Sid Shekhar — Writing https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/ Essays and on-chain data analysis by Sid Shekhar. en Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT 104 matches. 48 teams. 39 days. How to maximize EV from the 2026 World Cup. https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/maximizing-ev-2026-world-cup/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/maximizing-ev-2026-world-cup/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 2026 World Cup is a closed system — 48 teams, 104 matches, ~9,500 correlated Polymarket markets and a hard resolution date. What the Champions League data says about how to trade it. Lessons from 18 months of building agents that handle real money (at scale) https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/18-months-building-agents-with-real-money/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/18-months-building-agents-with-real-money/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT What $5M+ in volume and 100K+ transactions taught us about building AI agents that execute with real capital — code for math, prompts for judgment, plans before code, and memory as plain files. From conversation to execution: lessons learned evaluating 6+ LLMs for Gina https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/evaluating-6-llms-for-gina/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/evaluating-6-llms-for-gina/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT We evaluated six-plus LLMs on real user tasks in Gina — market data lookups, chart generation and on-chain swaps — measuring speed, tool-calling accuracy, transaction success and UX. 7 Years in Crypto https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/7-years-in-crypto/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/7-years-in-crypto/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT Seven years full-time in crypto — starting TokenAnalyst in the ICO era, getting acquired by Coinbase pre-IPO, and what comes next. Channels & Crypto Natives https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/channels-and-crypto-natives/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/channels-and-crypto-natives/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT A data-driven examination of community formation via channels on Farcaster. Quantifying Vibes https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/quantifying-vibes/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/quantifying-vibes/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT A data-driven look at what makes Farcaster engaging — question askers, reply guys, long-form lovers, tippers and builders, measured across a week of open cast data. Under the hood of the world computer https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/under-the-hood-of-the-world-computer/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/under-the-hood-of-the-world-computer/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:00:00 GMT Most blockchain analysis stops at transactions. A look at Ethereum through traces, sub-traces and decoded function calls — and what it takes to gather that data at scale. Jackpot — A Fomo3D adventure https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/jackpot-a-fomo3d-adventure/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/jackpot-a-fomo3d-adventure/ Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMT On-chain forensics on the address that won 10,469 ETH from Fomo3D — was it a bot, a coordinated scheme, or just very well prepared? Measuring Maker-Dai stability https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/measuring-maker-dai-stability/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/measuring-maker-dai-stability/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT One anomalous bar in MKR transfer data led to CDP #614 — a forensic walk through how the Maker-Dai system absorbed a large liquidation event in March 2018. Dissecting Blocks https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/dissecting-blocks/ https://www.sidshekhar.com/writing/dissecting-blocks/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT The case for why examining who is transacting on-chain — not just how much — is the key to fundamentally understanding and valuing cryptoassets.