RFP: CoW Swap UI Translation & Localization

CoW Grants Program
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Requests for proposals are not intended to be prescriptive or exhaustive. The community is encouraged to expand on the ideas here, and the final scope may change based on what we receive. All applications follow the standard Grants DAO process. This request should not be interpreted as an offer.

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Summary

CoW DAO seeks native-speaker translators to overhaul, ship, and maintain high-quality localizations of the CoW Swap UI. Applications are open to all, with experience, samples, and pricing collected before any selection. Phase 1 covers Spanish, Portuguese (BR), Russian, and French. Selected contributors are funded via per-language grants and work in Crowdin, with a single named owner per language. Best value wins, not lowest cost.

A previous translation effort was funded, but the translations remain behind a feature flag because three things were missing: QA, defined maintenance ownership, and sufficient language coverage to justify release. This RFP closes those gaps alongside the translation work.

Scope

  • Languages (Phase 1): Spanish, Portuguese (BR), Russian, and French.

  • Volume: ~8800 words across ~1500 strings per language.

  • Tool: all translations happen in Crowdin via a private invite link sent to each contributor.

  • Review: the reviewers approve every language before it merges into production.

  • Deliverable: a reviewed translation in production, plus a commitment to maintain.

In scope: full translation or overhaul of all UI strings per language, a mandatory sample task during selection, and an ongoing maintenance commitment.

Out of scope: docs, long-form content outside the app UI, and marketing copy.

Each language is scoped and funded independently; the DAO may select any subset based on the applications received.

Selection Criteria

  • Sample quality (primary): the native-speaker reviewer for that language.

  • Relevant experience and references (high): Grants Council.

  • Maintenance commitment (high): Grants Council.

  • Price (medium): Grants Council.

Reviews are done internally by the team. Where the team has no native speaker for a language, that language needs a designated reviewer, either a community native speaker or a small reviewing grant. The Council scores the language-agnostic criteria. Lining up a reviewer for each non-English language is the open item to settle before launch.

Workflow

Once selected, work flows through four steps:

  1. Translate (contributor translates all strings in Crowdin)

  2. Review (CoW DAO team / native-speaker reviewer approves)

  3. PR (approved strings opened as a pull request)

  4. Deploy (merged to production).

Each language then has a single named owner responsible for Crowdin updates and review sign-off, monthly or per product release.

Grant Structure

One translation grant per language covers the full ~8,800-word translation and maintenance. Final amounts are set by the open call. Review is a smaller separate grant or handled internally. Payment is milestone-based in stablecoins (USDC, DAI, or USDS); contributors work via a private Crowdin invite.

Timeline

  • 2026-07-01: RFP published, applications open

  • 2026-07-15: Application window closes

  • 2026-07-20: Contributor pre-selection; sample tasks sent

  • 2026-07-25: Contributor selection confirmed

  • 2026-08-15: Translation work completed in Crowdin, review period starts

  • 2026-08-25: Review period ends

  • 2026-09-01: Frontend integration and deployment

  • 2026-09-05: Translations live in production

Selection Process

Selection is run jointly by Core Team Marketing and the Grants Council. The Steward (Grants Council) handles coordination, milestone tracking, and payment; the Reviewer (a native speaker of the target language) scores the sample task and signs off on translation quality before deployment. The committee may extend the window, request clarifications, select none of the applicants, or negotiate scope and budget per language.

How to Apply

Reply to this thread with your submission, including:

  • Basic info: language (native/fluent), country (optional).

  • Experience: relevant work (UI/product preferred), crypto/DeFi familiarity, and portfolio.

  • Pricing: a single total price for the full ~8,800-word translation, as one number to keep applicants comparable.

  • Availability: whether you can support ongoing updates, and at what cadence.

  • Contact info: How we can reach you (email, Discord, Telegram).

Shortlisted applicants are then sent a brief set of UI strings to translate as a mandatory sample task; final selection is based on this task. Application window: 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-15. Questions via Discord or forum reply.

Terms

This is a CoW Grants DAO engagement, not a service contract. Recipients are independent of CoW DAO and bound by the Grant Agreement Terms and Participation Agreement. Payment in stablecoins (USDC, DAI, or USDS); all deliverables are open source under an approved license.

