🐄 Cross-Chain Swaps

🐄 Bridge chaos solved

By CoW DAO
Nov 13, 2025, 3:01 PM
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CoW Swap launches cross-chain trading that eliminates traditional bridge complexity.​

Key features:

  • Best-route pricing across multiple chains
  • Gasless trading - no need for native tokens
  • Surplus returns to traders
  • MEV protection built-in

The platform now supports trading across Ethereum, Gnosis, BNB, Lens, Avalanche, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Base chains without requiring separate bridging steps.​

Traders can swap tokens directly between chains while maintaining the same protections and competitive pricing that CoW Swap offers on single chains.​

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🔓 Partial Approvals Live

**CoW Swap launches partial approvals for market orders** Users can now approve only the exact amount needed for swaps and permits, eliminating the need for maximum approvals unless preferred. - **Enhanced control**: Approve specific amounts rather than unlimited access - **Same user experience**: Maintains smooth trading interface - **User-requested feature**: Built based on community feedback The update provides traders with more granular control over token approvals while preserving CoW Swap's streamlined interface. [Try partial approvals now](http://swap.cow.fi)

🐄 COW Holders Vote

**CIP-74 is now live** and requires $COW holder votes to pass. The proposal updates **solver rewards** to maintain: - Strong competition among solvers - Fair reward distribution - Long-term sustainability **Vote now** on [Snapshot](https://snapshot.org/#/s:cow.eth/proposal/0x0c70c8cd92accee872b52614b4fa10e3e3214f45c5b6857f7e88e910607a3c1d) Your participation helps shape CoW Protocol's future reward structure.

Study Shows CoW Swap Leads Intent-Based DEXes in Decentralization and Volume

A comprehensive 6-month trading analysis reveals CoW Swap's dominance among solver-based DEXes: - **Higher Trading Volume**: ~$200M daily vs $60M (1inch Fusion) and $30M (UniswapX) - **More Decentralized**: Top solver only controls 25% market share, with next five at ~10% each - **Better for Large Trades**: Shows best execution improvement for trades over 100 ETH The study compared CoW Swap, 1inch Fusion, and UniswapX, finding solver-based DEXes generally outperform traditional alternatives through optimized routing and off-chain liquidity access. Try CoW Swap: [swap.cow.fi](https://swap.cow.fi/#/1/swap/WETH/0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48)

CoW DAO at DevCon Bangkok: Schedule of Events

CoW DAO at DevCon Bangkok: Schedule of Events

CoW DAO announces their presence at DevCon Bangkok with a packed schedule: - Tuesday: @Silver_Queen presents on user interaction in web3 - Wednesday: Booth presence at ArbiVerse (Arbitrum event) with swag giveaways - Thursday: @AnnaMSGeorge discusses CoW AMM's batch mechanism - Friday: Two key talks: * @AndreaCanidio on trade intents and fair mechanism design * @fleupold_ explores PBS in Ethereum **Special Event**: CoW DAO hackathon offering $10,000 in prizes at ETHGlobal Visit the CoW DAO booth to connect with the team and collect exclusive swag!

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