How I Built a Real-Time Crypto Trading Bot in Python (With Code!)

Crypto automation sounds exciting: a bot that trades while you sleep, catches profitable trends, and never gets tired. But when I started exploring the space, most bots I found were either overhyped, under-documented, or flat-out broken. So I decided to build my own bot from scratch—one that works in real time, with full control from the command line, supports backtesting, paper trading, and can deploy to a $5 VPS. This post covers my journey from zero to real-time execution bot. If you're a Python dev or a trader curious about bot building, this one's for you.

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How I Built a Real-Time Crypto Trading Bot in Python (With Code!)

Crypto automation sounds exciting: a bot that trades while you sleep, catches profitable trends, and never gets tired.

But when I started exploring the space, most bots I found were either overhyped, under-documented, or flat-out broken.

So I decided to build my own bot from scratch—one that works in real time, with full control from the command line, supports backtesting, paper trading, and can deploy to a $5 VPS.

This post covers my journey from zero to real-time execution bot. If you're a Python dev or a trader curious about bot building, this one's for you.