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I’ve spent the last 2+ years building IMALI as a solo developer.
One feature I’m excited about is the Telegram bot, which streams paper trading activity from my OKX Spot and OKX Futures bots.
In this video you’ll see:
Live paper trade alerts
Entries and exits
Spot and futures activity
Profit/loss updates
Strategy decisions as they happen
I built it because I wanted users to see how the bots behave before risking real money.
The goal isn’t to promise unrealistic returns—it’s to make automated trading easier to understand through transparency and real-time notifications.
If you’re curious, I’d appreciate your feedback.
You can also try the one-click demo and paper trading yourself:
https://imali-defi.com
What would you want to see in a trading bot’s Telegram alerts that most platforms don’t provide?

I spent the last two years building this public AI trading dashboard. Here’s why I made it public.
One thing always bothered me about automated trading.
Everyone claims incredible returns, but very few people let you watch their system operate in real time.
So instead of asking people to trust screenshots, I built a public dashboard where anyone can watch the platform trading, monitor performance, and see activity as it happens.
The goal isn’t to convince people that AI never loses. Every strategy has winning and losing trades.
The goal is transparency.
The platform combines several pieces I’ve been building:
• AI-assisted strategy execution
• Multiple trading strategies with different risk profiles
• Paper trading and live trading
• Crypto and stock support
• Risk management and position sizing
• Performance analytics
• White-label capabilities for businesses
Most of the engineering effort wasn’t spent trying to predict the market.
It was spent building infrastructure that can reliably execute strategies, manage risk, integrate with exchanges, monitor positions, and provide users with a clear view of what the system is actually doing.
The public dashboard is my way of saying:
“Don’t believe the marketing. Watch the software.”
I’d genuinely appreciate feedback from developers, traders, and anyone who’s built financial software.
If you were evaluating a trading platform, what information would you want a public dashboard to display before you’d trust it?
Public Dashboard:
https://imali-defi.com/live

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico, brings together 48 competing nations across more than 100 official matches, with cumulative global viewership projected to surpass 5 billion. This once-in-a-generation sporting event has not only ignited worldwide football fever — it has set the crypto prediction market sector ablaze, making it one of the highest-growth verticals in the second half of 2026.

The sheer volume of match-day traffic has translated into real trading demand. What was once a niche product category reserved for experienced crypto users is now breaking into the mainstream, with user counts and trading volumes exploding simultaneously.

From an industry data perspective, multiple crypto research institutions have projected that the total global prediction market trading volume across the full World Cup cycle could approach $10 billion — a clear signal of how enthusiastically football fans are embracing event-driven trading. However, on-chain prediction products carry inherent limitations: private key management, gas fees, and multi-step contract approvals create barriers that lock out the vast majority of casual fans, preventing the enormous traffic opportunity from being fully captured.

Against this backdrop, centralized exchange (CEX) prediction markets — with their low barrier to entry and streamlined user experience — have absorbed the majority of new traffic in this space. BitMart's Prediction Market data tells a particularly representative story. According to official platform figures released in the first half of the year, following the World Cup kickoff in June, monthly prediction market trading volume surged 1,500% month-over-month versus May. Active trading users reached 4.6x the prior month's level, and the number of successfully executed orders climbed to 8.9x. The World Cup has unquestionably become the pivotal inflection point for this product's growth.

BitMart's ability to precisely capture this World Cup traffic dividend stems from its native CEX account infrastructure, which eliminates the friction points that plague on-chain alternatives at the root level. Users need no separate crypto wallet, no repeated identity verification — they participate in all World Cup match predictions directly through their existing BitMart spot or futures accounts. Assets are unified and interoperable across the platform: funds flow freely between spot, futures, and prediction markets without cross-platform transfers or complex asset reallocation. Even fans with zero prior crypto experience can get up and running with match predictions in minutes.

On the product architecture side, BitMart has built a dual-engine growth model combining sports event markets with 5-minute short-term crypto price predictions. World Cup-related markets capture the majority of new external users, while short-cycle token price predictions retain existing traders — together, the two segments account for over 93% of the platform's total prediction market trading volume. One particularly striking data point: nearly 44% of newly registered users made their very first trade on BitMart through the Prediction Market, proving that event-driven trading is an exceptionally effective channel for exchanges to acquire users from outside the traditional crypto audience.

To further amplify World Cup momentum, BitMart has launched a dedicated match prediction campaign featuring a prize pool worth 880,000 USDT in total value. Users who participate in any match prediction accumulate points toward reward distribution. The platform provides full coverage across group stage, knockout rounds, and the final — with transparent settlement rules, sufficient market liquidity, and none of the depth or settlement delay issues that can undermine the trading experience.

Industry analysts note that this World Cup has fully validated the long-term growth thesis for prediction markets: mass-audience events carry inherent traffic advantages, and event-driven trading has become a new growth curve for exchanges. While traditional crypto trading scenarios are often one-dimensional, prediction markets bridge sports, financial policy, macro news, and other diverse verticals — enabling platforms to continuously serve the evolving demands of different user segments.

