CryptoCompare Provider¶

Provider: CryptoCompareProvider Website: cryptocompare.com API Key: Required 0.1.0 status: Included for evaluation; not release-qualified

Overview¶

CryptoCompare account registration was unavailable during the 0.1.0 release review. The adapter is included for evaluation, but it has no successful live contract evidence for this release. Do not treat it as a release-qualified provider until a later release records a successful contract run.

Best For: Crypto historical data, alternative to Binance

Quick Start¶

from ml4t.data.providers import CryptoCompareProvider

# Reads CRYPTOCOMPARE_API_KEY from the environment
provider = CryptoCompareProvider()
df = provider.fetch_ohlcv("BTC", "2024-01-01", "2024-12-01", frequency="daily")
provider.close()

Symbol Format¶

Use base currency symbols: - BTC, ETH, SOL, ADA, etc.

Quote currency defaults to USD.

Supported Frequencies¶

Frequency	Available
`1m`	✅
`1h`	✅
`daily`	✅

API Key Setup¶

# Environment variable
export CRYPTOCOMPARE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Get your API key at cryptocompare.com/cryptopian/api-keys.

Rate Limits¶

Consult CryptoCompare's current terms before use. Access and limits were not verified for 0.1.0.