Cryptocurrency datasets

• CryptoCompare displays a live feed of currently traded cryptocurrencies in addition to market analysis information for each coin.
• Bloomberg (see access details) offers price data for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, EOS, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Monero, XRP, and Zcash as well as cryptocurrency futures data. Use the function CRYP.
• LSEG Workspace (formerly Refinitiv) provides access to spot prices, news, and commentary for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple.
  • Type crypto in the search box and select FX Guides - Crypto Currency from the dropdown menu to access the Cryptocurrency Guide. (Note: If this view returns no data in your web browser, try again using the desktop application.)
  • In the Foreign Exchange menu, click Overview for a dashboard including all covered cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency exchanges. To view an individual cryptocurrency, select it from the Foreign Exchange dropdown menu. Then, to view individual quotes, click the icon to the left of the instrument. To show all instruments in a monitor, click the Popout icon on the banner.
• FRED, from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, contains pricing data for several cryptocurrencies
• Coinmetrics contains daily historical network statistics including price, transaction volume, and block size for dozens of cryptocurrencies and tokens. Hover over Products at the top of the page and select Network Data Pro. Scroll down for their network data visualization tool (with downloadable CSV files), API documentation, and data encyclopedia.
• CoinMarketCap provides a list of top cryptocurrencies and exchanges with key datapoints, including market capitalization. Hover over Cryptocurrencies at the top of the page and select Historical Snapshots to view archived lists from April 2013 to the present day.
• Bitcoincharts offers price and volume data for a variety of cryptocurrencies as well as trade history and market depth metrics for a wide selection of markets.
  • Access cryptocurrency price and volume visualizations under Charts. Use the Load raw data option below a chart to view the supporting data table. 
  • Explore trade history and market depth for individual markets under Markets. 
  • An API provides access to historical weighted prices, market data, and trade data. Find details under About > Markets API. 
• Crypto Data Download provides time series price and volume data in daily, hourly, and minute intervals, organized by cryptocurrency exchange. Some exchanges also include historical transactional data, bid/ask spreads, and orderbook snapshots.
• Individual exchanges: In some cases, tick data can be extracted from individual exchanges (e.g.: Bitfinex).
• Kaiko provides transaction-level cryptocurrency market data from more than 32 exchanges. Data available to Penn are historical, through 30 April 2021. Email lippincott@wharton.upenn.edu from your Penn email address with your request to access the flat files.

Information about cryptocurrency technology and markets

Use Forrester, Statista, and IDC.

• Search for common keywords such as cryptocurrency, blockchain, or mining and/or the name of a company such as Bitcoin, Ripple, or Ethereum.
• Apply additional filters for content type, sub-topics, region, etc.