About KimchiBot
I’m a developer from South Korea building crypto trading bots with Claude Code.
This blog is the honest, unfiltered journal of that process. No fake screenshots, no “3-minute bot” clickbait. Just the real story — failures included.
What I’ve Built
- 6 trading bots using Python + Claude Code
- 4 killed (Grid, Momentum, Market Maker, Lead-Lag)
- 2 running live on Binance Futures with real money
What You’ll Find Here
- Strategy breakdowns — how each bot works, explained for beginners
- Backtest vs reality — the numbers, honestly
- Debugging nightmares — timezone bugs, API quirks, exchange gotchas
- Live performance — wins and losses, nothing hidden
- Overfitting warnings — how to tell if your strategy is lying to you
Why “KimchiBot”?
“Kimchi premium” is a well-known term in crypto — the price difference between Korean and international exchanges. I’m Korean, I build bots, and I thought it was funny.
Philosophy
“I tortured Claude Code so you don’t have to.”
I believe AI can genuinely help people build trading systems, but the internet is full of dangerous oversimplifications. This blog exists to show what it actually takes — the boring debugging, the failed strategies, the weeks of testing — so you don’t blow up your account following a YouTube tutorial.
Contact
Got questions? Found a bug in my logic? Want to share your own bot stories?
Reach me on GitHub.
Disclaimer: Nothing on this site is financial advice. Trading crypto with leverage is risky. I share my experience for educational purposes only. Don’t trade money you can’t afford to lose.