JIJohn Ivesinjcalloway.hashnode.dev·Sep 29 · 3 min readRunning a Crypto Bot on Kraken? Your First 1099-DA Will Have Blank Cost BasisIf you run a trading bot, your tax paperwork is about to get a new wrinkle. 2026 is the first tax year where crypto brokers report cost basis on Form 1099-DA, and for a lot of bot and API traders that00
JIJohn Ivesinjcalloway.hashnode.dev·Sep 28 · 3 min readA $0-Per-Video YouTube Shorts Pipeline in Python (No Invented Quotes)I wanted a YouTube Shorts channel that runs itself without stock-footage subscriptions, paid voices, or AI inventing quotes that nobody ever said. Here is the pipeline I ended up with. It costs $0 per03M
JIJohn Ivesinjcalloway.hashnode.dev·Sep 28 · 3 min readI Walk-Forward Tested 10 Crypto Trading Strategies. Holding BTC Still Won.I run a small crypto trend bot on Kraken with real money. Before trusting it with more, I wanted to know whether something better existed. So I ran ten strategies through the same walk-forward test an10
JIJohn Ivesinjcalloway.hashnode.dev·Sep 28 · 4 min readRailway vs Render 2026: Real Pricing Compared for 3 Common AppsNote: Built from Railway's and Render's own pricing pages and docs, checked September 28, 2026. No speed benchmarks were run, so there are no invented deploy times here. Railway links are a referral l00
JIJohn Ivesinjcalloway.hashnode.dev·Sep 26 · 4 min readKraken Referral Code 2026: How to Get the Up-to-$75 Sign-Up Bonus (and Which Offer Actually Pays Most)Disclosure: The link below is my referral link. If you use it, we can both get a bonus from Kraken. I only recommend what I use: my trading bot runs on Kraken Pro with real money. Not financial advice00