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​Subject: Application for Crypto Translation Position (English to French)

  • ​Basic info:
    • ​Native language: French (Canada)
    • ​Fluent language: English
    • ​Country: Canada
  • ​Experience:
    • ​I have a solid understanding of crypto and DeFi ecosystems, ensuring translations are not just literal, but perfectly adapted to the user experience and localized for French-speaking users.
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  • ​Pricing:
    • ​$1,100 USD (based on a fixed rate for the full ~8,800-word translation).
  • ​Availability:
    • ​I am fully available to support ongoing updates. I can commit to a weekly or bi-weekly cadence to review and translate new UI strings, product updates, or documentation as needed.
  • ​Contact info:
    • ​Email: [ 420.13raph@hotmail.ca ]
    • ​Discord: [ cawab0nga4201732 ]
    • ​Telegram: [ RAPH5555AEL ]
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CoW Swap UI Translation & Localization Application

Language: Spanish (native)
Country: Argentina

Experience: Translator with a background in technical-scientific translation. Currently transitioning back into audiovisual translation, with particular focus on UI and UX localization. In 2025, I completed the SheFi program on a full scholarship, gaining hands-on experience with DeFi concepts, wallets, swaps, and staking, along with fluency in crypto-specific terminology — directly relevant to accurately translating an interface like CoW Swap, where mistranslated technical terms can create confusion or costly errors for users.

Sample of previous translation work: Sample of translation and subtitling work (English to Spanish) — https://youtu.be/2VbMCXAMCsQ?si=MfJtT2nTH0GCzTDK

Pricing: USD 880 total for the full ~8,800-word translation.

Availability: Available to complete the full translation within the proposed timeline (by 2026-08-15). I can commit to ongoing maintenance updates on a bi-weekly basis, including Crowdin updates as new strings are added.

Contact:
luciameabe@gmail.com
Discord: lulumareando
Telegram: @Lulumareando

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**Basic info: **
Languages: Russian (Native), English (C1 TOEFL).

Experience:
Full Stack / Lead Frontend developer, 5 years of experience in fintech and web3 products, incl. Pontem Wallet. MA in Translation & Interpretation (English & Japanese).

Authored a PR to improve Russian translation of CowSwap (sample of previous translation work):

Pricing: 1000 USDC.

Availability: available to support translation once a month.

Contact info:
Telegram: @ilia_just
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilia-krasiuchenko/

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Subject: Application for CoW Swap Localization (Greek - Future Phase Proposal)

Hi Team,

I saw the announcement regarding the UI localization RFP. While I note that Greek is not currently in Phase 1, I am submitting my interest for when you are ready to expand into this market.

Basic Info: Greek (Native Speaker, fluent in English). Based in Greece.

  • CoW Swap Familiarity: I have been a user since day one and actively promote CoW Swap within communities like EthFinance (Reddit) and EVMavericks.

  • Crypto/DeFi Expertise: I have been in the space for nearly a decade and have a very good understanding of the specific technical terminology.

  • Translation Studies: I am currently going through my degree in Translation Studies, focusing on the English to Greek language pair.

  • Track Record: I was the first person to (voluntarily) translate the official Ethereum Foundation website into Greek (2018–2019) and I still have the relevant POAP that was given to me then by the EF! I am also a member of the Ethereum Greece community and have volunteered to continue my previous translation of the official website of the Ethereum Foundation into the Greek language.

  • Product Context: I have previously collaborated on CoW Swap UI/UX sessions with Mindy (Silver Queen) regarding Limit Orders, and Bridging & Swapping, so I am already familiar with the CoW Swap product architecture.

Pricing: USD 900 for the full ~8,800-word localization set.

Availability: I am fully available to begin as soon as you decide you are ready to expand into the Greek language. I can commit to bi-weekly maintenance updates to ensure the Greek UI remains perfectly in sync with the main English build.

Contact: Email: vetinary.the.patrician@gmail.com Discord: vetinary

I’d love the chance to bring the CoW Swap experience to the Greek-speaking Ethereum community.

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  • Basic info:
    language: French (native) / English (fluent)
    country: France

  • Experience: Not much relevant work in my track record, yet eager to help the herd expand to the greenest pastures.
    Future of France enjoyooor since 2020; ETH maxi so my portfolio has been decimated

  • Pricing: 1000 $USDC

  • Availability: Terminally online

  • Contact info: Discord: pharaon_

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Language: French native, fluent in English.

Country: French Polynesia / France.

Experience: I work daily in the crypto and DeFi industry as the founder of a fintech, a crypto savings platform. I am used to translating and adapting product, UI, onboarding, wallet, DeFi, stablecoin, yield, swap, bridge, and risk-related content for French-speaking users.

I can translate the CowSwap UI into natural, precise French while preserving product clarity, UX consistency, and DeFi-specific terminology. I am familiar with DEXs, swaps, wallets, token approvals, slippage, MEV protection, intents, limit orders, and stablecoin flows.

Pricing: 950 USDC total for the full ~8,800-word French translation.

