CoW DAO unveils AMM aimed at protecting liquidity providers from MEV

CoW DAO, which manages user-protecting protocols such as CoW Swap and MEV Blocker, is launching an automated market maker solution that aims to protect liquidity providers from maximum recoverable value.

While CoW DAO’s other products already protect traders against MEV, CoW AMM is the project’s first product to protect liquidity providers.

CoW DAO has rolled out a solution that – unlike other AMMs – will protect liquidity providers from what is described as a type of MEV called loss versus rebalancing. LVR refers to the losses incurred by liquidity providers on an AMM-based decentralized exchange 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 in which buyers and sellers match orders directly, AMMs use liquidity pools to automate pricing and trading.

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

The project’s flagship offering so far is CoW Swap – an intent-based decentralized exchange aggregator. The AMM release will complement the aggregator, allowing existing users to enjoy better liquidity.