# Basics: ### ⚡ Super Speed: Degen Snipe Bot avoids web interfaces & Metamask and **interacts directly with Ethereum** nodes. Therefore, your orders go through faster than any web-based platform. ### 👼 No fees at all: Degen Snipe Bot has no hidden fees. There are NO fees. The only fees you will pay are for gas and Uniswap Liquidity providers. ### 🔐 Local & Secure: Degen Snipe Bot runs on your machine: everything is under your control. Your private keys are kept on your computer, and inaccessible to anyone else. Have a look at our #Security Tips page. ### 🆓 Free and open-source: Our goal is to provide a generic easy-to-use bot for everyone, without an overpriced "PRO" version, malware, tracking, or GPU mining. The project is forever free and open-source, feel free to evolve our codebase: (Private Link at the moment)