◆ QUICK START · 5 minutes

From zero to first trade.

Five steps. No crypto background required. Works from phone or desktop.

01

Create an account

Sign in with email + password — no seed phrase, no wallet setup. Vorepo gives every user a unique Solana deposit address you can fund from any wallet. Google / Apple login is on the roadmap and will be added once founder wires the OAuth flow into the UI. Takes 30 seconds.

What about a wallet? Bring your own (Phantom, Solflare, Backpack, Coinbase Wallet) for withdrawals. For deposits all you need is the address Vorepo shows on your dashboard.
02

Deposit USDC

Two ways: credit card via Coinbase Onramp (fastest, 2-5 minutes), or send USDC directly from another Solana wallet (instant, no fee). Minimum deposit $5. No identity verification at signup; thresholds for high-volume withdrawals are described in Terms.

Why USDC? Stable dollar-pegged. Your balance doesn't move unless you actually trade. Withdrawals are $0.25 flat (Solana network fee included).
03

Spot momentum

Browse the Markets page. Sort by 24h change, velocity, or stars. The Alpha Signals section highlights repos currently trading 2+ standard deviations above the platform mean velocity — those are your "hot right now" candidates.

  • Filter by category: web, ai-ml, systems, tools, data, crypto, security, gamedev, education
  • Search by owner/name/ticker in the top hero bar
  • Click any row to open the trading terminal with full chart
04

Place your first trade

On the repo page: select BUY or SELL, enter share quantity, click the action button. You get a real-time price quote (current price + fee + impact). Confirm, and the trade settles instantly against the platform reserve.

Start small. First trade: 1 share of a repo you know well (e.g., react, pytorch). Watch how the chart moves over the next hour. Get a feel for the market before scaling up.
05

Monitor & exit

The Portfolio page shows your holdings, unrealized P/L, and equity curve. Close positions with one click — sell back to the reserve at the current market price. Withdraw USDC to your wallet any time.

  • Plus subscribers get unlimited price alerts (Telegram, email) + tax CSV export + priority withdrawal — see pricing
  • API access for automated strategies (10k req/day) included with Plus
06

Secure your account before big withdrawals

Vorepo applies tiered withdrawal authorization to protect your funds — the bigger the amount, the more verification we ask for.

  • Up to $50 — email confirmation only
  • $50 – $300 — email + 2FA code (Google Authenticator, Authy, Apple Passwords iOS 18+, or any TOTP app)
  • $300 – $500 — email + 2FA + 24-hour security delay (Plus subscribers skip the delay)
  • $500+ — currently requires identity verification
Tip: Enable 2FA in settings before your first big trade. You'll get 10 recovery codes — save them somewhere safe. We do not use SMS verification (SIM-swap risk).

Rookie tips

◆ TIP 01

Track velocity, not rank

A repo with 200k stars isn't automatically better than one with 5k. Look at star_velocity_24h — 100 stars/day on a 5k repo is signal, 100 stars/day on a 200k repo is noise.

◆ TIP 02

Don't chase after viral spikes

By the time a repo is on HN front page, the first 20% of the move happened. Our Alpha Signals catch it earlier, but even earlier is better — watch github.com/trending language pages.

◆ TIP 03

Release decay is real

After 7 days of no release or commit activity, our composite starts penalising. Stars gained don't help if the project looks stale. Sell before the decay, not after.

◆ TIP 04

Size positions small

Large positions in a small-market ticker already move the price. Stay under a few percent of supply when starting out. You can always exit, but exit prices reflect your own order impact.

◆ TIP 05

Fees compound

1% on buy + 1% on sell = 2% round trip at steady state. You need a 2%+ move to break even. Day-trading small moves rarely works. Plus subscribers pay 0.5% / 0.5% — 1% break-even. Note: the volatility cap can raise the rate during high or extreme moves.

◆ TIP 06

Watch the tape during releases

New major releases (React 20, PyTorch 3) trigger buzz spikes within hours. If you hold the ticker before the release, you often see 15-25% moves. Calendar-aware trading works here.