Pulse Quick Start
Join → Subscribe → Coinbase → Connect → Confirm green lights.
YieldCraft connects directly to your exchange using signed requests.
No third-party bridges. No “fund transfers.” No confusion.
5-minute setup (click in order)
Your path is simple: Join → Plan → Coinbase → Connect → Dashboard
1) Join
Create account / login
2) Plan
Subscribe
3) Coinbase
Dedicated Pulse account
4) API Key
View + Trade only
5) Connect
Verify Pulse access
6) Dashboard
Confirm lights
Important: it's normal to see no trade right away. Waiting is part of the strategy.
Your proof is the green lights + heartbeat confirmation — not an immediate order.
The Discipline System
Build a system for yourself — then let the bots go to work.
YieldCraft is designed to reward consistency, not impulse. We help you build a repeatable habit: pay yourself first, contribute consistently, then let disciplined automation do what it's built to do.
Start small (yes, even $60)
YieldCraft supports small accounts. Smaller balances may trade less often — by design and exchange minimums.
Add a consistent amount
Many users choose a monthly contribution (like paying yourself first). It builds discipline and reduces emotional decision-making.
Let the engine wait
YieldCraft does not trade constantly. No trade is often a sign of discipline — not a problem.
How sizing works: YieldCraft reads your available balances from the exchange and constrains order sizes by available funds, exchange minimum order rules, and risk controls. No leverage. No forced sizing.
Dedicated Pulse structure
Use a separate Coinbase account dedicated to Pulse. If you also use Atlas, do not use the same Coinbase account, funds, or API credentials for both systems.
Live status lights
This is what “live” looks like even when there's no signal yet.
Connected
Exchange auth is valid and responding.
Engine Armed
Your plan is active and bots are enabled.
Waiting for Signal
No trade yet — conditions not met (normal).
What happens next
The engine checks conditions on a schedule. When the market meets your bot’s rules and risk limits, it executes automatically.
What you should NOT do
Don’t keep toggling settings trying to force trades. Most losses come from forcing action. YieldCraft is designed to wait.
Performance targets are design goals, not promises. Markets are risky and results vary.
Connection check ≠ trade
When you connect your Pulse API key, YieldCraft performs a signed heartbeat check. This confirms access — it does not place a trade.
Join / Log in to YieldCraft
- Create your YieldCraft login or sign in
- After login, return to Pulse Quick Start
- One YieldCraft login can access your enabled YieldCraft products
Already signed in?
- If you’re already logged in, this step is complete.
- Pulse and Atlas may use the same YieldCraft login, but their Coinbase accounts and API credentials remain separate.
Subscribe to a plan that includes Pulse
- Choose a plan that includes Pulse
- After checkout, return here or reopen Quick Start
- Once your plan is active, continue to the dedicated Pulse Coinbase account
Why plan before Coinbase?
- It establishes Pulse as the product you are setting up.
- It keeps the onboarding path clear before you create exchange credentials.
Create or choose a separate Coinbase account for Pulse
- Use a separate Coinbase account dedicated to Pulse trading
- If you also use Atlas, do not use the same Coinbase account for Pulse and Atlas
- Fund the Pulse Coinbase account separately
Isolation rule
- Pulse and Atlas funds stay separate.
- Pulse and Atlas API credentials stay separate.
- This protects accounting and strategy boundaries.
Create your dedicated Pulse Coinbase API key
- Open the separate Coinbase account you will use only for Pulse
- Open Coinbase API settings and create a new API key for Pulse
- Turn View ON and Trade ON
- Leave Transfer OFF and Receive OFF
- Leave the IP whitelist blank unless YieldCraft specifically instructs otherwise
- Under Signature algorithm, select ECDSA (Legacy SDKs) — the SECOND option
- Do NOT select Ed25519 (Recommended)
- Click Create & download, then copy the API key name and private key
- Keep Coinbase open until YieldCraft Verify & Continue succeeds
CRITICAL: use the correct API settings
- Coinbase may display the private key only once, so keep Coinbase open until YieldCraft verifies the connection.
- Never email or share your private key.
- Pulse needs View + Trade only. Transfer and Receive must remain OFF.
- Select ECDSA (Legacy SDKs), the SECOND signature option — not Ed25519.
Connect your Pulse keys in YieldCraft
- Open Connect Keys
- Paste the dedicated Pulse API key name and private key
- Click Verify & Continue
- Confirm Pulse shows GREEN on your YieldCraft Dashboard
Verify before leaving Coinbase
- Do not close Coinbase until Pulse is GREEN in YieldCraft.
- Use the Pulse API credentials here — never the Atlas credentials.
- If verification fails, re-copy the values using Coinbase’s copy buttons.
Go to Dashboard and confirm Pulse is ready
- Open Dashboard
- Confirm you are signed in and your plan is active
- Confirm Pulse shows GREEN
- No trade is normal — Pulse waits for qualifying conditions
Ready does not mean immediate activity
- Connection check ≠ trade.
- Pulse will not force trades just to appear active.
- GREEN means the connection is ready — the engine still waits for its rules and risk controls.
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