Guides
Specific, current, sourced. Written for people who know what Bitcoin is and need the mechanics - every guide carries the dates it was updated and fact-checked.
Getting started
How Crypto Trading Bots Actually Work
What a trading bot really does - the core loop, the five strategy families that exist, what stays manual, and why no honest bot promises profit.
Self-Hosted vs. Cloud Trading Bots - The Real Trade-offs
Freqtrade on a VPS vs. 3Commas in the browser - cost, privacy, security, difficulty, and what actually happens to your API keys in each model.
Strategies
Trading Bot vs. Holding - Which Actually Wins?
Community backtests and live reports comparing grid and DCA bots against buy-and-hold, per market regime. The honest answer, with the documented numbers.
DCA Bots vs. Plain DCA - Safety Orders and Risk
DCA bots automate dollar cost averaging with dip-buying safety orders - martingale sizing, its real cost in a fall, and when plain DCA wins.
Grid Trading Bots - How They Earn and Lose Money
Grid bots buy low and sell high automatically. How grid spacing, fees and market regime decide whether you profit or bag-hold - with the real fee math.
Security & scams
API Key Security for Trading Bots - The Hard Lesson
The 3Commas leak drained six figures from trade-only API keys. How to connect any bot safely - IP whitelisting, rotation and custody model choice.
Trading Bot Scam Patterns - How to Spot Them
Bot fraud patterns that repeat - fixed-return promises, fake track records, withdrawal-fee traps, vendor denial - and the checks that catch them.
Costs & taxes
Exchange guides - does it have a bot?
Does Binance Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Binance native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Binance: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Bybit Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Bybit native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Bybit: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does OKX Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
OKX native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports OKX: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does KuCoin Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
KuCoin native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports KuCoin: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Bitget Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Bitget native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Bitget: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Kraken Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Kraken native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Kraken: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Coinbase Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Coinbase native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Coinbase: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Gate.io Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Gate.io native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Gate.io: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does MEXC Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
MEXC native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports MEXC: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Hyperliquid Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Hyperliquid native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Hyperliquid: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Crypto.com Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Crypto.com native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Crypto.com: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Bitfinex Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Bitfinex native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Bitfinex: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Gemini Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Gemini native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Gemini: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does HTX Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
HTX native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports HTX: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does Deribit Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
Deribit native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports Deribit: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.
Does BingX Have a Trading Bot? Yes - All Your Options
BingX native trading bots plus every third-party platform that supports BingX: grid, DCA, futures bots, API limits and fees.