# Cointelegraph News Scraper — Crypto & Tickers (`axery/cointelegraph-crypto-news`) Actor

Scrape real-time Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, and blockchain news from Cointelegraph with automated crypto ticker extraction and market sentiment hints.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/axery/cointelegraph-crypto-news.md
- **Developed by:** [Axery](https://apify.com/axery) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.88 / 1,000 cointelegraph article with tickers

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 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

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

***

### 📤 Sample Output

```json
{
  "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.

***

### 💰 Pricing (Pay-Per-Event)

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

# Actor input Schema

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of crypto news articles to extract. Set to 0 for all available items.

## `tickers` (type: `array`):

Optional list of coin tickers to filter (e.g. BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE). Leave empty for all crypto news.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings. Direct HTTP requests work reliably without proxies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 100,
  "tickers": [],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `news` (type: `string`):

Crypto news articles with headlines, summaries, coin tickers, publication timestamps, image URLs, and sentiment hints.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("axery/cointelegraph-crypto-news").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("axery/cointelegraph-crypto-news").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call axery/cointelegraph-crypto-news --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,axery/cointelegraph-crypto-news"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bPvyGqvocfegcJ2Fj/builds/kmxPWhPRgsKk06DlQ/openapi.json