CoW Swap, the decentralized exchange (DEX) and aggregator built on CoW Protocol, has expanded to the Polygon network, enabling users to trade on Polygon with CoW’s gasless, MEV-protected orderflow model. According to CoW’s launch post, the deployment brings CoW DAO’s full product suite – CoW Swap, CoW Protocol, and later CoW AMM – to Polygon, adding another major EVM environment alongside Ethereum, Gnosis Chain, Arbitrum, Base, and Avalanche. This means Polygon users can submit off‑chain signed intents that are batch‑auctioned and settled by solvers, with gas for settlement paid on the backend rather than upfront by the trader, and with protection against common MEV attacks such as sandwiching. The move positions CoW Swap as an execution layer on top of existing Polygon liquidity, aggregating decentralized exchanges and other aggregators while also matching orders peer‑to‑peer via “coincidence of wants” when possible to improve prices. For Polygon’s DeFi ecosystem, the integration introduces an intent-based trading model that can reduce failed transactions, eliminate direct gas costs on unsuccessful trades, and mitigate MEV for larger swaps, potentially making Polygon more attractive for advanced traders and applications integrating CoW Protocol’s routing. For CoW DAO, the Polygon deployment extends its cross-chain footprint and aligns with a broader strategy of being available on most major EVM chains, which can increase protocol volume and provide a unified user experience across networks.

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