30% of GDEX's net trading fee from direct referrals and 10% from their referrals, no cap. Earnings depend on referral activity and aren't guaranteed.
30% of GDEX's net trading fee from direct referrals and 10% from their referrals, no cap. Earnings depend on referral activity and aren't guaranteed.
Custody: what actually holds your key
“Non-custodial” is the most abused word in this category. Almost every terminal claims it. The claim is usually defensible and almost always incomplete, because it describes a legal posture rather than a mechanism. The question worth asking is narrower and answerable: which machine generates your private key, and which machine is holding it right now?
The published wallet documentation describes user-controlled, exportable private keys. Agent execution is separately documented as using server-side managed wallets; review that model before enabling automation. Secure your sign-in account and any exported backup. Self-custody does not eliminate interface, account, smart-contract or market risk.
Wallet access uses user-controlled, exportable keys as described in the wallet documentation. Agent execution is separately documented as using server-side managed wallets. Check the custody model and permissions of the feature you are using before allocating funds.
The published wallet documentation describes user-controlled, exportable private keys. Agent execution is separately documented as using server-side managed wallets; review that model before enabling automation. Secure your sign-in account and any exported backup. Self-custody does not eliminate interface, account, smart-contract or market risk.
| Question | GDEX Pro | Nova (Nova Bot) |
|---|---|---|
| Who generates the key? | The published wallet documentation describes user-controlled, exportable private keys. Agent execution is separately documented as using server-side managed wallets; review that model before enabling automation. Secure your sign-in account and any exported backup. Self-custody does not eliminate interface, account, smart-contract or market risk. | The bot, on its own infrastructure |
| Can you export it? | Yes, at any time | Yes — but it was generated and stored elsewhere first |
| Mechanism | MPC threshold key (exportable) | Bot-generated key |
Chains
Nova lists Solana only — 1 chain against GDEX Pro’s 9 (Solana, Ethereum, Base, BNB, Arbitrum, Optimism, Sui, Sonic, Berachain).
GDEX referral terms
30% of GDEX's net trading fee from direct referrals and 10% from their referrals, no cap. Earnings depend on referral activity and aren't guaranteed.
Full comparison table
| Feature | GDEX Pro | Nova (Nova Bot) |
|---|---|---|
| Custody mechanism | MPC threshold key (exportable) | Bot-generated key |
| Sign-in | Google / Apple (Web3Auth) | Telegram bot |
| Chains | the nine highlighted networks Canonical documentation lists additional networks; this is not an exhaustive list. | Solana only |
| Apple Pay on-ramp | ✓ | Not published |
| Perpetuals | HyperLiquid | Not published |
| AI agent slots | up to 6 AI agent wallets | Not published |
| Trading fee | Not stated here — see gdex.pro | 1% |
We could not source Nova’s position on perpetual futures, a fiat or Apple Pay on-ramp or AI agent slots. Those rows read “Not published” in the table above. That means we could not find it — not that Nova lacks it. If Nova publishes those figures, we will update this page.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nova self-custodial?
The mechanism matters more than the label. Nova (Nova Bot) uses a bot-generated key, which means the bot generates the wallet for you and that key lives in the bot operator’s infrastructure unless you manually export it. GDEX Pro uses an exportable MPC threshold key via Web3Auth, which means the key is split across multiple nodes and you can export it at any time.
What chains does Nova support compared to GDEX Pro?
Nova lists Solana only - 1 chain against GDEX Pro's 9 (Solana, Ethereum, Base, BNB, Arbitrum, Optimism, Sui, Sonic, Berachain).
Does Nova support perpetual futures?
We could not source an answer. Nova does not address perpetuals in the documentation we could reach, so we do not claim either way. GDEX Pro supports perpetuals via HyperLiquid.
Which has the better referral programme, GDEX Pro or Nova?
30% of GDEX's net trading fee from direct referrals and 10% from their referrals, no cap. Earnings depend on referral activity and aren't guaranteed.
How current are these figures?
30% of GDEX's net trading fee from direct referrals and 10% from their referrals, no cap. Earnings depend on referral activity and aren't guaranteed.
Verdict
If you want a Telegram-native workflow and your trading is concentrated where Nova operates, Nova is a legitimate tool and we are not going to pretend it is not. Understand what you are accepting: the key is generated and held on the operator’s side until you export it.
30% of GDEX's net trading fee from direct referrals and 10% from their referrals, no cap. Earnings depend on referral activity and aren't guaranteed.
MPC threshold key (exportable). Google / Apple (Web3Auth) sign-in. Start subject to processing and network conditions.