Q01How long does it take to build a Telegram trading bot?
A single-chain bot with wallets and swaps through an aggregator is the short version: weeks. Each extra network, bridging, sniping and fee systems add to that. A multi-chain product is months of work, and most of it goes into wallet security, edge cases and operations, not the chat interface.
Q02Is it safe for a bot to hold users' private keys?
It is a real risk and it should be treated as the main design problem. A bot that signs for the user has to keep key material somewhere. What matters is how keys are encrypted, where decryption happens, who on the team can reach it, and what gets logged. I design that part first and tell you plainly what risk remains. Anyone who says there is none has not thought about it.
Q03Which chains can you support?
Solana and EVM networks. ZapX covers five networks, and at Kayros I worked on a wallet across more than 20 EVM networks. Adding an EVM chain is mostly configuration once the core exists. Solana is a separate execution path with its own adapter.
Q04Will Telegram rate limits be a problem?
They can be once the bot has many users. Telegram limits how fast a bot can send messages, so a bot that pushes alerts to everyone needs a queue with priorities: trade confirmations first, notifications after. That is a design decision to make early, not something to patch after launch.
Q05What does it cost to run a Telegram trading bot?
The Telegram side is free. The cost is infrastructure: servers, databases, and RPC or node access for each chain. A swaps-only bot can run on paid RPC plans. Sniping and copy trading on Solana need dedicated node access, and that is the largest line. I size it with you before building.