Last Updated: March 2026
*Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Crypto trading involves significant risk of loss. Never trade with money you cannot afford to lose. Always do your own research (DYOR).*
A 5-page PDF that compresses 40+ hours of crypto research into one printable reference. No fluff, no upsell, no "buy my course" pitch — just the data you need to pick the right platform stack and stop overpaying fees. Free, instant download, no credit card.
What's Inside the Cheat Sheet
The cheat sheet is structured as four single-page reference cards, each printable on its own:
Page 1 — Exchange Fee Comparison
Spot fees, futures maker/taker fees, withdrawal fees, and effective fee rates at $1K / $10K / $100K monthly volume across the six exchanges I actually use: Bybit, OKX, Coinbase, Kraken, BitGet, and Phemex. The kind of side-by-side table that takes hours to build manually because every exchange's pricing page is structured differently.
Page 2 — Trading Bot Quick Picks
The three bot platforms I tested with real money for 90 days: 3Commas, Cryptohopper, and Pionex. For each: pricing, best-fit strategies, the specific configurations I'd recommend, and the failure modes that blow up newbie accounts.
Page 3 — Tool Stacks by Budget
Recommended platform/tool combinations for four account sizes: $100, $1,000, $10,000, and $50,000+. Each row tells you which exchange, which bot (if any), which charting tool, which tax software, and which security setup makes sense at that capital level.
Page 4 — Money-Saving Tips
Six fee hacks that pay for themselves the first week you apply them. Things like why limit orders save 60% on Bybit, the withdrawal-batching trick that saves $168/year, and the "Convert" button trap that costs 0.1-0.5% in hidden spread.
Page 5 — Resource Index
Links to the deeper articles on this site for each topic so you can go further when you're ready.
Free: Crypto Trading Platform Cheat Sheet
Side-by-side fee comparison, ratings, and quick-pick recommendations for every major exchange and trading bot. Save hours of research.
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Why I Made This
Most "best crypto exchange" articles are written by SEO content farms that have never opened a trading account. The "best trading bot" articles are mostly affiliate ads disguised as reviews. The reference data you actually need — clean comparison tables, real fee math, honest pros/cons — doesn't exist in any single place.
So I built it. The cheat sheet is the document I wish someone had handed me when I started trading crypto in 2020. It would have saved me probably $1,500 in avoidable fees, two blown-up bot accounts, and an embarrassing number of hours screenshotting fee pages.
It's free because the math is simple: if you find this useful, you'll come back to read more of my articles. Some of those articles have affiliate links. If you sign up for a platform through one, I earn a commission. That keeps the site free. The cheat sheet itself has zero affiliate links inside it — just the raw comparison data.
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After confirmation, you'll receive a short 7-email welcome series over the next two weeks covering:
- The biggest mistake new crypto traders make (and how to fix it in 10 minutes)
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- The exchange fee audit that saved me $847 in one year
- The story of the Polymarket trader who turned a small bankroll into $50M
- A FAQ built from a year of reader emails
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Site has been live since late 2025. 100+ articles published. Click About Page for the long version of who I am and how I run this site.
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I get this question a lot. The answer is: the PDF is the entry point to my newsletter, not a standalone product. I made it specifically so I could share it with people who like my articles. If you don't want email from me, the free articles on this site cover the same material in more depth — read those instead.
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*This page is informational. Nothing on this site is financial advice. Crypto trading involves significant risk of loss. Always DYOR. The cheat sheet is a reference document — your trading decisions are yours alone.*