CIP-67 Voting Ends for CoW Protocol

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Event date

Thursday 15 May 2025, UTC

Event description

CIP-67 proposes switching CoW Protocol’s auction mechanism from batch auctions to a fair combinatorial auction. This upgrade, active for voting since May 8, 2025, aims to boost order throughput by 33% and ensure fairer price distribution for traders. Unlike batch auctions, combinatorial auctions allow solvers to bid on trade combinations, reducing slippage and improving efficiency. The proposal also adjusts solver rewards, potentially increasing competition payouts by 25%, per CoW DAO’s experiments (CoW DAO Forum, 2025). Voting ends May 15, 2025, at 10:31 AM UTC, with a current quorum of 63.3% (snapshot on May 10, 2025).

Recent News

CoW Protocol has been on a roll. In March 2025, they integrated with Polygon zkEVM, expanding cross-chain liquidity access. This followed a February 2025 milestone of surpassing $500M in monthly trading volume, a 40% jump from Q4 2024 (Dune Analytics). The team’s focus on scalability and fairness has positioned CoW as a top meta-DEX aggregator, competing with 1inch and Paraswap.

Future Plans

Post-voting, CoW DAO plans to start testing the new auction mechanism by May 20, 2025, with a full rollout across all chains by June 3, 2025. They’re also exploring advanced winner-selection algorithms to further optimize trade execution, signaling a long-term vision for DeFi innovation (CoW DAO Forum, 2025).

Onchain Data

While specific voting data isn’t publicly detailed beyond quorum, CoW Protocol’s dApp activity shows stability: 3 transactions in the last 30 days (up 100% from prior periods) but $0 volume, indicating low token movement (BitDegree, 2025). $COW’s price is down 73.27% from its all-time high, reflecting market volatility (Bitget, 2025).

Community Sentiment

X reactions are mixed. Some users, like @GustavoRex36367, are distracted by memecoins like $QWRX, while others, like @heller_jai15608, praise CoW’s ecosystem for stress-free trading gains. Sentiment leans cautiously optimistic, with focus on the proposal’s fairness benefits.

Risk Disclaimer

$COW’s price volatility poses risks for holders; market conditions may impact post-voting sentiment. Always DYOR before voting or trading.

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CoW Swap on BNB Launch

CoW Swap, a decentralized exchange aggregator and MEV protection protocol by CoW DAO, launched on the BNB Chain on October 1, 2025. This integration enables BNB Chain users to swap tokens with gasless transactions and built-in MEV protection, improving trade pricing and offering advanced order types without needing to hold BNB for gas fees. The launch supports wallets like Trust Wallet and Binance Wallet, providing a smooth trading experience on one of the fastest-growing blockchain ecosystems. Recent News In the past months, CoW Swap has focused on expanding multi-chain support, enhancing user experience with combinatorial auctions to boost trading capacity, and collaborating with various partners to increase liquidity and trading volumes. Despite a past workaround exploit in early 2025 causing a minor loss of BNB, the protocol strengthened security measures and launched on BNB Chain as a major growth milestone. Future Plans CoW Swap aims to further integrate with additional blockchain networks, improve cross-chain swap functionality, and optimize their order routing technology to enhance transaction efficiency. They plan to increase user adoption on BNB Chain by leveraging gasless transaction benefits and providing more advanced trading features. Onchain Data No verifiable onchain metrics available. Community Sentiment Positive — Feedback on social platforms indicates excitement about gasless swaps and MEV protection on BNB Chain. Users praise the improved pricing and ease of use. Quotes from the Twitter community include: "Loving the gasless swaps on BNB!", "MEV protection is a game changer for DEX trading", and "CoW Swap's BNB launch makes trading seamless." Risk Disclaimer This event could impact token price due to its potential to increase usage and liquidity on BNB Chain. Users should consider market conditions and project fundamentals. Sources used https://cow.fi/learn/cow-swap-launches-on-bnb-chain https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-01-2025-cow-swap-launches-on-bnb-chain-with-new-features-30430727195986 https://phemex.com/news/article/cow-swap-launches-on-bnb-chain-with-gasfree-transactions-23071

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