Availability: I can support ongoing updates after the initial translation, either weekly or monthly depending on the volume. Small updates can be handled quickly, and larger UI batches can be grouped for consistency.

Discord: @blueshadowcs
Telegram: @blueshadowcs

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Application: CoW Swap UI Translation & Localization — Spanish

Language: Spanish native / English native
Country: Puerto Rico
Contact: @iamcapote / Telegram * Discourse
Portfolio: iamcapote (Alejandro) · GitHub

I am applying to be a DeFi-native Spanish localization owner for CoW Swap UI/UX.

I have over 10 years of crypto experience, including DeFi documentation, smart contract deployment, community operations, governance communication, and product-facing technical writing.

Relevant experience includes Alchemix v2 documentation, Balancer grantee work on Balancer v3 developer documentation, and prior work across DeFi communities including MakerDAO.

My advantage is domain accuracy. CoW Swap’s UI requires precise handling of swaps, intents, MEV protection, approvals, slippage, balances, limit orders, quotes, failed transactions, wallet states, routing, settlement, bridging, and execution flows.

I can localize the Spanish UI with the clarity, brevity, and technical precision required for a real user-facing DeFi trading product.

Scope

I understand the scope as a full Spanish translation or overhaul of approximately 8,800 UI words across approximately 1,500 strings, completed in Crowdin, reviewed before production, and maintained after delivery.

Pricing

1,500 USDC total for the full Spanish localization scope.

This includes the full Spanish UI translation / overhaul, terminology consistency, Crowdin work, reviewer feedback, production-readiness support, and ongoing maintenance ownership.

Availability

I can complete the work within the RFP timeline and support ongoing updates monthly or per product release, depending on string volume.

Terms

By submitting this application, I acknowledge the CoW DAO grant terms and participation agreement applicable to this RFP.

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CoW DAO Translation Grant Application

Basic Info

  • Language: Spanish (Native) – Latin American Spanish

  • Country: Germany (originally from Argentina, raised in Canada)

Experience

I am a native Spanish and native English translator with over six years of professional experience translating and localizing digital products, software, websites, games, and institutional content.

My localization experience includes:

  • Amazon – English to Latin American Spanish localization through the Amazon Translator Management System (ATMS), including UI strings, product descriptions, and light MTPE.

  • Tandem Language Exchange – Translation and localization of marketing and in-app content using Airtable and Lingohub.

  • Moment Factory – Localization of the AURA mobile application for Grace Cathedral, ensuring linguistic consistency and an excellent user experience.

  • Lilith Games – Video game localization, including UI elements, items, events, character content, and updates.

  • Intel – Skills for Innovation – Member of a localization team translating approximately 300,000 words of educational content.

  • Numerous translation projects for international organizations including the Organization of American States (OAS), Global Development Network, CCAMLR, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries, and other international institutions.

I work daily with CAT tools including Trados, Memsource, and Wordfast, and I have extensive experience maintaining terminology consistency across large translation projects.

Regarding crypto and DeFi, I previously translated content for LocalBitcoins, including marketing and community communications. This experience gave me familiarity with cryptocurrency terminology and user-facing financial content, and I am comfortable researching and maintaining consistent blockchain and DeFi terminology.

References are available upon request, and my CV includes examples of relevant localization and translation work.

Pricing

USD 1,500 for the complete translation of approximately 8,800 words, including terminology review, QA, and delivery of a production-ready localization.

Availability

I am available to act as the long-term language owner and can review and maintain translations on an ongoing basis. I can support monthly updates or updates aligned with product releases through Crowdin.

Contact

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Language: Portuguese (PT) :portugal: native / English fluent

Country: Portugal

Contact: luislourenco00@gmail.com (preferred) | @shinra.00 - Discord

I’m applying to be part of the team as a DeFi-native Portuguese translator for CoW Swap.

I first became involved in crypto over ten years ago, when I began building a diversified portfolio and exploring the emerging world of DeFi. Since then, I’ve steadily deepened my involvement: managing a portfolio, advising people on how to safely engage with wallets and protocols, and staying close to the discussions that shape Defi future. It has been a long-term commitment, not a passing interest.

I have been a long term user and advocate of CoW-Swap due to the efficiency and safety it provides. I understand all the concepts: swaps, intents, MEV protection, approvals, slippage, balances, limit orders, quotes, failed transactions, wallet states, routing, settlement, bridging, and execution flows.

Project Scope - Translation of approximately 8,800 UI words across ~1,500 strings, Platform - Crowdin, initial project followed by additional releases on an ongoing basis.

Pricing - 1,150 USDC

Availability - I can complete the translation in the proposed timeline and future releases monthly or per product available depending on the volume.

