Trojan is a real, long-running Telegram trading bot (and web terminal) for Solana meme coins — not a scam, and it's actually in our curated tools directory. TrojanTrade Now
The honest safety picture:
It's a genuine, actively-used platform. Per DefiLlama it's currently pulling ~$4.1M in 24h volume, ~$52K in daily fees, and ~$41K in protocol revenue — real usage, not a hollow front.
Its core risk is the same as ANY trading bot. To trade for you, it needs access to a wallet. You're giving a third party either your private key/seed or broad wallet permissions. That's the single biggest trust decision, and it applies to Maestro, BonkBot, and every bot like it — not a Trojan-specific flaw, but it's the thing to weigh.
What you should do if you use it (regardless of reputation):
Use a fresh, dedicated hot wallet with only the funds you're willing to lose — never your main or cold wallet.
Revoke its permissions when you're done trading (Solana wallets let you remove token-approval permissions).
Understand that there's no verified team identity and no deposit insurance — if the bot were ever compromised or shut down, funds sitting in it could be at risk. No tool can tell you who actually runs it.
Bottom line: Trojan is one of the more established Telegram bots in the space, with real volume behind it, but "established" ≠ "risk-free." Treat it like any hot-wallet trading tool: small dedicated funds, permissions revoked after use, and never your primary holdings.