Crypto News Aggregator

A powerful crypto news aggregator that collects and combines articles from the best crypto blogs and top cryptocurrency news sources into a single, structured feed. Get real-time crypto intelligence news and crypto reports from multiple trusted sources via a simple crypto news API.

What does this Actor do?

This cryptocurrency news aggregator fetches RSS feeds from leading crypto news sites, filters articles by keywords, removes duplicates, and outputs clean, structured JSON data. Perfect for building dashboards, alerts, research tools, or any application that needs reliable cryptocurrency news API access.

Key Features

• Multi-source aggregation - Pulls from Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Decrypt, CryptoNews, and custom feeds
• Smart filtering - Include/exclude articles by keywords (Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFT, etc.)
• Duplicate detection - Automatically removes duplicate stories covered by multiple sources
• Time-based filtering - Fetch articles from the last 6, 12, 24, or 48+ hours
• Structured output - Clean JSON with title, link, date, source, description, and images
• API-ready - Use as a crypto news API for your applications

Why use this crypto aggregator?

Instead of manually checking multiple crypto aggregator sites, this Actor:

• Saves hours of manual research
• Provides consistent, structured data
• Filters out sponsored content and noise
• Delivers real-time crypto intelligence news
• Works as a reliable cryptocurrency news API for developers

Input Configuration

Field	Type	Description	Default
feeds	array	RSS feed sources to aggregate	Top 4 crypto news sites
hoursBack	integer	How far back to fetch articles	24
maxArticles	integer	Maximum articles to return	100
includeKeywords	array	Only include articles with these terms	Bitcoin, Ethereum, BTC, ETH, DeFi, NFT
excludeKeywords	array	Filter out articles with these terms	sponsored, advertisement
sortBy	string	Sort by "date" or "source"	date
removeDuplicates	boolean	Remove duplicate articles	true
includeImages	boolean	Extract article images	true

Example Input

{
  "feeds": [
    {
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/rss",
      "name": "Cointelegraph",
      "category": "news"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/",
      "name": "CoinDesk",
      "category": "news"
    },
    { "url": "https://decrypt.co/feed", "name": "Decrypt", "category": "news" },
    {
      "url": "https://cryptonews.com/news/feed/",
      "name": "CryptoNews",
      "category": "news"
    }
  ],
  "hoursBack": 24,
  "maxArticles": 100,
  "includeKeywords": ["Bitcoin", "Ethereum", "regulation", "SEC"],
  "excludeKeywords": ["sponsored", "ad"],
  "sortBy": "date",
  "removeDuplicates": true,
  "includeImages": true
}

Output Structure

Each article in the dataset contains:

{
  "title": "Bitcoin Surges Past $45K as Institutional Interest Grows",
  "link": "https://example.com/article",
  "pubDate": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "source": "Cointelegraph",
  "category": "news",
  "description": "Bitcoin reached new highs as major institutions...",
  "imageUrl": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
}

Default RSS Sources

This crypto news aggregator comes pre-configured with the best crypto blogs and news sources:

Source	Description
Cointelegraph	Leading crypto and blockchain news
CoinDesk	Trusted cryptocurrency journalism
Decrypt	Web3 and crypto news coverage
CryptoNews	Breaking cryptocurrency updates

Add your own custom RSS feeds to expand coverage.

Use Cases

Build a Crypto News Dashboard

Aggregate cryptocurrency news from multiple sources into a unified dashboard for traders and researchers.

Create Price Alert Correlations

Combine crypto reports with price data to identify news-driven market movements.

Research & Analysis

Collect crypto intelligence news for sentiment analysis, trend detection, or market research.

Content Curation

Power newsletters, social media bots, or content platforms with fresh crypto news automatically.

Trading Signals

Monitor breaking news that could impact crypto markets and trigger automated alerts.

API Integration

Use this Actor as a cryptocurrency news API in your applications:

1. Run the Actor on schedule (hourly, daily)
2. Fetch results via Apify API
3. Integrate structured JSON into your app

// Fetch latest crypto news via API
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{datasetId}/items?format=json"
);
const articles = await response.json();

Adding Custom Feeds

Expand your crypto aggregator with additional RSS sources:

{
  "feeds": [
    {
      "url": "https://your-favorite-crypto-blog.com/rss",
      "name": "Custom Blog",
      "category": "analysis"
    }
  ]
}

Performance

• Fast - Uses Cheerio for HTML parsing (10x faster than browser-based scraping)
• Efficient - Processes multiple feeds in parallel
• Reliable - Built-in retry logic and error handling
• Scalable - Runs on Apify cloud infrastructure

Resources

• Apify Documentation
• Crawlee Documentation
• RSS Feed Specification

Support

For questions, issues, or feature requests, please open an issue on the Actor's GitHub repository or contact support through the Apify platform.