CoW DAO unveils AMM exchange aimed at protecting liquidity providers from MEV

CoW DAO, which operates user-protective protocols like CoW Swap and MEV Blocker, is launching an automated market maker solution that aims to protect liquidity providers from maximal extractable value .

While CoW DAO’s other products already secure traders from MEV, CoW AMM is the first product from the project protecting liquidity providers.

CoW DAO rolled out a solution that — unlike other AMMs — will protect liquidity providers against what is described as a type of MEV called loss versus rebalancing . LVR refers to the losses liquidity providers on an AMM-based decentralized exchange incur due to arbitrage bots constantly rebalancing liquidity pools.

An automated market maker is a decentralized exchange that facilitates trading between crypto tokens. Instead of relying on traditional order books where buyers and sellers directly match orders, AMMs use liquidity pools to automate the pricing and trading. 

The Cow AMM would capture the MEV that would otherwise be lost to arbitrageurs — or MEV bots — and share it back with LPs, the developers explained. “Liquidity providers are protected from toxic flow and know that whoever rebalances will always forward them surplus,” a spokesperson for CoW DAO said.

The project's flagship offering until now is CoW Swap — an intent-based decentralized exchange aggregator. Its AMM release will complement the aggregator, allowing existing users to tap into better liquidity.