# CoW DAO

> Don't get milked

CoW DAO develops user-protective DeFi products through decentralized governance, focusing on fair trading systems and MEV protection on Ethereum.

CoW DAO helps DeFi users trade digital assets safely by developing user-protective trading products on Ethereum. With it, users can access MEV-protected trading, batch auction settlements, and decentralized governance. CoW DAO operates as a community-driven organization supporting CoW Protocol, CoW Swap, CoW AMM, and MEV Blocker through decentralized decision-making.

- Type: Protocol
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2022-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/cow_dao

## Products

- [CoW Protocol](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cow_dao): CoW Protocol is a meta-DEX aggregation protocol using combinatorial batch auctions and intent-based trading, enabling peer-to-peer settlements through Coincidence of Wants matching and comprehensive MEV protection via uniform clearing prices. (DEX Aggregator , Live, Main Product)
- [CoW Swap](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cow_dao): CoW Swap is a decentralized trading interface built on CoW Protocol, providing gasless order placement and settlement with MEV protection through batch auctions and solver competition. (DEX Aggregator , Live)
- [CoW AMM](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cow_dao): CoW AMM is an automated market maker built to protect liquidity providers from LVR exploitation through MEV capture mechanisms and competitive solver-driven rebalancing on Balancer infrastructure. (Decentralised Exchange, Live)
- [MEV Blocker](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cow_dao): MEV Blocker is an RPC endpoint providing MEV protection through order flow auctions, offering transaction privacy and backrun rebates while maintaining fast execution speeds for users. (RPC Provider, Live)

## Assets

- [CoW Protocol Token (COW)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cow_dao): COW is the governance token of CoW Protocol. It is used to participate in decision-making processes that guide the protocol's development and to receive fee discounts within the ecosystem. The protocol batches multiple trades together to create Coincidences of Wants, allowing solvers to save on gas costs and AMM fees to deliver better prices than traditional DEX aggregators. (Governance)

## Links

- [Documentation](https://docs.cow.fi)
- [Forum](https://forum.cow.fi)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://cownation.notion.site/CoW-DAO-Brand-Kit-dad6212f182f49d38683e8410bfb37d2)
- [Main](https://cow.fi)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/CoWSwap)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/cowprotocol)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/cowprotocol)

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