Cointelegraph Crypto News Scraper — Coins & Tickers ⚡🪙

Extract real-time cryptocurrency news, DeFi innovations, ETF flows, and Web3 market events from Cointelegraph — the premier global digital asset media publication with millions of monthly readers — with automatic coin ticker extraction, sentiment hints, and primary image URLs.

No login, no browser overhead, zero authentication required.

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🌟 Key Features

• Automated Crypto Ticker Tagging: Identifies major crypto tokens (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, ADA, BNB, AVAX, SOFI, MSTR) mentioned across headlines and summaries.
• Clean Article Summaries & Images: Automatically strips raw HTML tags, formats clean readable excerpts, and extracts primary high-res image URLs.
• 24/7 Real-Time Coverage: Crypto markets operate continuously; monitor breaking hacks, policy shifts, token launches, and price action instantly.
• Fast Sentiment Classification: Instant keyword-based sentiment signal (BULLISH, BEARISH, NEUTRAL) for automated algorithmic filtering.
• Sub-Second Speed: Lightweight HTTP-only feed architecture ensures runs finish in seconds with minimal memory consumption.

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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", "SOFI"]
}

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📤 Sample Output

{
  "article_id": "cointelegraph.com:sofi-bank-issued-tokenized-deposit-yield-bearing-crypto-funds",
  "source": "cointelegraph.com",
  "title": "SoFi unveils bank-issued tokenized deposit for yield-bearing crypto funds",
  "published_at": "2026-10-22T13:13:45Z",
  "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/sofi-bank-issued-tokenized-deposit-yield-bearing-crypto-funds",
  "category": "Latest News",
  "crypto_tickers": ["SOFI"],
  "has_tickers": true,
  "sentiment_hint": "BULLISH",
  "author": "Robert Lakin",
  "image_url": "https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/2026/10/01M5HTDR3RG1PRKW22RG4VE5A4/hi-sofi-and-mastercard-move-stablecoin-settlement-into-global-network.jpg",
  "description": "SoFi Bank launched SoFi Earn, a tokenized deposit paying 4.40% APY with FDIC coverage, allowing users to convert funds to stablecoins 24/7.",
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-22T13:25:00Z"
}

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🎯 Ideal Use Cases

• Automated Crypto Trading Bots: Trigger immediate orders on sudden breaking news for Bitcoin, Solana, Ethereum, or trending altcoins.
• Crypto AI & RAG Agents: Feed hourly crypto market narratives and regulatory events into LLMs for daily investor reports.
• DeFi & Protocol Security Alerts: Receive fast notifications on protocol exploits, stablecoin depegging, or governance votes.
• Sentiment & Social Media Analysis: Track market mood and narrative rotations across global trading sessions.

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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)