CoW Protocol company
Overview
CoW Protocol is an Ethereum-based decentralized trading protocol that uses an intent-based model rather than direct on-chain swaps. Users sign trade intents that are collected into batch auctions and settled at a uniform clearing price by competing third-party solvers, which allows coincidences of wants to be matched peer-to-peer and provides structural protection against front-running and sandwich MEV. It is governed by CoW DAO via the COW token, which is also staked by solvers as a bond for honest behaviour. CoW DAO also maintains the CoW Swap trading interface, the MEV Blocker RPC endpoint, and CoW AMM.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, CoW Protocol connects to 13 tracked entities, most strongly to Ethereum, MEV Blocker, CoW Swap.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 10 of 13 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
deployed_on | Ethereum | 95% |
launched | MEV Blocker | 95% |
launched | CoW Swap | 95% |
issued_by | COW Token | 90% |
governs | COW Token | 90% |
deployed_on | Arbitrum | 85% |
deployed_on | Base | 85% |
deployed_on | Polygon | 85% |
deployed_on | Avalanche | 85% |
deployed_on | Gnosis Chain | 85% |
Frequently asked questions
What is CoW Protocol?
CoW Protocol is an Ethereum-based decentralized trading protocol that uses an intent-based model. Users sign trade intents collected into batch auctions settled at a uniform clearing price by competing third-party solvers, providing protection against front-running and sandwich MEV.
What chains is CoW Protocol deployed on?
CoW Protocol is deployed on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Gnosis Chain, Base, and Avalanche.
What does CoW DAO maintain?
CoW DAO maintains the CoW Swap trading interface, the MEV Blocker RPC endpoint, and CoW AMM.