Welcome to the Building Web3 Podcast! Join us for an in-depth conversation with Anna, a core contributor at Cow Dao, as we explore the innovative world of Cow Protocol and its transformative role in decentralized finance (DeFi). From tackling liquidity fragmentation to pioneering solutions for MEV protection and cross-chain swaps, this episode is a must-watch for anyone passionate about blockchain technology, crypto, and the future of decentralized markets.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Anna and Her Journey into Crypto
0:14 Anna's Background and Journey into Crypto
1:54 The Birth of CoW Protocol
6:01 Understanding the Coincidence of Wants
7:33 The Life of a Transaction in CoW Protocol
13:38 MetaDEX Aggregation and Its Importance
15:57 Building CoW Protocol
21:18 Future Developments and Cross-Chain Swaps
26:35 Community Engagement and Final Thoughts
27:34 Decentralized Social Media 
29:05 Get Involved 

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Anna’s Journey Into Crypto & Cow Dao
Anna shares her unique path from working as a data analyst at the United Nations to becoming a key player in the Web3 space. Hear how her time at Gnosis led to the creation of Cow Protocol and why it has become a cornerstone of decentralized innovation.

How Cow Protocol Works
Discover how batch auctions and the concept of coincidence of wants enable peer-to-peer transactions, reducing costs, improving price execution, and solving liquidity challenges across fragmented DeFi ecosystems. Anna explains how Cow Protocol stands apart by enabling ring trades and solver network optimizations to maximize user benefits.

MEV Protection and Enhanced User Safety
Anna breaks down how Cow Protocol provides advanced MEV (Miner Extractable Value) protection, safeguarding users from front-running and sandwich attacks. Learn how private mempools and specialized solvers make DeFi trading safer and more efficient.

Cross-Chain Swaps: The Next Frontier
Explore how Cow Protocol is leveraging its solver network to pioneer cross-chain swaps, enabling seamless trades across different blockchain ecosystems. Anna paints a vision for the future where fragmented liquidity is a thing of the past, and users can enjoy deeper pools and better prices with a single click.

Innovations in Liquidity Management with Cow AMM
Dive into the launch of Cow AMM, a liquidity provider-focused product that combats Levered Value Removal (LVR). Anna explains how Cow AMM protects liquidity providers from arbitrage losses while improving the attractiveness of liquidity provision in DeFi markets.

MetaDEX Aggregation & Decentralized Excellence
Learn about MetaDEX aggregation, which combines liquidity from multiple DEXs like Uniswap, Balancer, and Curve to provide users with optimal trading routes. Anna shares how this technology ensures better prices and efficiency, especially for large trades.

Decentralization and Future Milestones
Anna gives us a glimpse into Cow Protocol’s roadmap, including plans to further decentralize its ecosystem and add new features like programmatic orders, improved developer tools, and more advanced solver network incentives.

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