2.1The four plans, plainly
There are four ways to be here: Free, Monthly, Annual, and Lifetime. You never have to pay to look around — Free is real and it stays free forever.
The best way to start is to not pay anything yet. Take the free classes, run a Rug Check, and watch the market. Upgrade when you're ready for the members tools — the Portfolio Manager, the desks, and the full Academy.
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Free $0 | $0 · forever | The 3 free Academy classes (Basics, Wallets, DEX-vs-CEX) plus the opening section of every paid class; the private Portfolio Manager (on-device tracker); a read-only Narratives preview; the Picks board preview; the Education Hub foundational tabs; Community chat; the News wire; The Lore; this Manual; the Mobile-app preview; and the read-only MAZAKA showcase. Not included on Free: Gede, the Chart & Desk / paper trading, BreakoutFlow, and Azaka airdrops — those are Members-only. |
| Monthly Paid | $100 / month | Everything. All agent desks · all Pine indicators & Petro-Lwa strategies I–XI · PDF manuals & downloads · full Academy & Education · full Vigil with email watch · the narratives heatmap · live portfolio prices. |
| Annual Paid | $1,000 / year | Everything in Monthly — for about two months free versus paying monthly — plus priority breach alerts and early-access strategies. |
| Lifetime Paid | $2,500 once | Everything, forever — including all future strategies and classes — plus a founder badge. Limited-time price. |
WHICH PLAN SHOULD I PICK?Start on Free, take the three free classes, and watch the market for a week. When you're ready for the desks — Gede, the Chart & Desk / paper trading, BreakoutFlow, Azaka airdrops, and the full Academy — a paid plan opens everything. If you find yourself here every day, go Annual — at $1,000 a year versus $100/month you save $200 (about two months free), so it pays for itself fast.
WHAT "PAID" ACTUALLY GATESThe truly paid material — the AI desks' data, the downloads, and the advanced classes — is locked on the server. Free and signed-out visitors simply get a "Become a Member" nudge where those live. Nothing paid can be reached by poking around.
2.2The billing page — your account desk
Everything about money lives in one place: /billing. Open it from your account menu in the header (top-right, when you're signed in). Here is what each part does.
The billing page at /billing (signed in, paid member)
- Current plan panel — your email, a colored plan pill (Free / Monthly / Annual / Lifetime), the status (e.g. ACTIVE), your member-since date, and the expiry date (or "Never" for Lifetime).
- Open Stripe portal — the button that lets you change your card, switch plan, or cancel.
- Upgrade buttons — an "Upgrade plan" button shows for Free users; a limited-time "Upgrade to lifetime" shows for any non-lifetime member.
- Pay with crypto — three buttons (Monthly, Annual, Lifetime) that check out through Coinbase Commerce. Hidden if you're already Lifetime.
- Past invoices — every payment, with date, amount, status, and a PDF receipt link.
- Cancel panel — for paid non-lifetime members; it sends you to the same Stripe portal to cancel.
- Sign out — a plain logout link to leave your account.
NOT SIGNED IN?If you open /billing while logged out, you won't see any of the above. Instead you'll get two simple buttons: Sign in and Create account. Do one of those first, then come back.
2.3Paying by card (Stripe)
The normal way to pay is a card, run through Stripe — the same secure checkout thousands of shops use. Your card details go straight to Stripe; CryptoLwa never sees or stores them.
- Start checkout. On /billing click Upgrade plan (or, as a brand-new member, pick a paid card on /signup). You're handed off to Stripe's secure page.
- Enter your card. Fill in your card number and details on Stripe and confirm the payment.
- You're in — instantly. Access unlocks the moment payment confirms. No waiting, no email needed.
- Change your mind later, any time. Come back to /billing and use Open Stripe portal to update your card, switch plan, or cancel.
YOUR RECEIPTS ARE SAVEDEvery card payment appears in the Past invoices table on the billing page with a downloadable PDF — handy for expenses or your records.
2.4Paying with crypto (Coinbase Commerce)
COMING SOONCrypto checkout isn't open on the billing page yet — for now, pay by card (you're in instantly). Here's how crypto will work once it opens.
Prefer to pay in crypto? Once it opens, the Pay with crypto panel will check out through Coinbase Commerce. It works a little differently from a card, so here's the plan.
- Pick a plan. In the crypto panel, click Monthly · crypto, Annual · crypto, or Lifetime · crypto.
- Pay on Coinbase. You're sent to Coinbase Commerce to send the crypto payment.
- Access opens for a fixed window. Crypto plans don't auto-renew — instead you get a set amount of time (see the table below).
- An invoice is saved. The payment is recorded to your account, so it appears in your Past invoices list too.
| Crypto plan | Access window | How to keep going |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | 30 days | Pay again before day 30. |
| Annual | 365 days | Pay again before day 365. |
| Lifetime | Never expires | Nothing — you're set for good. |
CRYPTO DOESN'T AUTO-RENEWUnlike a card, a crypto plan won't quietly bill you again. When your window is almost up, come back to /billing and pay again before it closes to keep your access unbroken.
2.5Managing or cancelling
Nothing here traps you. For card plans, everything is one button away in the Stripe portal.
- Open the portal. On /billing, click Open Stripe portal.
- Do what you need. Change your card, switch between Monthly and Annual, or cancel — all from that page.
- Cancelling is gentle. If you cancel, you keep full access until the paid period you already bought runs out. Nothing shuts off mid-month.
LIFETIME NEVER CANCELSA Lifetime membership has nothing to manage or renew — it simply stays on forever. The crypto and cancel panels don't even appear for Lifetime members.
2.6Member downloads — scripts & PDF manuals
A paid plan also unlocks real files to download: the Pine strategy scripts you load into TradingView, and a shelf of PDF manuals. They're served through a locked (gated) endpoint, so you must be signed in on a paid plan to fetch them.
Download buttons on the Petro-Lwa & MAZAKA pages
- Pine scripts — GEDE4, Petro-Lwa I–XI, plus the I–X bundle. These load into TradingView as indicators.
- PDF manuals — Members Manual, Lasirèn, Petro-Lwa, Portfolio, Ops guide, and the TradingView setup guide.
- The free one — the Chart & Desk quick-start (
desk-manual.pdf) is free for everyone. Some manuals (BreakoutFlow, GEDE4, Petro-Lwa) also open in-browser for members. - Error strip — if a download refuses, read the code: 401 = not signed in, 402 = needs a paid plan.
- Sign in first. Downloads only work when you're logged in on a paid plan. Free and signed-out visitors are turned away by the gate.
- Find the buttons. Download buttons live on the Petro-Lwa and MAZAKA pages. Click the file you want.
- If it's blocked, read the code. A 401 means "you're not signed in" — sign in. A 402 means "this needs a paid plan" — upgrade at /billing.
- Then retry. Once you're signed in on a paid plan, click the same button again and the file downloads.
ONE FILE IS ALWAYS FREEThe Chart & Desk quick-start (
desk-manual.pdf) needs no plan at all — grab it any time to learn the paper-trading desk.Maman Brigitte saysDownload the Pine scripts, yes — but read the strategy's own PDF before you trust its arrows. A tool you don't understand is a stranger with your car keys.