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Hello CoW DAO team,

My name is Valeria, I am from Venezuela and a native Spanish speaker, with fluent English proficiency. I would like to apply for the Spanish translation and maintenance of the CoW Swap interface.

I have experience translating full products into Spanish, always ensuring a clear, natural, and consistent user experience. A relevant example is my work with Cambria, where I contributed to the complete localization of the product, maintaining a clean and highly understandable interface for Spanish-speaking users.

Additionally, I am an economist with over 5 years of experience in the crypto ecosystem. I have used CoW Swap multiple times, which makes me highly familiar with its functionality, terminology, and user flow. I believe this combination of technical knowledge and hands-on experience allows me to deliver accurate, coherent translations aligned with the product’s intent.

Pricing:

I offer the full translation of approximately 8,800 words for 748 USDC, with flexibility to scale for future updates and ongoing Spanish language maintenance.

Availability:

Immediate. I am ready to start as soon as I receive confirmation and can maintain clear and consistent communication throughout the process.

Commitment:

I am fully willing to take ownership of ongoing Spanish maintenance, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely updates as the product evolves.

Contact:

Email: velita@olagg.io

Telegram: Velita_OLAGG

Discord: velitaolagg

Proof: Patch v0.2.2 | Cambria Docs

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CoW DAO Translation Grant Application

Basic Info

Language: French (English–French Translation)
Country: United Kingdom (spent my early years in Belgium)

Experience

I am applying for the English-to-French translator role for CoW Swap.

I have experience localizing Web3 products with a focus on delivering clear, accurate, and user-friendly translations. I previously worked on the Assetux platform, where I translated UI content into French for the Francophone community, ensuring a smooth user experience.

In addition, I have over five years of experience working with Web3, DeFi, and utility-focused projects. Throughout this time, I have developed a strong understanding of blockchain terminology, decentralized finance concepts, and user-facing technical content. This enables me to produce translations that are both technically accurate and natural for French-speaking users.

I understand the importance of maintaining quality terminology consistency across an application’s interface and am committed to delivering high-quality translations that are production-ready and easy for users to understand.

Pricing

USD 1,000 for the complete translation of approximately 8,800 words, including terminology review, quality assurance, and a production-ready localization.

Availability

I am available to serve as the long-term French language owner and can maintain translations as new UI strings are added or updated. I can provide ongoing support to ensure the French localization remains accurate and up to date.

Contact

Email: davinix49@gmail.com
Discord: @davinix_crypt

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CoW Swap UI Translation & Localization Application

  1. Basic info: Russian (Native), Russia. Intermediate English

  2. Experience: No relevant experience in translation, but I think it’s not a difficult job.
    I have been actively studying cryptocurrency and DeFi for the past two years. During this time, I have watched a large number of educational videos, read technical documentation, and gained solid hands-on experience using various protocols and their interfaces.

  3. Pricing: 300 USDC

  4. Availability: I can support ongoing updates 1 times in 3 days.

  5. Contact info: iprikin@gmail.com

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  • Basic info: Portuguese BR (native) English (fluent), country (Brazil).

  • Experience: Not a professional translator, but I’ve been in crypto since 2021. Avid DeFi user, and I used to give lessons to newcomers on how to get started in DeFi, NFTs, and Airdrops — on top of that, I was an “alpha caller” for several Brazilian crypto communities, translating information into Portuguese so people could actually act on it.

  • Pricing: $1000

  • Availability: I can support ongoing updates at a weekly or bi-weekly cadence

  • Contact info:
    E-Mail: theocardoso3010@gmail.com
    Discord: franknitti
    Telegram: @theovanbuuren

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Language
Brazilian Portuguese — Native

Country
Brazil

Professional Experience
I am a native Brazilian Portuguese journalist, editor, and translator with more than 30 years of experience in financial markets, institutional investments, pension systems, regulation, and long-term savings.

I currently serve as Editor-in-Chief of a bilingual technical magazine published in Portuguese and English. My work includes the translation, editing, and localization of reports, research papers, regulatory documents, interviews, institutional publications, and specialized financial content for senior executives, policymakers, regulators, and investment professionals.

My background combines strong editorial judgment, subject-matter expertise, and an advanced command of English. I have formal academic training in the field and extensive experience adapting complex international content for Brazilian audiences while preserving technical accuracy, consistency, and a natural journalistic style.

I am also comfortable working with terminology related to cryptocurrency, blockchain, digital assets, DeFi, and Web3. My experience in financial regulation and institutional investments allows me to approach crypto content with the technical precision required by the sector, while adapting terminology and messaging to Brazilian Portuguese conventions and market usage.

