🤝 Third-Token Swaps Meet CoW Protocol Batch Auctions

**Final hours to vote on CIP-84** COW token holders have until tomorrow to cast their vote on a proposal that would establish an affiliate rewards program for CoW Swap. **What's being proposed:** - Introduction of the CoW Swap Affiliate Program - Rewards for affiliates who bring new traders to the platform - Incentives tied to trading volume from newly referred wallets The governance vote is taking place on Snapshot. Token holders can review the full proposal and participate in the decision. [Vote on CIP-84](https://snapshot.org/#/s:cow.eth/proposal/0xfc6e96cf715be1ca1b36ca65892d8505222368a741933c828a30c6b3e224de28)

**CoW Protocol has released new documentation specifically designed for AI agents executing trades in DeFi.** The platform, which aggregates prices across exchanges like Uniswap and 1inch while providing MEV protection, is now offering guidance to help autonomous agents evaluate their trading performance. **Key points:** - AI agents are increasingly active in decentralized finance trading - New documentation aims to help these agents assess trade quality - CoW Protocol specializes in finding optimal prices across multiple DEXs - The platform offers built-in protection against MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) As AI agents become more prevalent in DeFi, tools for measuring and improving their trading decisions are becoming essential infrastructure. [View the documentation](http://docs.cow.fi/llms)

**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](https://swap.cow.fi/#/59144/swap/WETH/0x176211869cA2b568f2A7D4EE941E073a821EE1ff) Learn more about the Aave integration: [aave.com/blog/aave-cow-swap](https://aave.com/blog/aave-cow-swap)

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)