Guides

Honest answers about AI crypto trading bots

No hype, no return promises — safety, custody, self-hosting and honest comparisons, written by the people who run this bot on their own money.

Guide

Open Source Crypto Trading Bot: What "Open Source" Actually Buys You

"Open source" means very different things on different bots. Here's what it actually buys you — and what it doesn't. No hype, just the breakdown.

Honest comparison

The best self-hosted crypto trading bots in 2026

Freqtrade, Hummingbot, Gunbot, NoxTrade — where each one fits and where it doesn't. No rankings paid for by anyone.

Trust & safety

Are crypto trading bots safe? It depends on who holds your keys.

The two real risks — key custody and black boxes — plus a safety checklist you can apply to any bot, ours included.

Honest comparison

A 3Commas alternative where your keys never touch a cloud

Cloud SaaS vs. self-hosted: custody, one-time pricing, AI decision-making — and who should honestly NOT switch.

Honest comparison

Cryptohopper vs. NoxTrade: subscription cloud vs. one-time self-hosted

Marketplace presets in the cloud, or an AI deciding on your machine with logged reasoning. Different philosophy, different buyer.