Intelligence dispatch

The
Signal
Journal

Dispatches from the edge of AI, crypto, and the builder economy. Written by someone who played pro ball in 7 countries and taught himself to build AI products. No CS degree. No filter.

4 Dispatches
2 Topics
2026 Est.

We Lost $323. Then We Found a 75% Win Rate. Here's Everything That Happened.

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The real story of building an AI trading bot on Kalshi — 5 consecutive losses, 15 optimization rounds, a backtester rebuilt three times, and the radical shift that changed everything.

Apr 16, 2026 12 min read

We Built an AI Trading Bot in 2 Weeks — Here's What Actually Happened

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The honest story of building a Kalshi SOL trading bot. 55% win rate overall. 69% when focused. Here's what the data actually said.

Apr 14, 2026 8 min read

The Agent Economy Is Already Here. Most People Just Don't See It Yet.

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Ant Group just built a platform for AI agents to hold assets and trade autonomously. I've been building the same thing solo from my living room. Here's what the agent economy actually looks like right now.

Apr 9, 2026 7 min read

I Burned $18 in 4 Hours Building My First AI Agent. Here's What Nobody Tells You.

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The real version of building AI agents. Not the polished demo. What actually happens when your fallback model ID is wrong and Claude retries all night while you sleep.

Apr 6, 2026 8 min read