The quote currency is what your bot counts profit in and holds between trades. USDT, USDC and BTC each carry a different risk, and in a stablecoin depeg a grid bot reads the drop as a rally. Here's how to choose, with a worked depeg example.
A new listing gives a bot a thin order book, wide spreads and no price history to set a range from. Here's what each bot type does in that first week, why futures bots are the riskiest choice, and a checklist to run before launching on a fresh pair.
Deleting an API key cuts off a bot instantly, on every exchange. Here's why that's enough — and what to double-check before you assume it worked.
Three steps, in order, if your API key may have leaked. The first one takes under a minute.
One green number doesn't tell you if a bot is actually working. Here's the full checklist, two worked examples, and where to find each piece.
Who actually holds your crypto while a bot trades it? The custodial/non-custodial line decides the answer — and FTX is the reason it matters.
Read, trade, withdraw — three tiers, one that matters for a bot. See exactly what an API key can and can't touch.
Your bot isn't broken. It's one of five specific, checkable things. Here's how to find which one.
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