r/CryptoTradingBot rules, stats, and what to post

Stay On Topic: Posts must substantially relate to cryptocurrency trading bots, algorithmic trading, automated trading strategies, bot development, exchange APIs, backtesting, security, risk management, or closely related topics. Generic cryptocurrency news, memes, token promotion, price predictions, and unrelated content may be removed.

External Links Require Moderator Approval: All external links posted in submissions or comments are automatically held for moderator review. This includes websites, shortened URLs, referral links, social-media links, Discord/Telegram invites, downloads, repositories, trading platforms, bot websites, and other external resources. Do not intentionally disguise, obscure, or otherwise attempt to bypass the link filter. Repeated attempts to circumvent the filter may result in moderator action.

No Scams, Phishing or Malicious Content: Scams, phishing, malware, wallet drainers, impersonation, fraudulent services, deceptive trading bots, malicious downloads, and other attempts to defraud or compromise users are prohibited. Never request another user’s seed phrase, private key, password, authentication code, or other sensitive credentials. Suspected malicious content may be removed immediately and reported to Reddit where appropriate.

No Guaranteed or Misleading Profit Claims: Do not claim or imply that a trading bot, strategy, signal service, investment, or trading system provides guaranteed, risk-free, or certain profits. Performance claims must not be intentionally deceptive. Clearly distinguish between backtested, simulated/paper-trading, and live trading results. Screenshots, testimonials, and historical results should not be represented as proof of guaranteed future profitability.

No Pumping or Market Manipulation: Do not use this community to organize or facilitate pump-and-dump schemes, coordinated manipulation, wash trading, artificial volume, or similar abusive market activity. Legitimate educational, academic, technical, or news discussion about market manipulation is permitted provided it does not facilitate abusive activity.

No Referral or Affiliate Spam: Referral links, affiliate codes, unsolicited advertising, repetitive promotional content, and disguised marketing are prohibited unless explicitly approved by the moderators. Users discussing a product, project, bot, exchange, or service with which they have a material relationship must clearly disclose that relationship. Attempting to hide promotional or affiliate links may result in removal.

Self-Promotion Must Provide Genuine Value: Developers and creators may discuss their own bots, projects, research, tools, and services when the content provides substantial technical, educational, or community value. Low-effort advertisements, repetitive promotion, lead generation, unsolicited sales pitches, and posts whose primary purpose is directing users elsewhere may be removed. Disclosure of your relationship with the project is required.

No Soliciting Funds or Sensitive Account Access: Do not ask community members to send you cryptocurrency or transfer funds for you to trade on their behalf. Do not request seed phrases, private keys, passwords, authentication codes, or exchange API credentials that permit withdrawals or other unnecessary account control. Technical discussion about API authentication, custody, wallet security, and account architecture is allowed.

Be Respectful: Keep discussions respectful, constructive, and in good faith. Personal attacks, harassment, threats, doxxing, targeted abuse, hate, trolling, and intentionally disruptive behavior are not permitted. Disagree with ideas, strategies, code, projects, and claims without attacking the person behind them. Constructive criticism, skepticism, and strong disagreement are welcome when they contribute meaningfully to the discussion.

Follow Reddit’s Content Policy: All posts, comments, and interactions must comply with Reddit’s Content Policy and other applicable sitewide rules. Content involving prohibited activity, spam, manipulation, harassment, privacy violations, or other violations of Reddit-wide policies may be removed and reported to Reddit when appropriate. Community-specific rules do not replace Reddit’s sitewide policies—they apply in addition to them.