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1th version

High-Quality Crypto Data APIs for Algorithmic Trading

API Provider Category Key Features Data Types Pricing Target Users
Glassnode On-Chain Analytics - Entity-adjusted metrics
- Point-in-Time (PIT) data
- 7,500+ metrics across 1,200+ assets
- Updates as frequent as 10-min for Bitcoin
- REST API with 900+ endpoints
- Direct data delivery (Parquet, CSV, Snowflake, BigQuery)
- Network fundamentals
- Market intelligence
- Supply dynamics
- Derivatives data
- ETF flows
$999+/month (Professional + API add-on) Sophisticated quant funds, institutional researchers
CryptoQuant Exchange & Miner Flows - Real-time exchange inflow/outflow
- Miner flow indicators
- Block-level resolution
- Estimated Leverage Ratio
- aSOPR (Adjusted Spent Output Profit Ratio)
- Coinbase Premium Index
- REST API
- Exchange reserves
- Miner statistics
- Market indicators
- Whale movements
$99/month (Professional)
$799/month (Premium)
Pro retail traders, small/mid-size funds
Santiment Hybrid Analytics - 1,100+ metrics across 2,500+ assets
- GraphQL API
- Python client (sanpy)
- Historical data from 2014
- 75M+ labeled Ethereum addresses
- MVRV Long/Short Divergence
- On-chain data
- Social sentiment
- Development activity (GitHub)
- Whale transactions
- Supply metrics
Free tier available
$249+/month (Sanbase Max)
$999/month (Business Max)
DeFi researchers, quantamental traders
Nansen Smart Money Tracking - 500M+ labeled addresses
- 30+ blockchains coverage
- Real-time DEX monitoring
- Token God Mode
- Smart Alerts
- REST API
- Flex-credit system
- Wallet profiling
- Smart money flows
- Holder analysis
- Multi-chain intelligence
$49/month (Pro) + credits
$0.001/credit
Enterprise pricing available
Alpha-focused traders, due diligence analysts
The Tie Sentiment & News - Twitter Firehose access
- 1,000+ cryptocurrencies
- Historical data from 2017
- News from 4,000+ sources
- Token Unlock API (100,000+ events)
- Crypto-native NLP models
- Social sentiment scores
- News aggregation
- Event tagging
- Token unlocks
- Development activity
Enterprise pricing (contact sales) Hedge funds, institutional traders
Twitter/X API v2 Social Media - Real-time tweet streaming
- Historical tweet search
- Account monitoring
- Engagement metrics
- Keyword filtering
- Raw social media posts
- User activity
- Engagement data
Official API pricing varies Trading teams with NLP capabilities
CoinDesk API News & Derivatives - Institutional-grade market data
- Alternative data streams
- Historical and real-time news
- Derivatives data
- Tick-level trade data
- News content
- Market sentiment
- Derivatives metrics
- Market data
Contact for pricing Event-driven traders
Tiingo Financial News - Proprietary tagging algorithm
- Context-based asset identification
- Historical archive (1990s+)
- Manually vetted sources
- Financial news
- Crypto coverage
- Market events
Tiered pricing Institutional clients
Financial Modeling Prep Crypto News - Curated news list
- Simple REST API
- Basic event tracking
- News headlines
- Publication data
- Asset associations
Accessible pricing Basic event tracking needs
Amberdata Derivatives & Market Data - Derivatives API
- Options Greeks (100ms updates)
- Gamma Exposure (GEX)
- DVOL index analytics
- SVI TrueLine calibration
- AWS S3 delivery
- Python SDK
- Futures/perpetuals/options
- Funding rates
- Open interest
- Liquidations
- Long/short ratios
- Volatility surfaces
$50/month (developer)
Enterprise custom pricing
Funds, options desks, market makers
CoinAPI Market Microstructure - 400+ exchanges unified
- L1/L2/L3 order book data
- 10+ years historical (since 2010)
- FIX API for low latency
- WebSocket streaming
- 2.5 TB daily data capture
- 15+ language SDKs
- Tick-level data
- Order books
- Trade flow
- Options chains
- Funding rates
$79/month (Startup)
~$100K+ (Professional)
$5.26-$0.20/1k credits
HFT specialists, market makers
Dune Analytics SQL Analytics - Web-based SQL queries
- Decoded blockchain data
- Dozens of chains
- API for saved queries
- Dune Sim API (separate product)
- Custom metrics
- Protocol analytics
- Wallet analysis
- Cross-chain data
Free tier
Paid plans available
Quantitative researchers
Alchemy Node Infrastructure - Node-as-a-service
- 99.99% uptime
- Sub-50ms response times
- Standard RPC endpoints
- WebSocket support
- Raw blockchain data
- Mempool data
- Smart contract logs
- Transaction submission
Various pricing tiers Strategies requiring direct chain access
QuickNode Node Infrastructure - 76 chains, 125 networks
- Add-on marketplace
- Standard RPC endpoints
- Raw blockchain data
