Practical notes on how non-custodial trading automation connects to an exchange through API permissions, and how customers keep control of their accounts.
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Automated crypto trading can run around the clock, but the core question is how to automate without putting funds at risk.
This article walks through what a trading bot is doing under the hood, what permissions it needs, and what it cannot do.
A bot connects through an API key rather than a username and password, and the permissions on that key decide what it can and cannot do.