CoinDesk Crypto News Scraper — Coins & Tickers 🪙⚡

Extract real-time cryptocurrency news, regulatory decisions, and blockchain developments from CoinDesk — the leading global authority on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and digital asset markets — with automated crypto ticker extraction and market sentiment signals.

No login, no browser overhead, zero authentication required.

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🌟 Key Features

• Automated Crypto Ticker Tagging: Identifies major tokens (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, ADA, BNB, AVAX, LINK) from headlines, article leads, and project names.
• 24/7 Real-Time Coverage: Crypto markets never sleep; track breaking events, ETF flows, hack reports, and regulatory rulings as they happen.
• Instant Sentiment Classification: Real-time sentiment signal (BULLISH, BEARISH, NEUTRAL) for automated algorithmic filtering and risk assessment.
• Rich Article Metadata: Extracts article GUIDs, publication timestamps (UTC ISO-8601), author bylines, and direct CoinDesk URLs.
• Ultra-Fast & Reliable: Lightweight HTTP-only feed architecture ensures runs finish in seconds with minimal memory.

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📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
maxItems	Integer	No	100	Maximum number of crypto articles to extract (0 = all available).
tickers	Array of Strings	No	[]	Optional coin ticker filter (e.g. ["BTC", "ETH", "SOL"]).
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	{ "useApifyProxy": false }	Optional proxy settings (direct connection works reliably).

Example Input

{
  "maxItems": 50,
  "tickers": ["BTC", "ETH", "SOL"]
}

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📤 Sample Output

{
  "article_id": "coindesk.com:79074664-3fa4-41f1-a84a-42c3c8b1075d",
  "source": "coindesk.com",
  "title": "China seeks to seize 61,800 BTC tied to $5.7 billion fraud scheme",
  "published_at": "2026-10-22T06:24:10Z",
  "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/22/china-seeks-to-seize-61-800-btc-tied-to-usd5-7-billion-fraud-scheme",
  "category": "News",
  "crypto_tickers": ["BTC"],
  "has_tickers": true,
  "sentiment_hint": "BEARISH",
  "author": "AI Boost",
  "description": "Chinese prosecutors are seeking to confiscate more than 61,800 Bitcoin tied to a $5.7 billion fraud scheme, days after a U.K. court ruled Chinese law governs victims' claims to the coins.",
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-22T07:10:00Z"
}

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🎯 Ideal Use Cases

• Automated Crypto Trading Bots: Trigger trades on sudden breaking headlines for Bitcoin, Ethereum, or altcoins.
• Crypto AI & RAG Agents: Feed fresh, hourly crypto narratives into LLMs for daily market recaps.
• Regulatory & Security Monitoring: Track SEC rulings, DOJ actions, and protocol exploit alerts in real time.
• Whale & ETF Flow Sentiment: Gauge retail and institutional sentiment before major market volatility.

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💰 Pricing (Pay-Per-Event)

• Actor Start: $0.005 per run
• Article Scraped: $0.001875 per item (under $1.90 per 1,000 articles)