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title: Useful CowSwap Resources
tags: cowswap
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# Useful CowSwap Resources

- First and foremost, trade on Cowswap: [swap.cow.fi](https://swap.cow.fi)
- [CoW Protocol](https://cow.fi/) main website
- [Documentation](https://docs.cow.fi/) for Cowswap and Cow Protocol
- [Follow Cowswap](https://twitter.com/CoWSwap) on Twitter
- Join the discussion on [Cowswap's Discord server](https://discord.com/invite/MHmz3knm2X)
- Introduction to [SDK and intergations](https://hackmd.io/f1eM3vMiRyK9AivB-3RrlQ)
- [Open positions](https://cow.fi/careers), apply and come work with us!
- This is how we started: Gnosis Improvement proposal ([GIP-13](https://forum.gnosis.io/t/gip-13-phase-2-cowdao-and-cow-token/2735)) - Discussion about spinning out of Gnosis, COW token, CowDAO and Cow Protocol
- [Build on top of CoW Protocol](https://hackmd.io/f1eM3vMiRyK9AivB-3RrlQ)
- [Do CoWs slip-age less?](https://cow-protocol.medium.com/do-cows-slip-age-less-389150154f84) Article about slippage and actualy execution prices
- CoW Protocol's [Dune dashboards](https://dune.com/cowprotocol)

## YouTube and Podcasts
- [Proof of Steak - How to remooove MEV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCiwUBs2vpI), Anna George (also includes awesome moo sounds!)
- [Will The Market Fix MEV?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2PWqXEMF-M) Köppelmann, Luhn, Leupold, Gosselin
- [Do CoWs Slip-Page Less?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmLmx35Qfmo) Gent Rexha
- [Why All DAOs Should Use CowSwap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP3j1e3oNwo) and How to Use it
- [What does it take](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5RHx4AiaUCM) to become a solver in CoW Protocol
- [More technical protocol presentation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MfcZGVeQsQ) at EthCC
- Epicenter: [Felix Leupold: CowSwap – Tackling the Shortcomings of AMMs](https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/felix-leupold-cowswap-tackling-the-shortcomings-of-amms/id792338939?i=1000528175581)
- Uncommon Core: [The most innovative DEX? - with Hasu and Felix Leupold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvFxKVaSloA)
- [MEV-protection with CoWs 🐮 & Leveraging ERC-1271 | CoW Protocol | Nick Lordello](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70zpZFGT0bs)
- [Build on Balancer - Episode 1: CoWSwap (Anna George)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_o9aNI0Cjs)

## For market makers
- How to [submit orders](https://docs.cow.fi/tutorials/how-to-submit-orders-via-the-api) via the API
- Cowswap [orderbook API](https://api.cow.fi/docs/)
- Educational [trading bot](https://github.com/gnosis/gp-v2-trading-bot)
- Rudimentary python trading bot [code example](https://pastebin.com/cKXUz0SW)
- Rudimentary go trading bot [code example](https://pastebin.com/r787C2wT)
- Complete [trading history table](https://dune.xyz/queries/37241/73825) for backtesting
- [Forum post](https://forum.gnosis.io/t/market-making-on-gnosis-protocol-cowswap/1473) about the advantages of market making on cowswap

## Analytics

### CoW Swap

- **Performance:** [CoW Protocol](https://dune.com/cowprotocol), [CowSwap](https://dune.com/cowprotocol/CowSwap)
- **User Analytics:** [User Analytics Draft](https://dune.com/gentrexha/user-analytics-draft), [Shishi User Analytics](https://dune.com/shishi.feng/cowswap-user-data-analytics)
- **Trades:** [Trades History](https://dune.com/cowprotocol/CoWSwap-Trades?MONTH_e2dd8f=09), [Batch History](https://dune.com/cowprotocol/CoW-Protocol-Batch-History)
- **Solver:** [CoW - Solver Info](https://dune.com/cowprotocol/GPv2-Solver-Info), [Solver Rewards Accounting](https://dune.com/gnosis.protocol/solver-rewards-accounting)
- **Referral:** [CoW - Referral Data](https://dune.com/cowprotocol/CoW-Referral-Data)
- **Fees and Costs:** [GP Fees & Costs](https://dune.com/gnosis.protocol/GP-Fees-and-Costs)
- **Integrations:** [Balancer Gnosis Protocol](https://dune.com/gnosis.protocol/BGP-Fees-and-Costs)
- **Price Improvement:** [0x vs Cow Protocol Slippage Analysis](https://dune.com/gentrexha/0x-vs-cow-protocol-slippage-analysis), [Price Improvement (PI) Dashboard](https://dune.com/cowprotocol/real-surplus)
- **NPS:** [Appzi](https://portal.appzi.com/portals/5ju0G/feedback/55872789-593b-4c6c-9e49-9b5c7693e90a/trends?chartMode=)
- [COW token stats](https://dune.xyz/bh2smith/COW-Token-Stats)
- [vCOW token claims](https://dune.xyz/gnosis.protocol/CoW-Protocol-Virtual-Token-Claims)
- [Batch Settlement Info](https://dune.com/queries/38617/76276)
- [Retention dashboard](https://dune.com/queries/825331)

