Connecting an exchange lets AlphaTerminal read your balances, mirror open positions into your portfolio page, and (optionally) execute trades on your behalf via the AI Auto-Trader. Everything runs through our Cloudflare Worker proxy to bypass US geo-blocks on Binance and Bybit.
Generate your API key
Log into your exchange, navigate to API Management, and create a new key. Copy the API key and secret to a password manager — you'll paste them into AlphaTerminal in step 2.
Binance / Bybit
Enable Read for portfolio sync. Enable Trade only if you plan to use the AI Auto-Trader in live mode. Disable Withdrawals (AlphaTerminal never needs withdraw permission).
Coinbase Advanced Trade
Coinbase uses ES256 JWT auth with a CDP API key + EC private key pair, not HMAC. The connection wizard walks you through uploading the JSON key file.
Kraken
Kraken uses HMAC-SHA512. Generate a key in Settings → API, then paste the API key and the base64 private key into the wizard.
Paste into AlphaTerminal
Open /terminal → Settings → Connections → Add Exchange. Choose your exchange from the dropdown, paste the credentials, and hit Connect. We encrypt the keys at rest with AES-256 — the plaintext is never readable from disk.
Test in paper mode first
The Auto-Trader ships in paper mode by default. Spend a few days watching it print simulated signals against your real balances before flipping the live-mode toggle.