- Real-time events
- Transaction data
Various pricing tiers Multi-chain operations
LunarCrush Social Analytics - 4,000+ cryptocurrencies
- 300+ NFT collections
- Galaxy Score (1-5)
- AltRank
- AI/ML spam filtering
- Social volume
- Engagement metrics
- Influencer tracking
- Cross-platform coverage
$24-$240/month (Builder Plan) Semi-professional traders
CryptoPanic News Aggregator - Hundreds of sources
- Sentiment voting
- Impact estimates
- REST API
- News headlines
- Community sentiment
- Event importance
Various pricing tiers Basic news tracking
Messari Comprehensive Platform - 34,000+ assets coverage
- AI-generated summaries
- Signal API
- Key Developments tracking
- TypeScript SDK
- Market data
- On-chain metrics
- News/sentiment
- Research reports
- Fundraising data
Enterprise pricing Institutional operations
Coin Metrics Network Data - Network Data Pro
- 200+ blockchain indicators
- Reference rates (550+ assets)
- CMBI indexes
- Bloomberg Terminal integration
- NASDAQ partnership
- Blockchain fundamentals
- Market microstructure
- Reference rates
- Risk metrics
Free tier (limited)
Enterprise pricing
Regulatory-grade requirements
Chainalysis Market Intel Entity Intelligence - 3,300+ business entities
- Law enforcement-grade data
- Geographic flow estimation
- Liquidity classification
- Data from 2014
- Entity-level tracking
- Exchange flows by type
- Regional capital movements
Enterprise pricing Institutional investors, compliance
Tardis.dev Tick-Level Derivatives - L2/L3 order book data
- 40+ exchanges
- 99.9%+ completeness
- WebSocket collection
- tardis-machine local server
- 2000+ TB archives
- Historical tick data
- Options chains
- Funding rates
- Liquidations
- Order book reconstruction
$300+ minimum
Business tier unlimited
HFT, prop trading firms
Kaiko Market Data - 100+ venues
- SOC 2 Type II certified
- EU BMR compliant
- Derivatives Risk Indicators
- SVI methodology
- Bloomberg Terminal connectivity
- Normalized market data
- Options Greeks
- Volatility surfaces
- Liquidation volumes
$1,000+/month (Basic)
$9,500-$55,000/year
Central banks, investment banks
CoinGlass Liquidation & Funding - Real-time liquidations
- Funding rate tracking
- Heatmaps
- 500+ assets coverage
- 70-90+ API endpoints
- Liquidation orders
- Funding rates
- OI aggregation
- Long/short ratios
$299/month (Standard)
$699/month (Professional)
Liquidation hunters, funding arbitrage
Augmento Advanced Sentiment - 93 sentiment/topic combinations
- AI classifier
- Historical from 2014 (Bitcoin)
- Candlestick-compatible format
- Emotion quantification
- Topic modeling
- Regulation sentiment
- Technology optimism
Free API (30 days)
Enterprise pricing
Quantitative firms
Alternative.me Fear & Greed Index - 0-100 scale index
- Free API, no rate limits
- Historical from Feb 2018
- JSON format
- Market sentiment score
- Volatility component
- Social media component
Free All traders
Whale Alert Large Transfers - Real-time transaction tracking
- Chain and amount filtering
- API access
- Large transfers
- Exchange movements
- Whale behavior
Various pricing Risk monitoring
IntoTheBlock Token Analytics - Holder distribution
- ML predictive models
- Token indicators
- On-chain metrics
- Holder analytics
- Predictive signals
Various pricing Token analysis
Alpha Vantage Traditional Markets - Free API
- 60+ technical indicators
- DXY tracking
- Economic indicators
- Stocks, forex, commodities
- Economic data
- News with sentiment
Free tier
Premium plans available
Macro context analysis
Cbonds Bond Market - US Dollar Index (DXY)
- Global bond markets
- Excel Add-in
- Custom index construction
- Treasury yields
- Bond data
- Fixed income metrics
Various pricing Bond-crypto correlation analysis
Finnworlds Bond Yields - 10-year government bonds
- Global coverage
- Monthly/weekly/yearly changes
- Treasury yields
- Risk appetite indicators
$199/month Risk analysis
CryptoDataDownload Risk Analytics - VaR calculations
- 70+ technical indicators
- CFTC COT data
- No-code backtesting
- Risk metrics
- Technical indicators
- US Treasury yields
Free tier
Plus/Pro subscriptions
Portfolio risk management
NewsAPI General News - Keyword filtering
- Multiple sources
- Crypto coverage
- News articles
- Headlines
- Sources metadata
Various pricing Macro news tracking
Finnhub Financial Data - Real-time news
- Reddit/Twitter sentiment
- Crypto keywords
- Market news
- Social sentiment
- Economic data
Various pricing Cross-market analysis
Trading Economics Economic Data - 300K+ economic indicators
- Real-time calendar
- API access
- Interest rates
- CPI data
- Economic events
Various pricing Macro indicators

