Why we started testing Telegram trading bots
TelegramTrading.net started in 2024 to answer one question: what do these bots do with real money? Most bot guides sell speed, profits and hype. Few show how a bot behaves when a launch is congested, where it breaks, or how users lose funds.
So we fund the bots and trade them ourselves, then write down:
- how each tool actually works, from order routing to fees;
- where it fails, with the conditions that caused it;
- what a reader should check before funding it.
If a bot looks great on its landing page and dangerous in practice, the review says so.
Boun Mee and Sam Lee: who writes the reviews
Two people write, test and update every page. Bylines name the person responsible, and each one links back here.
Boun Mee
Crypto research and bot testing. Boun has been involved in crypto since 2013 and focuses on testing real bot behavior, from AI trading agents to sniper bots, Telegram bots and other automated tools, in live environments. He documents how these systems perform beyond their marketing claims, and maintains the open dataset.
Sam Lee
Finance and product clarity. Sam covers the financial and structural side: fee structures, real cost per trade and whether a tool's economics hold up. With a background in advisory work and a strong interest in technology, Sam keeps guides clear, usable and grounded in practical decisions.
What we publish, and what we are not
We publish research-driven content about trading automation; we are not part of anyone's trading stack. Coverage includes AI trading bots, sniper bots, copy trading agents, Telegram bots, DCA bots and grid bots on Ethereum, Solana, TON, BSC, Base, Sui, TRON, XRP, Hyperliquid, Kalshi and Polymarket.
| We publish | We are not |
|---|---|
| Educational guides on how bots and AI agents work | A trading bot: we run no execution or automation |
| Technical breakdowns: execution speed, order routing, MEV protection, sniper mechanics | A broker or exchange: no custody, accounts or trading infrastructure |
| Comparisons based on testing, not feature lists | Financial advice: content informs, it doesn't advise |
| Risk analysis: failures, scams and common mistakes | A signal group or a paid ranking: no calls, and listings aren't sold |
Bot trading is high risk: rugs, failed fills and bad copy targets drain wallets every day, and new users take most of the losses.
How our bot reviews and ratings are made
Every tool we review is judged through direct use and ongoing observation, not a features page. A review looks at:
- real-world use in different market conditions;
- feature limits, not just advertised capabilities;
- trade-offs between speed, safety and usability;
- situations where the bot or agent performs poorly or fails.
The full seven-step process, from the dedicated test wallet to the on-chain cross-check, is on How we test the bots.
Affiliate links and editorial independence
Some links on the site are affiliate links, and they don't decide rankings, conclusions or recommendations. Affiliate links go through our short paths (such as /maestrobot/) and are marked as sponsored in the page code. A product that pays us can still get a low score or a warning. The details are in our terms of use.
Open dataset and leaderboard code you can check
The same research is published as open data and open-source code on platforms we don't control.
- Crypto Trading Bots and AI Agents Dataset: structured records on trading bots, AI agents and Telegram sniper bots, free under CC BY 4.0, on Hugging Face and Kaggle.
- Polymarket Leaderboard WordPress plugin: embeds live Polymarket leaderboards, free and open source, listed on WordPress.org. It also powers our Polymarket leaderboard.
- Plugin source code and history: on GitLab, with mirrors on Codeberg and SourceForge for long-term access.
Corrections and how to contact us
Bots ship updates every month, so our pages change too. We revise or remove guides that fall out of date, and every page shows when it last changed.
If you spot an error, outdated information or a security concern, tell us through the contact page. We're an independent educational project: we can't support individual bots, troubleshoot private trades or recover funds.