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CoW Protocol finds the lowest price for your trade across all exchanges and aggregators, such as Uniswap & 1inch — and protects you from MEV, unlike the others

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Curve Finance Implements CoW Protocol for Fee Collection

Thu 27th Jun 2024
Curve Finance has integrated CoW Protocol's Programmatic Order Framework into its fee collection mechanism. This new system allows Curve to automatically collect fees from AMM pools and efficiently swap them into a unified token without manual intervention. The process involves four components: a fee collector, CoW Swap burner, hooker, and fee distributor smart contracts. Initial results show that orders processed through this system have achieved, on average, 75% more CRVUSD tokens than requested, demonstrating superior performance compared to hard-coded execution paths. This implementation enables Curve to submit orders without predetermining prices, ensuring fair market rates and reducing maintenance requirements.

CoW Protocol's May Update Highlights

Mon 10th Jun 2024
CoW Protocol, a decentralized trading platform, reported a monthly volume of $2.41 billion in May. The platform launched native swaps through the CoW Swap widget, allowing users to trade directly within the Safe Wallet interface. Additionally, CoW Grants funded the development of MEV Scanner, a tool for monitoring and mitigating miner extractable value (MEV) on Ethereum.

CoW Protocol Hiring Software Engineer with Python Expertise

Mon 3rd Jun 2024
CoW Protocol, a cryptocurrency platform, is currently seeking a Software Engineer with proficiency in Python to join their team. The ideal candidate should have a passion for crypto and coding experience. The company is offering a referral program where successful referrals will be rewarded with 6,000 USDC.

MEV and Trader Protection

Mon 20th May 2024
The tweet highlights the issue of Miner Extractable Value (MEV) and its impact on traders, particularly newcomers. It criticizes those who build tools to enable advanced traders to exploit MEV at the expense of others. The tweet promotes CoWSwap as a solution that builds tools to protect all traders from MEV. It suggests that those with expertise in writing MEV bots could instead use their skills to develop solvers that benefit users. The tweet also mentions a guide provided by CoWSwap on this topic.

FairyCoW Swap Launches Private On-Chain Trading Solution

Thu 9th May 2024
FairyCoW Swap has introduced a new solution for privacy-conscious users, offering programmable encryption built on top of the CoW Protocol. This development aims to address concerns about trade execution leaks, enabling users to trade with privacy while benefiting from the advantages of the CoW Protocol.

Understanding Slippage in Crypto Trading

Mon 6th May 2024
Slippage refers to the difference between the expected price of a cryptocurrency trade and the actual execution price due to market fluctuations. Traders must set a slippage tolerance percentage to account for potential price changes during execution. Lower tolerances are suitable for stable assets, while higher tolerances may be required for volatile assets. However, excessive slippage tolerance can lead to exploitation through tactics like sandwich attacks, where bots manipulate the price to extract value. Some exchanges like CoW Swap offer auto-slippage features to calculate optimal tolerances and protect users from such attacks.
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CoW Protocol Hiring Support Engineer for Solver Team

Mon 6th May 2024
CoW Protocol, a cryptocurrency platform, is currently seeking a Support Engineer for its Solver team. The ideal candidate should be passionate about crypto and have experience in building monitoring tooling with Python. The company is offering a referral program where successful referrals will be rewarded with 6,000 USDC.

MEV Blocker Protects Over $10 Billion in DEX Volume and Returns 227 ETH to Users

Mon 6th May 2024
In April, MEV Blocker, a service designed to protect users from Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) on decentralized exchanges (DEXs), safeguarded over $10.1 billion in trading volume. Additionally, the service returned a total of 227 ETH to 206,000 users, providing them with protection against potential losses due to MEV.

CoW Swap Introduces TWAP Orders for Improved Trading Experience

Mon 6th May 2024
CoW Swap, a decentralized exchange platform, has announced the introduction of TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) orders. This new feature aims to assist traders in executing trades with reduced price impact and slippage exposure. TWAP orders allow traders to split large orders into smaller chunks executed over a specified time period, potentially resulting in better average execution prices. Users interested in learning more about the benefits of TWAP orders or trying out this new feature can visit the provided links.
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MEV Blocker Transparency Update

Mon 6th May 2024
MEV Blocker, a tool designed to mitigate miner extractable value (MEV) on the Ethereum network, has announced increased transparency for users. From now on, users will be able to see their pending transactions directly on Etherscan whenever they submit a transaction using MEV Blocker. This move aims to provide greater visibility into the transaction process. MEV Blocker claims to protect users from MEV while offering rebates for successful transactions.