Each API offers unique capabilities for building sophisticated algorithmic trading strategies beyond basic OHLCV data.

2th version

Category API / Provider What you get (focus) Access / Delivery History & PIT / Granularity Best for / Notes Pricing (as cited)
Text / Sentiment The Tie – Sentiment API Crypto-native sentiment scores & volumes for 1,000+ assets REST Point-in-time since 2017; multi-freq Institutional sentiment feed; crypto-specific NLP Enterprise (contact)
Text / News The Tie – News API Aggregated, tagged crypto news (4,000+ sources), asset/event labeling REST Deep history; PIT for backtests Event-driven trading; precise tag filters (e.g., Hack, Listing) Enterprise (contact)
Text / Events The Tie – Token Unlock API Tracking of 100k+ vesting/unlock events REST Historical unlock calendar Supply-shock alerts Enterprise (contact)
Text / Social Twitter/X API v2 Real-time/archival tweets by keyword/account REST & streaming Full/historical (tier-based) DIY NLP/LLM sentiment; bespoke filters Tiered (X)
Text / Social (alt source) TwitterAPI.io Third-party access to X data (firehose-style) REST/stream Real-time Lower setup than official X; coverage claims vary Vendor pricing
Text / Social Reddit API Subreddit posts/comments (e.g., r/cryptocurrency) REST Historical via endpoints Retail sentiment, narrative tracking Free/tiered
Text / Social (history) Pushshift (Reddit) Historical Reddit archive access REST (community) Backfill history Long-horizon sentiment studies (availability varies) Community
Text / Social LunarCrush API Social volume/engagement, Galaxy Score™, AltRank™ REST Real-time; broad coverage Cost-effective social intel $24–$240/mo (builder tiers)
Text / Sentiment (taxonomy) Augmento API 90+ crypto emotion/topic signals (beyond pos/neg) REST Long BTC history (2014+) Multi-dimensional sentiment features Enterprise (contact)
Text / News (broad) NewsAPI General news search/filter (incl. crypto topics) REST Varies by source Macro + policy headlines Tiered
Text / News (broad) Newsdata.io Global news aggregation (crypto keywords) REST Varies Supplemental headline feed Tiered
Text / News (crypto) CryptoPanic API Crypto news with community sentiment tags REST Recent stream Lightweight headline & crowd tags Free/tiered
Text / News (crypto) CoinDesk Developers / Data – News Authoritative crypto news & data access REST Historical + real-time High-impact headlines directly from source Enterprise/tiered
Text / News (finance) Tiingo Financial News API Contextual, tag-rich news (incl. crypto) REST Deep archive Contextual tagging beyond tickers Tiered
Text / News (crypto) Financial Modeling Prep – Crypto News API Curated crypto headlines w/ symbols & timestamps REST Rolling history Simple event tracking Tiered
Integrated (text + numeric) Messari API Suite News + Signals + Key Developments + market & on-chain stats REST & WS; SDK Deep history across 34k assets One-stop research/intel feed Enterprise (contact)
On-chain (research-grade) Glassnode API 7,500+ metrics; entity-adjusted, PIT datasets REST; bulk/Snowflake/BigQuery PIT; down to ~10-min (BTC) Backtest-safe fundamentals From ~$999+/mo (API add-on)
On-chain / flows CryptoQuant API Exchange inflow/outflow, miner flows, leverage ratio, aSOPR REST Block-level on many metrics Real-time flow trading $99–$799/mo tiers
On-chain (institutional) Coin Metrics – Network Data Pro API Clean network fundamentals; reference rates REST/WS From genesis on major chains Regulatory-grade metrics Tiered/Institutional
Hybrid (on-chain + social + dev) Santiment – GraphQL API On-chain, social, dev (GitHub) metrics; sanpy SDK GraphQL; Python SDK Long history; down to ~5-min Narrative + fundamentals fusion From ~$249+ / Business Max $999/mo
