Awesome Crypto Bots

A curated list of open-source crypto bots, trading automation, and on-chain tools.

Everything on this list is free and open source. No affiliate links.

Contents

• Trading Bots
• Escrow & P2P
• Arbitrage
• Market Making
• On-chain Analytics
• Wallet Tools
• MEV & Sandwich
• DeFi Automation
• Data Feeds & APIs
• Backtesting Frameworks
• Discord/Telegram Bots

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Trading Bots

• freqtrade — Full-featured crypto trading bot in Python. Backtesting, machine learning, hyperopt. 27k+ stars.
• hummingbot — High-frequency trading and market-making bot. Python + C++. Strategy library included.
• jesse — Advanced bot framework. Clean Python API, lots of indicators.
• gekko — Classic Node.js bot. Now archived but still widely used.
• OctoBot — Modular Python bot with web UI.
• zenbot — Command-line Node.js bot with Bitcoin arbitrage support.

Escrow & P2P

• auto-mm-bot — Discord middleman bot with isolated escrow wallets across 9 chains. (my project)
• Bisq — Decentralized P2P exchange. Desktop app with built-in escrow.
• HodlHodl — Non-custodial P2P Bitcoin exchange (closed source, listed for reference).

Arbitrage

• Triangular-Arbitrage — CCXT wiki guide + examples.
• arbitrage-bot-crypto — Volatility arbitrage for Binance.
• MoonBot — Uniswap DEX arbitrage research.

Market Making

• hummingbot — Professional MM framework (dual listing).
• tardis.dev — Historical orderbook data + tick replay for MM strategies.

On-chain Analytics

• Dune queries — Community SQL models for Ethereum, L2s.
• ethers.js — The standard Ethereum JS library.
• web3.py — Python Web3 library.
• anchor-rs — Rust framework for Solana programs.
• solscan-api — Free Solana transaction API.
• blockcypher — Free BTC/LTC/DOGE API with 3req/s free tier.

Wallet Tools

• bitcoinlib — Python library for BTC/LTC wallet generation & signing.
• tronpy — Async Python client for Tron.
• solders — Fast Rust-backed Solana types for Python.
• xrpl-py — Official XRP Ledger Python SDK.
• eth-account — Manage Ethereum accounts, sign txns.

MEV & Sandwich

• mev-inspect-py — Classify MEV by Flashbots.
• mev-geth — Flashbots geth fork with bundle support.
• subway — Open-source MEV bot template (educational).

DeFi Automation

• defillama-server — DefiLlama backend. Self-hostable TVL tracker.
• gelato-relay-sdk — Meta-transactions / gasless txs.
• autotask-examples — OpenZeppelin Defender automation samples.

Data Feeds & APIs

• ccxt — Unified crypto exchange API for 100+ exchanges. JS/Python/PHP.
• cryptofeed — Async websocket feeds from dozens of exchanges.
• coingecko-api — Free market data (no key for basic).
• coinpaprika-api — Free alternative to CoinGecko.

Backtesting Frameworks

• backtrader — The most popular Python backtester.
• vectorbt — Vectorized pandas-based backtester. Fast.
• nautilus_trader — Professional algo trading platform in Rust+Python.
• lean — QuantConnect's open-source engine (C#).

Discord/Telegram Bots

• discord.py — The Python Discord library.
• discord-bot-boilerplate — Good starter template.
• python-telegram-bot — Official-ish Python TG library.
• telethon — TG client library (can run user bots).

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Contributing

PRs welcome! Rules:

1. Must be open source with a working repo
2. No affiliate links or promoted products
3. One-line description — what it does, not how great it is
4. Keep categories small — quality over quantity

License

CC0 — public domain, take anything.