# Grant Application: Areca Custom Cow Protocol Trading UI Development **URL:** \ **Category:** Rejected Grants\ **Tags:** grant-rejected\ **Created:** [August 25, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-areca-custom-cow-protocol-trading-ui-development/1094 "2022-08-25T15:03:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.cow.fi/john/32/583_2.png) [@John](https://forum.cow.fi/u/John)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-areca-custom-cow-protocol-trading-ui-development/1094/1 "2022-08-25T15:03:17Z")
**Author** GitHub: [Johnrochez (John Olumide) · GitHub 2](https://github.com/Johnrochez) LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-olumide-4377031b6 2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-olumide-4377031b6) john@areca.one **About** I am co-founder and CEO at Areca, i am an organized, detailed oriented and a team player who is able to strategize and prioritize effectively to accomplish multiple tasks. I hold a master degree in political science and social studies and i’ve got a combine 5+ years experience in digital marketing, web2 and web3 application development and customer support operation. I have spent the last five years in learning and acquiring new knowledge and skills in the area of blockchain technology. Areca is a one-stop decentralized financial application platform that enables users to Swap with MEV protection powered by Cow protocol , invest in blockchain startups, lend and borrow digital assets on Ethereum and Gnosis blockchain. **Additional Links** MVP: [https://areca-swap.pages.dev](https://areca-swap.pages.dev) **Grant Category** User interface and user experience UI/UX **Grant Description** Custom design and develop Cow protocol trading UI on our platform to enables users to interact with Cow protocol directly on our platform. **Grant Goal and Impact** Our mission is to contribute to Cow protocol ecosystem growth, by providing a custom design Cow protocol trading UI on our platform to enable users to interact with the protocol directly on our platform such as; Swap with MEV protection, experience Coincidence of wants (COW) etc. **Milestone** - Complete design and develop a custom Cow protocol trading UI on our platform with github repository. **Grant Timeline** Our projected timeline is 2 months to design a custom user-friendly Cow protocol trading UI on our platform. **Funding Request** A total funding request of $62,000 USD denominated in wXDAI to custom design and develop Cow protocol trading UI on our platform. **Budget Breakdown** We need a 2 Senior Web3 designer, 2 UI/UX Designer, and 2 Senior Web3 Developer. The budget details can be fund [here.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UBtrZAWkZJRcM1gSzS0Ht56HJyc6QAUju3LxsohHAi8/edit?usp=sharing) **Gnosis Safe Address to receive grant** gno:0x9B014E8C5d72E95CfD4e1186c7be719e5C14582E **Other Information** In terms of providing CowDAO Value for money (VFM); Users will be able to interact with Cow protocol directly on our platform, a custom design Cow protocol trading UI with github repository for developers who want to make use of the UI on their platform. Others! Providing a staking dashboard for Cow holders on our platform with incentives in AXA tokens for Cow token holders. **Referral** None **Term and condition** By applying for this grant, I agree to be bound by the [CowDAO Participation Agreement](https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/Qmf9MYhcG2pFrDoVy13p6FWeVF4nG9HbJvRfYYbhazTCFe) and the [COWDAO Grant Terms and Conditions](https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/QmePuufRisDpGrnaPYJo7By6sFRaGhWcoP7zQhS5FiJaT7). ---
**Author:** ![middleway.eth](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.cow.fi/middleway.eth/32/12_2.png) [@middleway.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/middleway.eth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-areca-custom-cow-protocol-trading-ui-development/1094/2 "2022-08-25T16:20:36Z")
Thank @John for writing the proposal! I have few questions that might help to clarify and further define the grant application before it can be considered by the Grants Committee. > [@John](#): > > **Additional Links** > MVP: [https://areca-swap.pages.dev](https://areca-swap.pages.dev) - Who created the MVP? Do you have a github repository to share? > [@John](#): > > Complete design and develop a custom Cow protocol trading UI on our platform with github repository. - Can you describe in more detail the new custom design you are proposing? > [@John](#): > > providing a custom design Cow protocol trading UI on our platform to enable users to interact with the protocol directly on our platform such as; Swap with MEV protection, experience Coincidence of wants (COW) etc. - You mentioned it’ll be part of Areca platform. Do you have a live product / MVP / details about the Areca platform? > [@John](#): > > **Budget Breakdown** > We need a 2 Senior Web3 designer, 2 UI/UX Designer, and 2 Senior Web3 Developer. The budget details can be fund [here.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UBtrZAWkZJRcM1gSzS0Ht56HJyc6QAUju3LxsohHAi8/edit?usp=sharing) - Do you have past experience with recruiting a team as described in the budget breakdown? ---
**Author:** ![John](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.cow.fi/john/32/583_2.png) [@John](https://forum.cow.fi/u/John)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-areca-custom-cow-protocol-trading-ui-development/1094/3 "2022-08-26T20:42:20Z")
> [@middleway.eth](#): > > Who created the MVP? Do you have a github repository to share? The Areca team created the MVP using Cowswap UI repository and this the link to the Areca MVP repository on github [https://github.com/Arecapro/Areca-Swap](https://github.com/Arecapro/Areca-Swap). > [@middleway.eth](#): > > - Can you describe in more detail the new custom design you are proposing? A new Cow protocol trading UI that looks entirely different from Cowswap trading UI to match up with the design of our other products. > [@middleway.eth](#): > > You mentioned it’ll be part of Areca platform. Do you have a live product / MVP / details about the Areca platform? All our products are currently in development stage, details about our platform can be found here [https://docs.areca.one/](https://docs.areca.one/). All our products will go live in the next couple of months for public beta testing. > [@middleway.eth](#): > > - Do you have past experience with recruiting a team as described in the budget breakdown? Yes, Atostiger [AtosGuru (AtosGuru) · GitHub](https://github.com/AtosGuru) our lead-dev and co-founder, a 10+ years professional web developer and blockchain expert who has work on a great number of project and also recruit lots of team members is in charge of recruiting team members. ---
**Author:** ![netrunner.eth](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.cow.fi/netrunner.eth/32/252_2.png) [@netrunner.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/netrunner.eth)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-areca-custom-cow-protocol-trading-ui-development/1094/4 "2022-08-30T01:34:37Z")
Thank you for taking the time to apply for a grant. Based on the information presented and lack of an Areca userbase, or budget for marketing, I do not believe that funding the Areca platform represents value for money. Unfortunately, at this time, I am signalling no for this proposal. ---
**Author:** ![middleway.eth](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.cow.fi/middleway.eth/32/12_2.png) [@middleway.eth](https://forum.cow.fi/u/middleway.eth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.cow.fi/t/grant-application-areca-custom-cow-protocol-trading-ui-development/1094/5 "2022-09-02T07:18:02Z")
What does it mean a design that is entirely different than CoW Swap? Color scheme? Moving away from the Uniswap-like design altogether? how does this benefit the CoW DAO? I’d rather wait to see the Areca platform go live so we can experiment with it and get a sense of the value that will be created by such integration and design. ATM I tend to agree with @netrunner.eth, although I definitely think this can become a valuable proposal once we see a live Areca platform and can evaluate the integration of CoW Protocol into it.