Nova bot
Nova (Nova Trade) was a Solana Telegram trading bot with sniping, copy trading, limit orders and a Chrome extension called Nova Click, built by the team behind the Smile Tools analytics bot. Its official site now routes visitors to Axiom through a referral link.
Sign-up perk: Not specified; docs only say referrer and invitee "both enjoy great rewards".
Checked 2026-10-16 · sources below- Round trip fee
- 2% buy + sell, platform fee
- $1,000 buy + sell
- $20.00 before network + pool fees
- Fees paid, 30d
- — not tracked by DefiLlama
- US availability
- Unverified UK: unverified · EU: unverified
More on Nova: Referral code
- Custody
- embedded-wallet
- KYC
- unknown
- Platforms
- telegram, extension
- Launched
- —
Best for: Historical reference for former Nova users; the official site now sends new users to Axiom.
Nova fees
| Fee | Type | Rate | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | platform | 1% | Buy and sell | Docs reference 'Nova's 1% fee on every trade' |
| Priority fee and Jito tip | network | — | Buy and sell | Docs suggest 0.001-0.01 SOL priority fee and 0.005-0.02 SOL tip |
| Trade size | Nova fee, buy + sell |
|---|---|
| $100 | $2.00 |
| $1,000 | $20.00 |
| $10,000 | $200.00 |
Platform fees only. On-chain network/priority fees, pool (LP) fees and price impact are extra and vary by trade.
Is Nova legit?
Wallets are created or imported in the bot by private key; the bot offers private-key export and an optional security PIN.
Incidents on record
- 2025-09-16: Reported $500K wallet drain. Cyber Defense Magazine reported that about $500,000 was drained overnight from a trader's wallet on the Nova trading platform through repeated SOL transfers, describing a manual attack. No official Nova post-mortem was found. Source
Where Nova is available
| Region | Status |
|---|---|
| United States | Unverified |
| United Kingdom | Unverified |
| European Union | Unverified |
Nova's terms list no restricted countries and say they are governed by the laws of the user's region. (source)
We report what the venue's own terms say. Don't use a VPN to get around restrictions; venues can freeze accounts that do.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Docs remain online and describe a 1% fee with a 30%/3%/2% referral structure.
- Bot offered private-key export and a security PIN for wallets.
- Ran backup bots in US and EU regions so users could switch during downtime.
Cons
- Official site no longer links the Telegram bot and instead promotes Axiom, Fomo and a casino via referral links.
- DefiLlama-tracked fees have been near zero since November 2025.
- A $500K wallet drain was reported in September 2025 with no public post-mortem found.
- Terms name no operating company or governing jurisdiction.
Features
snipingpump.fun snipercopy tradinglimit orderstp/slafk modechrome extensionmulti-region backup botspoints program
Alternatives to Nova
Banana Gun
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1%Round trip
Bloom
Traders who already use a web terminal like Axiom or GMGN and want faster one-click fills plus Telegram automation across Solana and EVM chains.
2%Round trip
Trojan
Solana memecoin traders outside the US and EU who want one account across a Telegram bot and a web terminal.
2%Round trip
BONKbot
Solana traders who want a simple Telegram bot linked to the BONK ecosystem, with a web terminal option.
2%Round trip
Head to head
Nova FAQ
Is Nova legit?
Nova operated as a Solana Telegram bot with public docs, but its site now routes users to Axiom via a referral link and DefiLlama shows near-zero fees since November 2025. A $500K wallet drain was reported in September 2025. No funding, operating company or post-mortem was found.
Is Nova still working?
No shutdown announcement was found, but tradeonnova.net no longer links the Telegram bot and instead shows a 'Powered by Axiom' button. DefiLlama-tracked Nova fees dropped to near zero after mid-November 2025.
What fees did Nova charge?
Nova's docs describe a 1% fee on every trade, plus user-set priority fees and Jito tips paid in SOL.
Is Nova the same as tradeonnova.fun?
No. Security researchers flagged tradeonnova.fun as a wallet-drainer phishing domain. Nova's own docs are at docs.tradeonnova.net.
Sources
Last checked . Fees and terms change often; the venue's own page wins if it disagrees with ours.
- Nova official site (now links to Axiom referral) — checked 2026-10-16
- Nova Docs: Welcome to Nova Trade — checked 2026-10-16
- Nova Docs: Setting Up (links to axiom.trade/@tradenova) — checked 2026-10-16
- Nova Docs: Referrals — checked 2026-10-16
- Nova Docs: Nova Points — checked 2026-10-16
- Nova Docs: Fees (priority fees and tips) — checked 2026-10-16
- Nova Docs: Wallets — checked 2026-10-16
- Nova Docs: TOS & Privacy Policy — checked 2026-10-16
- DefiLlama API: Nova fees — checked 2026-10-16
- DefiLlama API: Nova protocol entry — checked 2026-10-16
- Cyber Defense Magazine: Nova Trading Platform security breach — checked 2026-10-16
- PhishDestroy: tradeonnova.fun domain report — checked 2026-10-16
- tradeonnova.io (parked domain) — checked 2026-10-16
- Nova Docs: Regions — checked 2026-10-16