Alpaca Learn | Developer-First API for Crypto and Stocks

Binance Backs Musk's $44 Billion Twitter Bid, Crypto Prices Plunge

Crypto exchange Binance backs Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition. Meanwhile, luxury brands step into crypto and Bitcoin drops below $36k.

Market Data API

View Market Data in Augmented Reality with Market Data API and Snap Lens

Did you know that Alpaca is integrated with the Lens Studio AR creation tool? We're one of the few companies to offer real-time data in Lens Studio. Learn more in this post.

Crypto

How to Generate Your Alpaca API Client in 3 Steps With The OpenAPI Generator

Learn how to use Alpaca's OAS files to generate a client for Market Data API in any supported language that the OpenAPI Generator Project maintains.

Crypto

Crypto Arbitrage on Decentralized and Centralized Exchanges

Learn how to build a crypto arbitrage bot that trades when the price of an asset is different on a centralized exchange versus a decentralized exchange.

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How to Choose the Correct Crypto Coin and Avoid Scams

In Episode 19 of Fintech Underground, we spoke to Tyler Koch, Business Development and Marketing Manager from Amun. Tune in as we discuss how to choose crypto coins and avoid scams.

Crypto

Introduction to CCXT with Alpaca

Alpaca’s crypto services are in the process of being integrated with CCXT, an open source library that lets you to connect to dozens of cryptocurrency brokerages. Learn more in this post.

Crypto

Crypto Wallets Explained: Custodial vs. Non-Custodial Wallets

As with most things in life, custodial and non-custodial wallets have both pros and cons. Let's explore these two types of crypto wallets.

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Breaking the Bias in Fintech, Trading and Crypto

To wrap up Women’s History Month, Alpaca hosted a panel on Twitter Spaces with eight inspiring women in fintech and crypto. We recap their insights and experiences here.

Crypto

How to Create a Real-Time Charting App with Alpaca’s 20+ Crypto Coins

We’ll create a live candlestick chart that showcases all of these new coins. To get data, we’ll use Alpaca’s JavaScript SDK for historical data and native WebSockets for real-time data.

JavaScript

Displaying Stocks and Crypto News in Your JamStack Application

Learn how to build a JAMstack application that displays news from Alpaca News API.

Trading API

How to Access Alpaca Trading API and Market Data API Using Golang

Learn how to use the Alpaca library for the Golang programming language.

Crypto

Top 5 Crypto Stablecoins by Market Cap

Cryptocurrencies are widely considered to be volatile, but stablecoins offer a more stable alternative. Here’s a look at the top five crypto stablecoins ranked by market cap.

Crypto

Coding a Cryptocurrency Trading Bot With Alpaca in Python

Create a live-trading cryptocurrency bot in under 50 lines of code. Learn how to use live data and technical indicators in order to decide when to buy or sell Bitcoin.

Community Examples

How to Retrieve Free Equity Data with AlpacaMarkets.jl

Wondering how you can pull free stock market data using AlpacaMarkets.jl? Learn more in this post.

Crypto

How to Build a Desktop Based Crypto Application Using Electron.js

Learn how to build an Electron application with two processes: one main and one renderer.

Community Examples

How to Build a Trading Bot with Alpaca and Trellis

Learn how to build a demo investment bot on Trellis to trade stocks on your Alpaca account.

Community Examples

Financial Data Streaming with Alpaca and Streamlit

Understand how to stream financial data, particularly Open, High, Low, Close, and Volume data using Alpaca Streaming API, and plot them using Streamlit in real-time.

Crypto

Make Your Own Crypto ETF using Alpaca’s Crypto API

Learn how to take advantage of our new coin offerings by creating a diverse basket of crypto holdings, which will comprise our ETF. We then regularly rebalance our ETF to keep our allocation balanced across each coin.

Crypto

5 crypto trading apps you may not have heard of

From a wide range of crypto trading apps to an overabundance of information, new crypto enthusiasts can easily become overwhelmed. In no particular order, here are five lesser-known crypto trading apps and their key features.