Wallet intelligence Nansen API Labeled wallets, “Smart Money” flows, token holder analytics REST Real-time multi-chain Actor-based alpha / alerts From ~$49/mo (credits model)
Entity intelligence Chainalysis Market Intel API Entity-level flows (exchanges, OTC, darknet), geo flows REST; CSV Since 2014 (majors) Compliance-grade context Enterprise (contact)
Whale tracking Whale Alert API Large on-chain transfers across chains REST/WS Real-time Whale moves → risk toggles Tiered
Custom on-chain analytics Dune Analytics – SQL API Run saved SQL queries on decoded chain data REST Minutes-scale execution; saved-query history Build proprietary metrics Tiered
Low-latency chain access Dune – Sim API Standardized real-time wallet balances/tx/prices REST Real-time App power, not deep analytics Tiered
Node / RPC Alchemy Reliable RPC, mempool, logs; 99.99% uptime JSON-RPC; WS Sub-50ms responses Realtime event watch & DeFi execution Tiered
Node / RPC (broad chains) QuickNode RPC across 76+ chains/125 networks JSON-RPC; WS Low-latency Wide chain coverage Tiered
Derivatives (institutional) Amberdata APIs Futures/perps/options analytics, Greeks, IV surfaces, liquidations REST/WS; SDK; S3 Real-time + long history Options/vol modeling; risk Dev $50+/mo to enterprise
Derivatives (risk surfaces) Kaiko – Derivatives Risk Indicators & Market Data OI, funding, IV/Greeks, volatility surfaces; normalized cross-venue REST/WS; BigQuery 10+ yrs hist Regulatory-grade, normalized ~$9.5k–$55k/yr core; DRIs $12k–$24k+/yr
Derivatives (tick history) Tardis.dev Tick-level L2/L3 order book & trades; liquidations; options chains WS (historical streaming); libs Since 2019, 99.9%+ completeness Backtests requiring perfect OB replay From ~$300/mo; business unlimited
Derivatives (aggregates) CoinGlass API OI, funding (current/predicted), long/short, liquidations REST Real-time + rolling hist Funding/liq-driven strategies ~$299/mo Standard; $699 Pro
Market microstructure CoinAPI Unified spot/derivs/options; L1/L2/L3; FIX low-latency REST/WS/FIX; flat files 10+ yrs hist; microsecond stamps HFT, execution algos Startup $79/mo → enterprise
Integrated data (institutional) CoinDesk Data API Tick market data, derivatives, indices; standardized contracts REST/WS Deep archives Cross-venue comparability Enterprise/tiered
Integrated data (market + on-chain) CCData (CryptoCompare) API Broad market & some on-chain; indices REST/WS Years of hist Alternative to Kaiko/CoinAPI Tiered
Integrated (AI analytics) Token Metrics API Price, on-chain & sentiment with AI scoring REST Varies Pre-processed signals Tiered
Macro / Cross-asset Alpha Vantage API FX, indices (incl. DXY), rates, equities, news + sentiment REST Deep hist Macro context features Free + premium tiers
Macro / Econ Trading Economics API 300k+ economic indicators; econ calendar REST Long history Regime/context features Tiered
Macro / Econ FRED API US macro time series (rates, CPI, etc.) REST Decades Simple macro controls Free
Market sentiment (simple) Alternative.me Fear & Greed API 0–100 crypto fear/greed score REST Since 2018 Regime filter / contrarian signals Free
Reference rates / indices Coin Metrics Reference Rates / CMBI Manipulation-resistant rates & indices REST Long history Accounting/risk controls Institutional
Market data (alt) Kaiko Market Explorer API Normalized spot/derivatives vols, depth, liquidity REST/WS Long history Liquidity/microstructure features Enterprise
Crypto market (broad) CoinGecko API Prices/market caps/exchange data (plus learning ref) REST Multi-year Lightweight market features Free/tiered

