CoW Swap Launches on Linea L2 and Deepens Aave Integration
CoW Swap Launches on Linea L2 and Deepens Aave Integration
🐄 CoW Conquers Linea
CoW Swap is now live on Linea, Ethereum's L2 network, bringing gasless trading and advanced order types to the platform.
Key features on Linea:
- Gasless swaps by default - no ETH needed for gas
- Limit and TWAP orders
- Swap & Send functionality
- Upcoming Swap & Bridge feature
How it works: CoW Protocol's solver network competes to find the best prices across DEXs while protecting users from MEV attacks.
Expanded Aave integration also launched, powering more DeFi operations:
- Collateral swaps
- Repay-with-collateral transactions
- Debt swapping
All operations are gas-optimized and MEV-protected. The integration uses intent-based transactions - users specify what they want, and solvers find the optimal execution path.
Benefits include:
- Solver-routed execution for better prices
- Shared liquidity across $10B+ monthly volume
- Simplified user experience with fewer approvals
Try CoW Swap on Linea: swap.cow.fi
Learn more about the Aave integration: aave.com/blog/aave-cow-swap
CoW Swap is live on @LineaBuild - Ethereum's equivalent L2 🤝 That means: gas-free trading, better prices, advanced order types unlocked - all powered by CoW Protocol's solver network. Swap smarter 👉 swap.cow.fi/#/59144/swap/W… 🧵👇
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