Cryptocurrency datasets

• 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 ADA/Cardano, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple.
  • Type FXG in the search box and select FX Guides - Crypto Currency to access the Cryptocurrency Guide. 
• FRED, from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, contains pricing data for several cryptocurrencies
• 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.
• CryptoCompare displays a live feed of currently traded cryptocurrencies in addition to market analysis information for each coin.
• 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.