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Alpaca Crypto API — Easy to use crypto trading API
Alpaca is excited to launch the public beta of its newest product, Alpaca Crypto API. Starting today, users can buy, sell, and hold crypto, all from the same account used to trade stocks.
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@nadavdakner thank you Nadav! Excited to have you try it out - definitely let us know your thoughts!
@filip_victor thanks dude Filip!!! wondering where you are right now. Lots of things to work together on!!
Alpaca is great, keep making improvements like this and you will over take the big boys. Charles who?
@invalidusername our trading API offers both stocks and crypto in the same API where you can trade both of them with same way :) and of course commission-free for both crypto and stocks!!
The alpaca team are a bunch of geniuses and I have been trading with them since the early days: super excited to try crypto with Alpaca
@peter_bakker 🥳 making us blush!!! Can’t wait for you test it out and give us your feedback!
@davidmclausen the beta is open to international users also - we are also working on adding additional US states
@yokokawa244 and team, huge congrats on crypto launch!! really impressed by how fast you've been shipping!
@brianyun thank you Brian, cannot wait for working together closely for lots of things :)
A great idea.
Cryptocurrency prices may differ on different exchanges. Does your API allows to choose an exchange?
@dmitry_goloktionov thanks Dmitry! 🙏 yes, we have prices from multiple exchanges where you can select the exchange on the API
Hello Product Hunt! I’m Yoshi, Co-founder CEO of Alpaca. I’m excited to have @hnshah hunt this for us! Read on for more details…
TL;DR: Crypto has proven to have a major impact on our society and financial systems. At Alpaca, we’re committed to expanding our product and creating access to the financial markets for everyone, everywhere. We’re excited to announce Alpaca Crypto API! Sign up today and grab your API keys at alpaca.markets/crypto.
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Alpaca Crypto API Features:
🤯 Trade crypto & stocks in one account and one portfolio
🧠 Developer API with real-time market data, paper-trading, and SDKs
⚡️ Performance & speed - trade with 99.9% uptime and execution speed of 20ms
🌎 24 Hour Global Support - speak with a team member anytime, from anywhere
What can I use this for?
Designed for algorithmic traders and app developers looking for a single API key to trade both crypto and stocks commission-free. Crypto works inside of the already existing Alpaca Trading API, so you can start trading crypto as soon as you sign up!
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How can I get it?
Sign up for an Alpaca account at alpaca.markets/crypto. Today, crypto trading is available only for U.S. residents in 49 states (except New York). We’re working to broaden our eligibility criteria to more states and countries so stay tuned! 👍
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Want to learn more?
💡Check out our blog post about Crypto API -> alpaca.markets/blog/alpaca-launches-crypto-trading
🔑Read our step-by-step guide on getting started with Crypto API -> alpaca.markets/learn/getting-started-with-alpaca-crypto-api
📚And of course check out the Crypto API Docs! alpaca.markets/docs/trading-on-alpaca/crypto-trading/
Happy building! 🛠
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1) Cryptocurrency services are provided by Alpaca Crypto LLC (“Alpaca Crypto”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AlpacaDB, Inc. Alpaca Crypto is not a member of SIPC or FINRA. Cryptocurrencies are not stocks and your cryptocurrency investments are not protected by either FDIC or SIPC.
2) This is not an offer, solicitation of an offer, or advice to buy or sell cryptocurrencies, or open a cryptocurrency account in any jurisdiction where Alpaca Crypto is not registered.
@yokokawa244 how do you benefit from this? or is this one of those switcharoos where developers build using your product and months later you start charging $10 a call
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