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GPT-6 Astra + Crypto Trading Bot = Passive Income? | AI Trading Tutorial — Transcript

by Thomas Reed · 1,056 words · 180 segments · language en · Watch on YouTube

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  1. 0:00Okay, what you're seeing right now are
  2. 0:02real transactions happening
  3. 0:04automatically on the Ethereum
  4. 0:06blockchain. No me involved, just code
  5. 0:09doing its thing.
  6. 0:10Today, I'm finally showing you something
  7. 0:13I've been running for over 6 months.
  8. 0:15It's an AI trading bot I built that
  9. 0:18generates passive income on its own. And
  10. 0:21in this video, I'll walk you through
  11. 0:23exactly how it works, share the full
  12. 0:25code, and show you the real numbers live
  13. 0:28on screen.
  14. 0:30I've been running this for 6 months.
  15. 0:32Every transaction is on chain. You can
  16. 0:35verify it all yourself. And the best
  17. 0:37part? You don't need to know anything
  18. 0:39about crypto,
  19. 0:40>> [music]
  20. 0:40>> and you don't need to know how to code.
  21. 0:42I built this whole thing with the help
  22. 0:44of ChatGPT, and I'm sharing everything.
  23. 0:47[music] So, you just follow the steps.
  24. 0:50So, here's the idea. Imagine the same
  25. 0:52item is being sold at two different
  26. 0:54stores, one for $10, the other for $12.
  27. 0:59If you could buy it from the first store
  28. 1:01and instantly sell it at the second,
  29. 1:03you'd pocket $2. That's arbitrage,
  30. 1:06simple as that. My bot does exactly
  31. 1:09this, but with crypto tokens across
  32. 1:12different decentralized exchanges on the
  33. 1:14Ethereum network. For example, right now
  34. 1:17ETH is trading at $2,501,
  35. 1:21but at any given moment, one exchange
  36. 1:24might show $2,501,
  37. 1:27and another might show $2,519
  38. 1:30for the exact same token. This bot spots
  39. 1:34that $18 gap, and before it closes, it
  40. 1:37executes the trade automatically.
  41. 1:40Now, here's the part that makes this
  42. 1:41really [music] interesting, and what
  43. 1:43makes it safe to run 24/7.
  44. 1:46The bot uses something called a flash
  45. 1:48loan. It borrows a large amount of
  46. 1:51money, say $500,000,
  47. 1:54does the whole trade, buy on the cheaper
  48. 1:56exchange,
  49. 1:57>> [music]
  50. 1:57>> sell on the more expensive one, and pays
  51. 1:59the loan back all in one single
  52. 2:02transaction. [music] And here's the key.
  53. 2:04If anything goes wrong, wrong price, not
  54. 2:07enough profit, [music] anything at all,
  55. 2:09the whole thing just cancels
  56. 2:11automatically. Nothing moves, nothing is
  57. 2:14lost.
  58. 2:15>> [music]
  59. 2:15>> So, there's no money sitting at risk, no
  60. 2:18stressful overnight positions, no I hope
  61. 2:21this works. Either the trade makes sense
  62. 2:24[music] and the bot fires, or it doesn't
  63. 2:26and it skips. The worst case is a few
  64. 2:29cents [music] in network fees. That's
  65. 2:31it.
  66. 2:32>> [clears throat]
  67. 2:32>> All right, I'll copy the code provided
  68. 2:34by the AI. I'll leave a link to it in
  69. 2:36the video description, and let's move on
  70. 2:37to set up. [music] So, let's head over
  71. 2:39to the development platform. Before we
  72. 2:41begin, make sure you have a wallet
  73. 2:43extension installed. If you already do,
  74. 2:45great. If not, I'll leave the link in
  75. 2:47the description. Once you're there,
  76. 2:49create a new file. The name doesn't
  77. 2:51matter. Then simply paste the code into
  78. 2:53the editor window.
  79. 2:54>> [music]
  80. 2:58>> Scroll all the way to the top.
  81. 3:03There you'll find clear recommendations
  82. 3:05for optimal operating conditions, as
  83. 3:07well as a detailed explanation of
  84. 3:09exactly how the bot works.
  85. 3:11Very useful.
  86. 3:13Now, switch to the compile tab.
  87. 3:18Click the compile button and give the
  88. 3:20system a moment to process. Excellent.
  89. 3:23No errors, everything is ready to go.
  90. 3:26After compilation finishes, go to the
  91. 3:28deploy and run transactions tab. Select
