Train to Become an On-Chain Vault Curator on EVM
Vaults are eating finance. $120B+ in TVL onchain. Three curators control 75% of the market — and the long tail of specialist curators is unbuilt. Algo Traders Club trains developers to fill that gap on EVM blockchains — where your Python agent, Solidity vault, and four-role architecture deploy identically to Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, ARC, and every EVM chain that runs a hackathon.
Start free with Archer — a ~200-line Python trading bot you can clone, run, and read in a single sitting. Graduate through three tracks: Operator (the Archer keeper bot), Curator (deploy a real ERC-4626 vault on any EVM chain), and Builder (multi-vault portfolios and autonomous agent systems).
The full curator journey — enter at any point
Three Tracks. One Curator's Career Path.
Track A — The Operator (Keeper)
The on-ramp. Ship a production keeper bot.
Build, deploy, and operate a Python trading agent deployable on any EVM chain. Risk management, Claude Code or Cursor workflows, 24/7 deployment. Graduate with a public GitHub repo and 14 days of live data.
Standard tier · See Track ATrack B — The Curator
Deploy a real ERC-4626 vault on EVM.
Solidity. The four-role architecture (Owner / Curator / Allocator / Sentinel). Standard OpenZeppelin ERC-4626 patterns. Deploy to any EVM chain — we use ARC as the reference deployment for its USDC-native gas and US accessibility, but the contracts run identically on Base, Arbitrum, or Optimism.
Premium tier · See Track BTrack C — The Builder
Multi-vault portfolios. Permissionless markets. Institutional ops.
The institutional track. Run a portfolio of vaults, deploy permissionless markets, and take external curator mandates across EVM ecosystems. Cohort-based, capped enrollment.
Your Skills Transfer Everywhere
Every EVM chain runs hackathons. Every hackathon has cash prizes. The Python agents, ERC-4626 vaults, and Solidity patterns you build in ATC deploy identically to Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, ARC, and any EVM chain that announces a hackathon tomorrow. ATC members have entered hackathons, won prizes, and built products that went on to raise funding — all with the same stack you learn here.
95%
transferable
EVM skills move chain to chain with zero relearning
Any
hackathon
Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, ARC, HyperEVM and beyond
Real
prizes
Cash awards, accelerator spots, and funded products
Start with Archer
Clone something tiny that works. Read every line. Then graduate through the three tracks.
Clone it
git clone github.com/algo-traders-club/archer, uv sync, then edit .env.
Run it
Execute uv run python archer.py. Dry-run by default, on testnet, logging to SQLite.
Read it
The codebase fits on one screen: CCXT calls, a SQLite logger, and a strategy function. No magic.
Become a Curator
From keeper bot to live vault: Foundation plus three tracks that map to a curator career on any EVM chain.
Track A — Operator / Keeper
- CCXT connectivity and dry-run discipline
- viem / Foundry and 24/7 DigitalOcean deployment
Track B — Curator / Vault
- ERC-4626 / ERC-7540 vault standards and the four-role architecture
- Foundry testing, viem, and Sentinel circuit breakers
- Ship a live vault with external depositors and 30-day operating history as your graduation gate
Track C — Builder / Institutional
- Multi-vault portfolio management
- Deploy your own permissionless markets
- External curator mandates and institutional reporting
Is This Course For You?
This is an intermediate course designed for developers ready to level up. It's a perfect fit if you are...
You're a Fit If...
- A developer or quantitative builder with 2+ years of experience (Python/Rust preferred)
- Excited about EVM hackathons, multi-chain vault curation, and portable on-chain DeFi skills
- Someone with a "build-first" mentality who wants to operate real agents, not just backtest ideas
- Ready to pivot into on-chain vault curation and compete at EVM hackathons
This Might Not Be For You If...
- You are completely new to coding
- You are looking for a "get rich quick" scheme
- You are looking for specific financial advice
- You are uncomfortable with managing your own keys and risk
Your Edge on EVM
Join the community that's defining the future of on-chain finance.
High-Performance Trading
Explore automated trading strategies on any EVM chain and ERC-4626 vault strategies that deploy anywhere. Our strategies leverage EVM-native performance to maximize your alpha.
Developer-First Toolkit
Our viem, Foundry, and OpenZeppelin playbooks, Claude Code operator workflows and SQLite trade logging and observability patterns help you build, test, and operate sophisticated trading agents with ease.
Career Pivot to Trading x AI
Join a community at the forefront of the convergence of AI, EVM blockchains, and autonomous trading agents. Develop the skills to build a career as an operator who runs agents with Claude Code and scales them across EVM chains.
From Code to Capital
A simple, powerful workflow for deploying autonomous trading agents on EVM chains and operating them with Claude Code or Cursor.
- 1
Develop Your Strategy
Use viem, Foundry, and standard EVM tooling to define your trading logic:
- Connect to any EVM chain via RPC — ARC (chain ID 5042002) is our reference deployment
- Implement market making, arbitrage, and momentum strategies on EVM venues
- Instrument your strategy for observability — SQLite logs, health endpoints, and structured JSON output
- 2
Deploy Your Agent and Operate It with Claude Code
Securely run and manage your trading agents:
- Deploy to a DigitalOcean droplet (or any VPS) with SSH access and your repo checked out
- Give Claude Code
CLAUDE.md/SKILL.mdcontext, then use it to start, stop, and monitor your agent from the project directory - Trade and operate keepers 24/7 on any EVM chain with full autonomy
- 3
Monitor & Scale Your Agents
Observe and optimize your keepers with production-grade discipline:
- Track trading performance and PnL from SQLite history and CLI JSON output
- Fine-tune strategy parameters using analytics, metrics, and anomaly detection
- Scale position sizes, capital allocation, and the number of agents you operate confidently
Strategy Archetypes for On-Chain Vaults
Funding Rate Harvester
Capture persistent funding on EVM venue perps inside a vault wrapper.
Basis Trader
Spot vs perp basis trades with delta-neutral vault accounting.
Permissionless Markets Play
Permissionless markets as a curator edge on EVM.
Delta-Neutral Basket
Multi-asset market-neutral vault strategies.
Cash-and-Carry Treasuries
Tokenized treasuries with on-chain carry strategies.
Why EVM for vaults: the ERC-4626 standard, OpenZeppelin tooling, Foundry, and viem work identically across Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, ARC, and every EVM chain. Build once, deploy anywhere. Your skills transfer to every EVM hackathon.
Meet Your Coach
Fodé Diop aka Bot Mechanic
I'm not just a teacher; I'm a builder and founder. As the founder of Nexwave.so and Algo Traders Club, I've been developing and deploying autonomous trading agents and on-chain vaults across EVM chains. We use ARC as our reference chain — Circle's USDC-native L1 where gas is paid in USDC and US members can fully participate — but everything you learn here transfers directly to Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, HyperEVM, and any EVM chain running a hackathon. Operators today run the stack with Claude Code on their own servers — SSH in, give the agent your project context, and operate with a real permission model. I've codified my learnings into a framework designed to accelerate your path from developer to vault curator. My goal isn't just to teach you to code, but to teach you how to build, operate, and scale real trading systems. Let's build together.
Join the Conversation
Connect with developers building on EVM chains, share vault strategies, and get real-time updates from the community and core team. Start free with Archer, then follow Algo Traders Club on X.
Ready to Become a Curator?
Join the community training developers from a free Archer bot to live ERC-4626 vaults — skills that transfer to Base, Arbitrum, ARC, and every EVM hackathon on any EVM chain . Foundation plus Operator, Curator, and Builder tracks.
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