### MEV Blocker

### Competition
- MEV Blocker [vs Flashbots Protect](https://orderflow.art/ofa)
- Fusion Dune [Dashboard](https://dune.com/1inch/fusion)
- Fusion dedicated [dashboard](https://analytics.1inch.community/fusion)
- 1inch [stats](https://analytics.1inch.community/) by chain
- UniX [Dune Dashboard](https://dune.com/flashbots/uniswap-x)

## CoW Protocol
- Protocol smart contracts:
- Settlemnt contract ([etherscan](https://etherscan.io/address/0x9008D19f58AAbD9eD0D60971565AA8510560ab41), [github](https://github.com/gnosis/gp-v2-contracts/blob/v1.1.2/src/contracts/GPv2Settlement.sol))
- Vault relayer ([etherscan](https://etherscan.io/address/0xC92E8bdf79f0507f65a392b0ab4667716BFE0110), [github](https://github.com/gnosis/gp-v2-contracts/blob/v1.1.2/src/contracts/GPv2VaultRelayer.sol))
- [Audits](https://github.com/gnosis/gp-v2-contracts/tree/main/audits): [Hacken](https://hacken.io/audits/#cowswap), [G0 Group](https://github.com/gnosis/gp-v2-contracts/blob/main/audits/GnosisProtocolV2May2021.pdf)
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## Solvers

[cow-dex-solver](https://github.com/gnosis/cow-dex-solver)
- What does it take to [become a solver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RHx4AiaUCM) in CoW Protocol - Felix Leupold
- [Solver workshop video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW_w5yGSAPk)
- [How to write a CoW Protocol Solver](https://docs.cow.fi/tutorials/how-to-write-a-solver)
- [In depth solver specification](https://docs.cow.fi/off-chain-services/in-depth-solver-specification)

## CowDAO

**DAO Safes**
- [CowDAO Safe](https://gnosis-safe.io/app/eth:0xcA771eda0c70aA7d053aB1B25004559B918FE662/balances) on mainnet
- [CowDAO Safe](https://gnosis-safe.io/app/gno:0xcA771eda0c70aA7d053aB1B25004559B918FE662/balances) on Gnosis Chain
- [Private round Safe](https://gnosis-safe.io/app/eth:0xA1cb7762F40318ee0260F53e15De835fF001cb7E/transactions/history)

**vCOW token addresses**
- [CoW Protocol Virtual Token (vCOW)](https://etherscan.io/token/0xd057b63f5e69cf1b929b356b579cba08d7688048) on mainnet
- [CoW Protocol Virtual Token (vCOW)](https://blockscout.com/xdai/mainnet/address/0xc20C9C13E853fc64d054b73fF21d3636B2d97eaB/transactions) on Gnosis Chain

**COW token addresses**
- [COW token on mainnet](https://etherscan.io/token/0xDEf1CA1fb7FBcDC777520aa7f396b4E015F497aB)
- [COW token on Gnosis Chain](https://blockscout.com/xdai/mainnet/address/0x177127622c4A00F3d409B75571e12cB3c8973d3c/transactions)

**Governance**
- [cow.eth Snapshot space](https://snapshot.org/#/cow.eth)
- CowDAO [proposal repo](https://github.com/gnosis/cow-proposals)

**COW liquidity**
- [Balancer: COW/ETH 50/50 pool](https://app.balancer.fi/#/pool/0xde8c195aa41c11a0c4787372defbbddaa31306d2000200000000000000000181)
- [Balancer: COW/GNO 50/50 pool](https://app.balancer.fi/#/pool/0x92762b42a06dcdddc5b7362cfb01e631c4d44b40000200000000000000000182)
- [Swapr: COW/ETH 50/50 pool](https://swapr.eth.link/#/pools/0x177127622c4A00F3d409B75571e12cB3c8973d3c/0x6A023CCd1ff6F2045C3309768eAd9E68F978f6e1?chainId=100) (Gnosis Chain)

**Audits**
- COW token [audit](https://github.com/gnosis/cow-token/tree/main/audits)

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