  92. 3:31your wallet extension from the drop-down
  93. 3:32menu, and when prompted, confirm the
  94. 3:34connection.
  95. 3:37You'll immediately see your account
  96. 3:38address and current balance displayed on
  97. 3:40screen.
  98. 3:43Time to deploy the contract. Click the
  99. 3:45deploy button, but note, you'll need to
  100. 3:47pay a small transaction fee. This is
  101. 3:49completely normal when deploying smart
  102. 3:51contracts on the blockchain, so don't be
  103. 3:53alarmed. Just confirm the transaction
  104. 3:55and wait for it to process.
  105. 4:06Boom! Your system is now active and the
  106. 4:08control panel is running.
  107. 4:13But before moving forward, do yourself a
  108. 4:15huge favor. Click the verification link
  109. 4:18and double-check that the owner address
  110. 4:20exactly matches your wallet address.
  111. 4:32This is your insurance. Never skip this
  112. 4:34security step. Now comes the most
  113. 4:36important part, funding the bot. For
  114. 4:38this demonstration, I'm depositing two
  115. 4:40Ethereum. Generally, for best results, I
  116. 4:42recommend starting with at least two
  117. 4:44Ethereum or more. The larger your
  118. 4:46balance, the more frequently the bot can
  119. 4:47execute trades, which directly increases
  120. 4:50your profitability. Just keep in mind,
  121. 4:52for everything to make sense after
  122. 4:54accounting for all possible fees, you'll
  123. 4:56need [music] at least one Ethereum. If
  124. 4:58this entry threshold seems too high for
  125. 5:00you right now, this strategy might not
  126. 5:02be for you yet. My main configuration
  127. 5:04uses 15 Ethereum, but two works
  128. 5:07perfectly fine to demonstrate how
  129. 5:09everything operates together. After
  130. 5:11funding, refresh the page to see your
  131. 5:12updated balance.
  132. 5:25Everything looking good? Then click the
  133. 5:27activation button to start the bot.
  134. 5:38Confirm the final transaction fee.
  135. 5:53>> And there you go. You're live. The
  136. 5:55system now runs 24/7 on the blockchain,
  137. 5:58regardless of whether your computer is
  138. 5:59turned on. Monitor the blockchain
  139. 6:01explorer. You'll start seeing new
  140. 6:03transactions as the bot identifies and
  141. 6:05executes opportunities. I'll let it run
  142. 6:07for a bit, then we'll check the results
  143. 6:09together.
  144. 6:15I stepped away briefly to let the bot
  145. 6:16work and just returned to check the
  146. 6:18results.
  147. 6:21Look at this. The bot executed trades
  148. 6:23completely automatically. Every
  149. 6:25transaction is logged here for full
  150. 6:27transparency. I'm hovering over each one
  151. 6:29so you can clearly see the actual
  152. 6:31amounts flowing through the system.
  153. 6:33Everything worked exactly as intended.
  154. 6:35Not a single error, everything went
  155. 6:37smoothly. Excellent. You can certainly
  156. 6:39let the bot run longer, but for this
  157. 6:41demonstration, I'll show you how
  158. 6:42withdrawals work. Go back to the
  159. 6:44platform and click the withdraw button.
  160. 6:54Wait for transaction confirmation, then
  161. 6:56check your wallet. You'll see your
  162. 6:57initial capital plus earned profits.
  163. 6:59Before we wrap up, an extremely
  164. 7:01important disclaimer. This entire setup
  165. 7:04is intended strictly for educational and
  166. 7:06demonstration purposes. This is not
  167. 7:08financial advice. I'm simply documenting
  168. 7:10a technical experiment to show what's
  169. 7:12possible with modern tools. If you have
  170. 7:14technical questions, reach out via the
  171. 7:16contacts in the description. That's all.
  172. 7:18The reason I'm sharing this video is
  173. 7:20that I'm building a strong community
  174. 7:21around my channel ahead of launching my
  175. 7:24own DeFi project. So if you enjoyed this
  176. 7:26breakdown, the best support for me is a
  177. 7:28like and subscription. And please share
  178. 7:30your results in the comments. I'm very
  179. 7:32curious to see how the bot performs for
  180. 7:34you.

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