How we score AI crypto trading bots — a 6-criterion weighted scorecard, 5 auto-fail rules,
and an honest conflict-of-interest disclosure you rarely see elsewhere.
Out of 100 points. Capital safety carries 30% — we consider losing principal the most expensive failure mode in this category.
These are structural problems, not matters of degree. No matter how well the other dimensions score, a single hit is disqualifying.
Once leaked or coerced into an update, funds can be transferred away directly. No legitimate AI trading bot needs withdrawal access — any system that requires it is out under this framework.
A custodial model stacks operator-bankruptcy risk on top of exchange risk. We only evaluate non-custodial systems where the user retains funds.
Products that rely solely on vendor screenshots and proprietary dashboards have an extremely low cost of fabricating numbers. A third-party–verifiable path on the exchange is mandatory.
Systems that do not connect to Binance / OKX / Bybit / Bitget cannot have their prices or fills externally validated; they are effectively an internal ledger. Out under this framework.
Even a single public leaderboard or open stats endpoint is better than zero. Fully black-box products are not evaluated under this framework.
What each dimension evaluates, and what we count as evidence.
Funds never leave the exchange; minimal API permissions; sub-account isolation; Asset Guard–class circuit breakers
API permission whitelist must be independently verifiable on the exchange side; protection mechanisms must have public documentation or a triggerable demo
Live trading ≠ backtest; floating P&L and drawdown are disclosed; any third party can independently verify
Required: exchange-side dashboards, official public pages, or time-stamped API data. Vendor marketing screenshots do not count.
Pricing is clearly comparable; no hidden fees; profit-share terms are unambiguous
Public pricing page + user-facing billing receipts that can be reconciled. Point-card products must publish a clear "1 USDT card processes X USDT of profit" conversion.
UI / support language coverage; regional regulatory clarity; broad exchange depth
Onboarding and funding flows that a reader from the relevant region can replicate; regulatory stance must be stated publicly or in compliance documentation
5-minute onboarding; zero-tuning default strategy; clear error messages
Reviewer walks the entire flow with a fresh account, recording time-per-step and any obstacles encountered
Response speed, knowledge depth, years operating + record of handling black-swan events
At least 3 live support tests; public incidents must include timestamps and resolution outcomes
Honesty matters more than completeness — below are the boundaries of this framework.
This site is an official CoinTech2u promotion channel and earns affiliate revenue when readers sign up. We do not pretend to be neutral.
Almost every seemingly "independent" AI-trading-bot review site collects affiliate commissions — the only difference is whether they admit it, and how prominently. The common playbook is to cultivate an "independent lab" persona while burying the affiliate disclosure in fine print at the bottom of the page.
We chose differently. We openly identify as a channel, and we want you to notice what that means —
Put another way: the neutrality of a so-called "independent review site" rests on a promise. Our neutrality rests on aligned financial incentives — which is usually the more reliable mechanism. But you don't have to take our word for it: the live data and the official leaderboard page are both independently verifiable.
The framework is the rule. Below are the results of applying it.
Live data pulled hourly directly from the official system — no editorial filtering.
See live evidence →Scored against the 6 criteria + checked against auto-fail rules. Results will be published.
Coming soonWhich AI trading bot would you like to see scored under this framework?
Tell us →This framework will evolve as we apply it. Every meaningful revision is logged here, and prior versions are not deleted.
Initial release: 6-criterion weighted scorecard (Capital Safety 30% · Live Performance 20% · Cost Transparency 15% · Regional Localization 10% · UX 15% · Support 10%) + 5 auto-fail rules + honest conflict-of-interest disclosure.
Rules are what we say. Evidence is what we have. Both are here. Judge for yourself.
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