Notes & how to use this table

  • Point-in-time (PIT) backtests: Prioritize Glassnode, The Tie, Coin Metrics for PIT-safe histories; avoid look-ahead bias.
  • Fast signals: For minutes/seconds, combine Twitter/X stream, CoinGlass funding/liqs, CryptoQuant block-level flows, and CoinAPI/Kaiko L2.
  • Custom alpha: Use Dune SQL API to mint proprietary metrics and Nansen for labeled wallet triggers; fuse with Amberdata/Kaiko derivatives edges.
  • Budgeted core stack (example): The Tie (sentiment/news) + CryptoQuant (flows) + Kaiko or CoinAPI (market microstructure). Add Alternative.me and FRED for regime filters.

3th version

1. Comprehensive / All-in-One Platforms

These platforms aggregate multiple data types (e.g., on-chain, social, and market data) into a single API.

API Provider Description & Key Features (Based on provided text)
Messari API An enterprise API suite with curated news, "Signal" data (social sentiment), on-chain metrics, market data, protocol events, and token unlock schedules. Described as an "all-in-one solution."
Santiment A hybrid platform integrating on-chain data, social media metrics (Twitter, Reddit, Telegram), and software development activity (GitHub commits) into a single GraphQL API.
Amberdata Provides a comprehensive institutional infrastructure combining market data, the "most sophisticated derivatives analytics" (options, volatility), and on-chain data into unified pre-processed insights.
Coin Metrics Offers "Network Data Pro" for unbiased, aggregated on-chain metrics, plus market data (trades, order books) and reference rates. Known for data quality and high institutional adoption (partners with NASDAQ/Bloomberg).
Token Metrics API Blends price, on-chain, and sentiment data with AI-driven analytics.
CryptoCompare (CCData) Provides broad market and on-chain data via API; noted as the partner behind CoinDesk Data.

2. Text (News & Social Sentiment) APIs

These APIs provide raw text feeds or pre-processed sentiment scores.

API Provider Description & Key Features (Based on provided text)
The Tie The "premier" institutional-grade provider for crypto-native news and sentiment. Offers a Sentiment API and News API with historical data back to 2017, using proprietary NLP models. Provides complete Twitter Firehose access.
Twitter/X API v2 The official API for direct integration. Offers "ultimate control and flexibility" for a "make" (DIY) approach to sentiment analysis by searching real-time and historical tweets.
LunarCrush A comprehensive social media analytics API tracking 4,000+ assets across Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, etc. Provides unique metrics like AltRank™ and Galaxy Score™ to spot emerging trends.
Augmento Delivers a "sophisticated sentiment taxonomy," moving beyond simple positive/negative to capture 93 sentiment and topic combinations for Bitcoin.
CryptoPanic API A news aggregator API that provides headlines with community-voted sentiment tags (bullish/bearish) and importance ratings.
CoinDesk Offers an API with alternative data streams, including historical and real-time news and sentiment data. Noted for high relevance and authoritativeness.
Tiingo A sophisticated Financial News API with a proprietary tagging algorithm that identifies asset mentions based on context, not just tickers.
Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) A "straightforward and accessible" Crypto News API providing a curated list of recent news articles. Good for basic event tracking.
NewsAPI / Newsdata.io General financial news APIs that allow keyword-filtered searches for crypto-related topics.
Thomson Reuters / Dow Jones Institutional-grade real-time news feeds (including crypto policy news) for catching macro drivers.
Reddit API Mentioned as a raw data source for a "DIY approach" to track crypto subreddits.
Alternative.me (Fear & Greed Index) Provides the "simplest market sentiment signal" as a 0-100 score. Aggregates volatility, social media, and Google Trends. Free with no rate limiting.

