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CCoW Swap

Batch auctions with solver competition — and Coincidence of Wants — neutralize MEV at the trade level.

Batch-auction DEXBy CoW DAOToken: COWSince 2021
Type
Batch-auction DEX
How it works
Orders settle in batches at one uniform clearing price, chosen by competing solvers, with Coincidence-of-Wants matching — removing the ordering advantage MEV bots exploit. Same team as MEV Blocker.
Protects against
Sandwiching/frontrunning via uniform-price batch auctions
Rebates
Price surplus returned to you
Chains
Ethereum, Gnosis, Arbitrum, Base
Setup
Trade on CoW Swap
Adoption*
Leading intent / batch-auction DEX
By
CoW DAO

* Dated snapshot (provider docs & public reports, 2026), not a live figure.

Best for

Spot swaps that want best price + protection.

Strengths

  • MEV-protected by design (batch auctions)
  • Coincidence-of-Wants can beat AMM price
  • Gasless limit orders
  • Same team as MEV Blocker

Trade-offs

  • Swaps only, not arbitrary transactions
  • Batch settlement adds some delay
  • Best for spot, not every use case

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