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A cryptocurrency trading bot supporting multiple exchanges written in Golang.

**Please note that this bot is under development and is not ready for production!**

## Community

Join our slack to discuss all things related to GoCryptoTrader! [GoCryptoTrader Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/gocryptotrader/shared_invite/zt-38z8abs3l-gH8AAOk8XND6DP5NfCiG_g)

## Exchange Support Table

| Exchange | REST API | Streaming API | FIX API |
|----------|------|-----------|-----|
| Binance.US| Yes  | Yes        | NA  |
| Binance| Yes  | Yes        | NA  |
| Bitfinex | Yes  | Yes        | NA  |
| Bitflyer | Yes  | No      | NA  |
| Bithumb | Yes  | Yes       | NA  |
| BitMEX | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Bitstamp | Yes  | Yes       | No  |
| BTCMarkets | Yes | Yes       | NA  |
| BTSE | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Bybit | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Coinbase | Yes | Yes | No|
| COINUT | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Deribit | Yes | Yes | No |
| Exmo | Yes | NA | NA |
| GateIO | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Gemini | Yes | Yes | No |
| HitBTC | Yes | Yes | No |
| Huobi.Pro | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Kraken | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Kucoin | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Lbank | Yes | No | NA |
| Okx | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Poloniex | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Yobit | Yes | NA | NA |

We are aiming to support the top 30 exchanges sorted by average liquidity as [ranked by CoinMarketCap](https://coinmarketcap.com/rankings/exchanges/). 
However, we welcome pull requests for any exchange which does not match this criterion. If you need help with this, please join us on [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/gocryptotrader/shared_invite/zt-38z8abs3l-gH8AAOk8XND6DP5NfCiG_g).

** NA means not applicable as the exchange does not support the feature.

## Current Features

+ Support for all exchange fiat and digital currencies, with the ability to individually toggle them on/off.
+ AES256 encrypted config file.
+ REST API support for all exchanges.
+ Websocket support for applicable exchanges.
+ Ability to turn off/on certain exchanges.
+ Communication packages (Slack, SMS via SMSGlobal, Telegram and SMTP).
+ HTTP rate limiter package.
+ Unified API for exchange usage.
+ Customisation of HTTP client features including setting a proxy, user agent and adjusting transport settings.
+ NTP client package.
+ Database support (Postgres and SQLite3). See [database](/database/README.md).
+ OTP generation tool. See [gen otp](/cmd/gen_otp).
+ Connection monitor package.
+ gRPC service and JSON RPC proxy. See [gRPC service](/gctrpc/README.md).
+ gRPC client. See [gctcli](/cmd/gctcli/README.md).
+ Forex currency converter packages (CurrencyConverterAPI, CurrencyLayer, Exchange Rates, Fixer.io, OpenExchangeRates, Exchange Rate Host).
+ Packages for handling currency pairs, tickers and orderbooks.
+ Portfolio management tool; fetches balances from supported exchanges and allows for custom address tracking.
+ Basic event trigger system.
+ OHLCV/Candle retrieval support. See [OHLCV](/docs/OHLCV.md).
+ Scripting support. See [gctscript](/gctscript/README.md).
+ Recent and historic trade processing. See [trades](/exchanges/trade/README.md).
+ Backtesting application. An event-driven backtesting tool to test and iterate trading strategies using historical or custom data. See [backtester](/backtester/README.md).
+ WebGUI (discontinued).
+ Exchange HTTP mock testing. See [mock](/exchanges/mock/README.md).
+ Exchange multichain deposits and withdrawals for specific exchanges. See [multichain transfer support](/docs/MULTICHAIN_TRANSFER_SUPPORT.md).

## Development Tracking

Our [Kanban board](https://github.com/orgs/thrasher-corp/projects/3) provides updates on:

+ New feature development
+ Bug fixes in progress
+ Recently completed work
+ Contribution opportunities

Follow our progress as we continuously improve GoCryptoTrader.

## Contribution

Please feel free to submit any pull requests or suggest any desired features to be added.

When submitting a PR, please abide by our [coding guidelines](/docs/CODING_GUIDELINES.md).

## Compiling and Running instructions

Download and install Go from [Go Downloads](https://golang.org/dl/) for your platform.

### Linux/macOS

```bash
git clone https://github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader.git
cd gocryptotrader
go build
mkdir ~/.gocryptotrader
cp config_example.json ~/.gocryptotrader/config.json
```

### Windows

```bash
git clone https://github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader.git
cd gocryptotrader
go build
mkdir %AppData%\GoCryptoTrader
copy config_example.json %APPDATA%\GoCryptoTrader\config.json
```

+ Make any necessary changes to the `config.json` file.
+ Run the `gocryptotrader` binary file.

### Sonic JSON handling

GoCryptoTrader can optionally use the [Sonic](https://github.com/bytedance/sonic) JSON library for improved performance, as a drop in replacement for golang.org/encoding/json.
Please see sonic [Requirements](https://github.com/bytedance/sonic/#requirement) for supported platforms.

To enable sonic, build with the sonic_on tag:

```bash
go build -tags=sonic_on
```

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## Binaries

Binaries will be published once the codebase reaches a stable condition.
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