Your First Bot

This guide walks you through the complete registration and activation flow for your new CrowdTime bot.

Step 1 — Connect Your Wallet

Follow the Wallet Setup guide. Your wallet address is your account — no username or password is required.

Step 2 — Add Exchange API Keys

1. Click the Settings (gear) icon in the navigation.
2. Select your exchange or defi protocol (i.e. Kraken, Binance).
3. Paste your API Key and API Secret. Smoothest experience in Desktop.
4. Click Save. CrowdTime validates the keys against the exchange before saving.

WARNING

Generate API keys with trading permissions only. Never enable withdrawal permissions for keys stored in any third-party platform, including ours.

See the Kraken or Binance guides for how to generate API keys.

Step 3 — Create Your Bot

1. Click New Bot on the Bots page.
2. Choose your Exchange (Kraken or Binance).
3. Select a Trading Pair (e.g. ADA/USDT).
4. Choose a Strategy — see Trading Strategies if you are unsure.
5. Set Volume (the amount to buy or sell per trade) and % Change (the price move threshold).
6. Once comfortable, click on "Create Bot".

Step 4 — Pay Bot Subscription

Each bot requires an ADA (or CNT) payment to be created. See Paying with ADA for the full payment flow.

WARNING

Once the bot is created, it cannot be altered. It can only be started, stopped or deleted.

Step 5 — Start the Bot

Your bot will appear on the Bots page with a Stopped status. Click Start to activate it.

Before your bot can run 24/7, you will need to trigger the initial trade order manually (buy or sell).

The bot will execute automatically on the next 2-minute cycle. Check the Executions page to see latest activity of your bots.

Check the Trades page to see the completed trades (realised gain and loss).

TIP

Start with a small volume while you verify that the bot is behaving as expected.