I recently came across a group of people in Indonesia who were sharing information about a crypto exchange that offers an AI trading bot as one of its features. According to them, the bot can generate returns of around 15% per month. Naturally, this raised red flags for me. With so many scams circulating these days—first in the early internet era, and now even more in the age of AI—claims like this often sound too good to be true.

Because of that, I decided to dig a little deeper. I spoke in person with the number one Affiliate Manager in Malaysia (whose name I won’t disclose), and also listened to an online conference session with the company’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), Nelson. My goal was to gather more credible information and better understand how this system works, especially given the unusually high returns being promised, which I remain cautious about.

All of the information below is based on what I collected as of Tuesday, 16 December 2025. Of course, details may change in the future.

The name

The platform is called BitradeX, a crypto exchange—similar to a bank, but for cryptocurrencies. If you are a learner like me, you may already be familiar with INDODAX, a well-regulated crypto exchange based in Indonesia. There are also major global exchanges such as Binance, BitGet, and KuCoin.

BitradeX operates in a similar way, but it is still a relatively new player in the market. It only started operating publicly in April 2025, and its headquarters is in Singapore.

Platforms

Although BitradeX is new, it is already available on all major platforms, including:

Web
Apple App Store
Google Play Store

From my personal experience, the user interface and user experience are well designed and feel quite sophisticated—on par with platforms like Binance and BitGet. For this aspect, I give BitradeX a thumbs up.

Legitimacy

One of the most common ways to check a crypto exchange’s visibility and credibility is by looking it up on CoinMarketCap. Let’s be honest—almost everyone in crypto does this.

I went to CoinMarketCap, opened the exchange rankings, and checked where BitradeX stands. As of the time of writing:

In the Spot exchange rankings, BitradeX sits at rank 89, which is higher than INDODAX at rank 93.
In the Derivatives exchange rankings, BitradeX is at rank 55.

Considering how new the platform is, this is a positive sign.

Coin Market Cap

Beyond CoinMarketCap, I also looked into CertiK, which provides security and risk assessments for crypto projects. On the CertiK homepage, I accessed the Skynet Rating section and scrolled down to “Trending Exchanges.”

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Binance holds one of the highest scores at 93.32. To better understand how CertiK evaluates exchanges, I opened three tabs—Binance, INDODAX, and BitradeX—to compare them side by side.

CertiK evaluates exchanges based on six factors:

Fundamental
Listing security
Community
Operational
Market
Cybersecurity

Since scams, hacks, breaches, rug pulls, and money laundering are major concerns in crypto, I paid particular attention to the cybersecurity score:

Binance: 95.12
INDODAX: 86.94
BitradeX: 90.16

In my opinion, achieving a cybersecurity score above 90 in such a short period is impressive. Of course, this does not eliminate risk entirely—but it does help reduce the likelihood of fraud.

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I also checked ScamAdvisor. I went to ScamAdvisor and searched for bitradex.com. The result showed a 96 trust score, which is quite strong.

Brand ambassador

I’m not sure how important this factor is, but it is still worth mentioning. Major exchanges like Binance have Cristiano Ronaldo, and Bitget has Lionel Messi. BitradeX, as a new exchange, has partnered with Olivier Giroud as its brand ambassador.

It’s not an easy decision for a well-known football player to associate with a platform like this. If the platform were proven to be a scam or collapsed in the future, the reputational and legal consequences could be serious. From my perspective, this adds another layer to my research—because high-profile athletes usually have teams of professionals who thoroughly assess legitimacy before entering such partnerships.

If you’re not familiar with Olivier Giroud: he previously played for Arsenal and currently plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lille. He won the 2018 FIFA World Cup and finished runner-up at the 2022 World Cup, where he also received the Bronze Boot. If you follow football, you’ll recognize him easily.

Services

I may have missed some features, but these are the main services I found on the platform:

Spot trading
Futures trading
C2C trading
Web3 multi-chain wallet
Fiat gateway (for supported countries)

These services are fairly standard for a crypto exchange. However, BitradeX’s main differentiator is its AI trading bot, which is prominently featured on its homepage and offered to all users.

According to the company, this innovation is meant to help users who lose money due to lack of trading knowledge. I also read a more technical explanation in this blog post, which I found quite interesting.

There is also a roadmap that includes plans like SocialFi, BitradeX Lab, and other initiatives, but I won’t break those down here so I can focus on the AI bot.

AI bot investment returns

From what I learned, there are two types of AI bots:

AI Daily (which I tested for one week)
AI 30–360 (which I switched to afterward)

Here are the estimated returns.

AI Daily:

Cycle	Est. Yield / Day
Week 1	0.10%
Week 2	0.13%
Week 3	0.16%
Week 4	0.19%
Week 5	0.22%
Week 6	0.25%

AI 30–360:

Locked Period	Est. Yield / Day
30 days	0.30%
90 days	0.35%
180 days	0.40%
360 days	0.50%

Additional details:

Minimum investment: 100 USDN
Settlement: Withdraw at any time; the cycle is recalculated after withdrawal
Compound interest: Profits flow into a compound pool
Profit pool interest rate: 0.2%, withdrawable at any time

Backend system

I watched an explanation by Nelson, the CIO, during an online conference. He showed part of the backend system, which is powered by Freqtrade. He explained how BitradeX manages payouts and maintains relatively stable returns of up to 15% per month.

I can’t share direct screenshots or recordings, as access is limited to BitradeX members. However, here is what I observed when he displayed the backend dashboard and AI performance data from one exchange:

Overall AI return: 40–60% per month on average, but only 15% is paid out; the rest goes into a fund pool to stabilize long-term returns
Profit factor: 4.41 (healthy, as long as it’s above 1)
Total trades at that time: 1,053
Win/Loss ratio: 958 / 85, which is excellent in my view
Max drawdown: 5.86% (generally considered healthy when below 20–25%)
Total treasury pool at that time: USDN 16,735,500, and growing daily

Summary

So, is BitradeX a scam?

Personally, I don’t think the intent of BitradeX is to scam users. Instead, it appears to be an attempt to innovate in response to where the world is heading—toward Web3, cryptocurrencies, and AI.

That said, this is still a financial product, and risk never disappears. As investors, we are responsible for managing our own risk and educating ourselves about where we put our money.

I’ve personally allocated a portion of my assets to this platform, and it has been about two weeks so far. If you’re interested in trying it yourself, you can register here:
https://www.bitradex.ai/en/account/register?inviteCode=6EPWJX

If you need help or want to discuss further, you can also find me on Telegram: irhas03.

See ya!

Is BitradeX legit or a scam? my honest take

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