3. Numeric (On-Chain & Fundamentals) APIs

These APIs provide numeric signals derived from blockchain data, such as wallet activity, exchange flows, and network health.

API Provider Description & Key Features (Based on provided text)
Glassnode The "premier provider" for on-chain intelligence, specializing in Entity-Adjusted metrics and Point-in-Time (PIT) data, which is essential for accurate backtesting. Also offers pre-processed machine learning signals.
CryptoQuant Specializes in high-resolution, low-latency data, "mastering exchange & miner flow signals." Provides block-level resolution data and metrics like Estimated Leverage Ratio and Coinbase Premium Index.
Nansen A "premium on-chain data API" that "dominates multi-chain smart money tracking." Its core feature is behavioral wallet labeling, tracking 500M+ addresses to monitor "Smart Money."
Chainalysis Market Intel Provides "law enforcement-grade" blockchain intelligence with real-world entity mapping, allowing tracking of 3,300+ businesses (exchanges, OTC desks) rather than just anonymous wallets.
Whale Alert A specialized API for tracking large on-chain transactions in real-time, especially transfers to and from exchanges or between large wallets.
IntoTheBlock Mentioned as a platform (evolving in 2025) that "formerly provided various token indicators" like holder distribution.

4. Numeric (Derivatives & Market Microstructure) APIs

These APIs provide numeric signals from CEXs, including order books, liquidations, and funding rates.

API Provider Description & Key Features (Based on provided text)
Tardis.dev The "undisputed leader for tick-level historical derivatives data." Provides L2 and L3 order book data captured tick-by-tick via direct WebSocket collection, enabling perfect order book reconstruction for backtesting.
CoinAPI The "undisputed leader" for market microstructure. Unifies 400+ exchange feeds and provides Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (individual order) data. Offers low-latency FIX and WebSocket protocols.
CoinGlass API Provides "specialized liquidation and funding rate intelligence." Delivers real-time data on open interest, volumes, funding rates, long/short ratios, and liquidation data across major exchanges.
Kaiko Delivers the "broadest derivatives exchange coverage with institutional-grade normalization." Offers derivatives risk indicators, custom IV smile/surface calculation, and full options Greeks. SOC 2 Type II certified.
Amberdata (See Comprehensive) Also noted as dominating "options and volatility analysis," calculating full options chains with Greeks every 100ms and providing proprietary volatility surface calibration.

5. Numeric (Macro & Traditional Finance) APIs

These APIs provide data on traditional markets, essential for correlation analysis.

API Provider Description & Key Features (Based on provided text)
Alpha Vantage Provides "comprehensive traditional market data via free API." Covers stocks, forex (including DXY), commodities, and economic indicators (GDP, inflation).
Trading Economics API Provides "300k+ economic indicators" such as interest rates (CPI) and a real-time economic calendar.
Cbonds "Specializes in bond market data," including direct US Dollar Index (DXY) tracking and global government/corporate bond yields.
Finnworlds "Focuses exclusively on bond yields," with coverage of 10-year government bonds globally.
CryptoDataDownload "Aggregates market risk analytics" like VaR and Expected Shortfall. Integrates US Treasury yield data alongside on-chain metrics.

6. Foundational (Nodes & Custom Query) APIs

These APIs provide raw data access or tools to build your own metrics.

API Provider Description & Key Features (Based on provided text)
Dune Analytics A SQL-based platform. The API allows programmatic execution of pre-written, saved SQL queries against a massive, decoded database of blockchain data, acting as a "custom metric factory."
Alchemy A "foundational node provider" that offers reliable, scalable, and high-performance access to raw blockchain data via standard RPC (Remote Procedure Call) endpoints.
QuickNode A "foundational node provider" similar to Alchemy, differentiated by its "exceptionally broad chain support" and an add-on marketplace.