Reminder: Fee-free trading and special interview in testing session

By CoW DAO
Jan 16, 2024, 9:38 AM
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Don't forget to join the testing session today at 14:00 UTC for 99.​99% fee-free trading.​ There will also be an important feat in the CoW Swap solver world.​ MasterCoW and @fleupold_ will have a special interview during the session.​ Tune into Discord to find out more!

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โ€ผ๏ธ Reminder ๐Ÿ“ข Today, at 14:00 UTC there will be 99.99% fee-free trading in our testing session. Additionally, the session will cover an important feat in the CoW Swap solver world. Tune in later in our Discord to find out everything about it! ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿ‘‹

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Tomorrow we're unlocking 99.99% fee-free trading for an hour โ€“ and sharing some product alpha with the CoWmunity. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฎ Join us at 14:00 UTC for a community testing session and special interview between MasterCoW and @fleupold_. You won't want to miss it: discord.gg/cowprotocol?evโ€ฆ

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