AMM designed to protect liquidity providers from the dangers of MEV.​ The new CoW AMM received significant media coverage and attention from influencers across the crypto space.​ Other notable developments included improvements to the user interface, a Twitter Space explaining the CoW AMM, marketing videos featuring memes, the COW token listing on TokenUnlocks, and integration with Ajnas for borrowing DAI against COW tokens.​

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Per CIP-34, CoW Protocol is testing fee models with a view to long-term sustainability for the protocol and its users. The first test – 50% of surplus on out-of-market limit orders – generated 130 ETH for the protocol and had no observable impact on retention. More info 👇

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CIP-34 passed by an overwhelming majority. This is an important milestone on the protocol's journey toward self-sustainability, for the ultimate benefit of its users. snapshot.org/#/cow.eth/prop… As directed, the core team will begin testing fee models asap. More info soon.

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Starting tomorrow, CoW Protocol will begin experimenting with quote improvement fees on market orders, per CIP-34. Quote improvement fees are incentive-aligned between the protocol and its users: the more CoW Protocol gets for its users, the more CoW Protocol gets for itself.

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CIP-34 passed by an overwhelming majority. This is an important milestone on the protocol's journey toward self-sustainability, for the ultimate benefit of its users. snapshot.org/#/cow.eth/prop… As directed, the core team will begin testing fee models asap. More info soon.

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