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CoW Protocol

3 placements on ChainChoice under CoW Protocol, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — #1 in one of them. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

Intent Networks
CoW Protocol
Rank#1 OverallScore81

Leads the published order

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DEX Aggregators
CoW Swap
Rank#3 OverallScore76

#1 in this category: Matcha (0x)

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MEV Protection
CoW Swap
Rank#3 OverallScore71

#1 in this category: MEV Blocker

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Intent Networks
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Execution failure: you get a worse price, later, or nothing.
    Scored by Bid set visibility · 34% (CoW Protocol 10/10)
    Scored by Solver admission · 20% (CoW Protocol 7/10)
    Scored by Fallback when nobody fills · 24% (CoW Protocol 7/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Regulatory failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Network fee disclosure (22%).
DEX Aggregators
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Contract failure: the code holding the funds is exploited.
    Scored by Security & track record · 60%
  • Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Trust-minimization · 40%
Not assessed by this ranking: Custody failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
MEV Protection
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Liveness failure (CoW Swap 6/10): the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
    Scored by Inclusion breadth and what happens when your transaction is dropped · 20%
  • Execution failure (CoW Swap 6/10): you get a worse price, later, or nothing.
    Scored by Order-flow privacy in practice · 30%
  • Information failure (CoW Swap 4/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.
    Scored by Independence and quality of the protection evidence · 20%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Regulatory failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Rebate published AND reaching the end user's address (30%).