Availability
Immediate availability for the initial project, as well as for ongoing translation, localization, editing, and content maintenance.

Pricing
USD 1,000 for the full 8,800-word project. The fee includes translation into Brazilian Portuguese, technical and editorial review, terminology consistency, proofreading, and country- and language-specific localization.

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Hi, we’re Bleu (bleu.builders), applying to own the Brazilian Portuguese localization.

Basic info

We’re a Brazilian team — native Brazilian Portuguese speakers, fluent in English, based in Brazil. Every string gets a second native review before sign-off, so the review layer comes built in.

Experience

Bleu is a product engineering team and a long-time CoW DAO partner. Through the CoW Grants Program we’ve shipped multiple projects over the years (our forum history). We work in the CoW ecosystem daily, so we already know the product surface behind these 1,500 strings — order types, surplus, partial fills, presign flows, order expiry.

We don’t come from the translation industry. For a DeFi UI we think that’s the right trade-off: the hard part of this job is terminology judgment, not grammar. “Slippage tolerance” or “partial fill” translated by someone who has never placed an order reads wrong to the users this localization is for. We’re glad to prove that in the sample task.

Terminology approach

Hybrid. Keep the English terms the Brazilian DeFi community actually uses (swap, gas, stake, token, etc), translate instructional and conversational copy fully, and use established Portuguese terms for CoW-specific concepts where the community already has them.

Price

1,000 USDC total for the ~8,800-word translation.

Availability and maintenance

Maintenance is included. Keeping the PT-BR locale current is a small, natural extension of work we already do in the CoW ecosystem — we’ll usually notice new strings because we follow the releases anyway.

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Hello CoW DAO team,

My name is Arnau, and I would like to apply for the Spanish localization and ongoing maintenance of the CoW Swap UI. I realize the formal application window has just closed, but I would appreciate being considered if submissions are still being reviewed.

Basic information

  • Spanish: Native
  • Catalan: Native
  • English: C2 - Professional
  • Location: Andorra

I am also interested in owning the Catalan localization if CoW DAO adds it in a future phase.

Experience

I am a full-stack software engineer with over five years of experience building user-facing applications, including several years working directly in crypto and DeFi.

My experience includes developing and integrating DeFi products involving swaps, wallets, liquidity management, token vesting, AMMs, transaction states and other technical financial concepts. This gives me a strong understanding of the terminology and user flows involved in CoW Swap.

As both a developer and native speaker, I can ensure that translations are not only linguistically natural, but also technically accurate, concise and appropriate for UI components. I also understand the importance of string length, context, consistency and avoiding translations that negatively affect the interface.

Scope and pricing

My proposed price is 900 USDC for the complete Spanish translation or overhaul of approximately 8,800 words across roughly 1,500 UI strings, including Crowdin work, terminology consistency, review feedback and production-readiness adjustments.

Availability and maintenance

I am available to complete the initial work within the proposed schedule and can remain responsible for ongoing Spanish updates on a monthly basis or alongside product releases.

I am also available to complete the mandatory sample translation task.

Contact

Email: esarnau21@proton.me

Telegram: @Aspnxdd

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Hi everyone,

Thank you to everyone who applied to help localize CoW Swap!

Status Update:

Once the deadline passes, our native-speaker reviewers will evaluate the samples, and we will announce the final selected contributors shortly after.

Finally, thank you to @vetinary who applied for Greek! While Greek is out of scope for Phase 1, we really appreciate your interest and will definitely keep you and the rest of the community in mind as we expand to more languages in the future.

Best,
CoW Grants Council

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Hi everyone,

Thank you again to everyone who applied and completed the sample task for the CoW Swap UI Translation & Localization program!

We’ve sent Direct Messages to our selected contributors and are thrilled to welcome them aboard. Please join us in congratulating the following community members:

We will be sharing the next steps and onboarding details with them shortly.

:spiral_calendar: Revised Program Timeline

We’ve also adjusted our schedule for the translation process. Please note the updated dates below:

  • 2026-07-31: Translation work starts in Crowdin

  • 2026-08-21: Translation work completed in Crowdin; review period starts

  • 2026-09-11: Review period ends

  • 2026-09-18: Frontend integration and deployment

  • 2026-09-22: Translations live in production

Thank you to everyone who applied and took the time to complete the sample task. We received so many excellent submissions that making the final selection was difficult! Even if you weren’t selected for this round, please know how much we appreciate the hard work, time, and enthusiasm you poured into your application. This program, and CoW Swap as a whole, truly wouldn’t be possible without such an engaged and talented community. :cow_face: