CoinDesk REST API
CoinDesk is an information center on Bitcoins, a decentralized digital currency used around the world. One service that CoinDesk provides is the Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). This Bitcoin pricing data is calculated every minute and is published in USD, EUR, and GBP. BPI data is made available programmatically via REST API. People can use the API however they like as long as they credit CoinDesk as the data source.

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contact@coindesk.com
api@coindesk.com
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REST
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CSV, GeoJSON, JSON, XML
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- The CoinDesk...
- The app features the latest bitcoin news and analysis, Bitcoin Price Index, a price chart, currency converter and price alert notifications. Users can check the real-time bitcoin price on the app’...
- CoinDesk has a Bitcoin Price Ticker widget that can be embedded for free into your own website or blog. The widget displays the current Bitcoin Price Index, today’s high and low, and a sparkline...
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