Going forward, BitMart will continue expanding its prediction event coverage across global sports, macro financial developments, and short-cycle crypto price movements, while further streamlining the order placement and auto-settlement experience to lower participation barriers for everyday users. Whether you're a seasoned crypto trader or a football fan experiencing crypto for the first time, BitMart offers a single destination to combine match prediction with mainstream asset trading — and to capture the full dividend of event-driven trading that the World Cup has unlocked.

KYC is cool, but we'll pass. 😉

We've been quietly working on the Bazaars app, and instead of making a big public announcement, we wanted to let our priority users try it first.

The goal with Bazaars is pretty simple: a self-custodial wallet with built-in chat and calling, all without needing a phone number or email. Just your seed phrase.

There's a lot more to the app, but for now, we'd really love your honest feedback.

A few things we're curious about:

• How does the app feel to use?
• Did you run into any bugs or errors?
• What would you rate it from 1–10?

Bazaars is now available on the App Store and Google Play.

If you give it a try, send me your Bazaars wallet address too so we can connect and say hello. 👋

One thing I’ve noticed while building my trading platform is that a lot of people assume every trading bot takes custody of your funds.
Mine doesn’t.
Your assets stay on your exchange account. Your API keys can be configured without withdrawal permissions, so the platform can’t move your money off the exchange.
What it does manage is your trading strategy.
AI-assisted strategy selection
Automated entries and exits
Risk management
Position sizing
Stop-loss and take-profit execution
Paper trading before going live
You stay in control.
The software simply executes the rules you’ve chosen.
I’ve spent the last couple of years building this because I wanted something that could automate the repetitive parts of trading without requiring users to hand over custody of their assets.
I’m curious:
Would you trust an automated trading platform more if it never had access to withdraw your funds? Why or why not?
I’m genuinely interested in hearing what traders think, especially from people who have used bots before.

On Indian crypto exchanges, USDT has climbed to around ₹103, while the official USD/INR rate is ₹94.65. Normally, the premium is only 3–4%.
According to The Economic Times, the spike followed government raids on companies involved in cross-border crypto transfers. Authorities searched six offices linked to five firms accused of using USDT to bypass India’s foreign exchange restrictions.
Officials say the scheme had been running for about two years. Customers would send rupees to these companies, which then bought USDT, transferred it overseas, and sold it there.
The process was faster and cheaper than traditional bank transfers, and the USDT premium also helped clients get more rupees when exchanging funds.
After the raids, USDT liquidity on local exchanges dropped sharply, creating a shortage of the stablecoin.

One notification tells you a lot about how the bot thinks.
These screenshots aren’t just buy/sell alerts.
They’re designed to explain why a trade happened.
On the buy notification you’ll see:
• Confidence score
• Risk level
• Position size
• Trade value
On the sell notification you’ll see:
• Entry and exit price
• Profit/Loss
• Exit reason
• Updated win rate
• Running P&L
In this example, the bot exited using a trailing stop.
Instead of waiting for the position to reverse completely, it protected part of the gain as the market pulled back.
I built these notifications because I wanted users to understand what the bot is doing—not just receive a “BUY” or “SELL” message with no context.
Whether you’re paper trading or live trading, every decision should be transparent.
If you’re curious, you can try the one-click demo and see how the dashboard and notifications work before risking real money.
I’d love your feedback. Try my demo https://imali-defi.com/trade-demo

During my last trip, we had a long layover at Frankfurt Airport, so I used the GoMining Card to pay for access to the Lufthansa Business Lounge.

The purchase
Lufthansa Business Lounge
Frankfurt Airport
€99.80
paid with my GoMining Card
funded with BTC generated by my miners
additional mining power received through TH hashback
My miners produce BTC every day. I can use those rewards for real-life purchases, and every card payment increases my mining power again.
That is the part of the GoMining ecosystem I find particularly interesting:
Mine BTC → spend the rewards → receive TH hashback → continue mining with more power
The miners keep operating while I use part of the previously generated BTC.

What the GoMining Card offers
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Apple Pay
contactless payments
online payments
Supported crypto from the GoMining Wallet is converted automatically when paying in currencies such as EUR.
Instead of receiving ordinary points or traditional cashback, eligible card payments generate hashback in TH.
That TH is added to the mining position and can produce additional BTC over time.

Free miner with the card
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1 TH Digital Miner
12 W/TH efficiency
current value: $21.99
provided free with the card activation
This gives you a small active mining position before purchasing a larger miner.

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When purchasing your first miner, use promo code:
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This adds 5% extra TH to the first miner purchase.
For example:
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referral bonus: 0.05 TH
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Disclosure
I use GoMining myself, and this is my referral link. I may receive a referral reward if someone registers or purchases through it.
Crypto mining, card products and platform services involve risks. Always check the current fees, reward conditions, availability in your country and applicable tax rules before using them.