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What is BIP39?

What is BIP39?
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Crypto basics series: What is BIP39? Bitcoin Improvement Proposal #39 or BIP 39 is a system created to generate a mnemonic phrase that can be used to access the private key of crypto wallets. These phrases comprise simple 12-24 easy-to-remember words without which the crypto assets cannot be accessed.1

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Alpaca Team
crypto-basics
What is Staking?

What is Staking?
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Crypto basics series: What is staking?Staking is the process of providing cryptos for validating a transaction under the Proof of Stake method. While all investors can stake their holdings, only a few of these can validate a transaction, and these validators are selected at random. Advantages of StakingStaking can

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Alpaca Team
crypto-basics
5 Reasons Why Remittances To India Remained Strong During The Pandemic

5 Reasons Why Remittances To India Remained Strong During The Pandemic
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Contrary to predictions, remittances to India did not decrease substantially during the pandemic. Here's a look at why.

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Alpaca Team
Industry
What is DeFi?

What is DeFi?
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Crypto Basics Series: What is DeFi? DeFi stands for decentralized finance and is a financial system that does not involve banks and other intermediaries. DeFi is established using a system of distributed ledgers for implementing blockchain technology in carrying out financial transactions.1 How does DeFi work?In a traditional

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Alpaca Team
crypto-basics
What is Volatility?

What is Volatility?
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Crypto Basics Series: What is Volatility? Volatility is a measure of how much the price of an asset fluctuates from its average price over a given period of time. It helps assess how risky an asset can be, and standard deviation is a statistical measure that’s often used to

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Alpaca Team
crypto-basics
How to Choose a Crypto API with the Best Developer Experience

How to Choose a Crypto API with the Best Developer Experience
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In this post, we'll look at questions to ask yourself when choosing a crypto API.

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Alpaca Team
Crypto
6 Crypto Day Trading Strategies to Know About

6 Crypto Day Trading Strategies to Know About
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Looking to day trade cryptocurrencies? This article explores six day trading strategies.

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Alpaca Team
Crypto
Stream Real Time Crypto Data for Your Trading Algorithms

Stream Real Time Crypto Data for Your Trading Algorithms
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Learn how to receive real time crypto data from an exchange using Python.

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Alpaca Team
Crypto
Top 10 Use Cases for Crypto APIs

Top 10 Use Cases for Crypto APIs
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From crypto wallets to crypto mining, crypto APIs have many uses. Take a look at how enterprises and individuals are using them today.

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Alpaca Team
Crypto
3 Factors That Influence Gen Z's Investing Strategies and Mindset

3 Factors That Influence Gen Z's Investing Strategies and Mindset
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What drives the Gen Z investing strategy and mindset? We explore different contributing factors.

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Alpaca Team
Industry
How neobanks in Latin America address consumer needs

How neobanks in Latin America address consumer needs
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Here's what you need to know about neobanks in Latin America.

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Alpaca Team
Industry
Coding a Cryptocurrency Trading Bot With Alpaca in Python

Coding a Cryptocurrency Trading Bot With Alpaca in Python
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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.

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Alpaca Team
Crypto
How to Retrieve Free Equity Data with AlpacaMarkets.jl

How to Retrieve Free Equity Data with AlpacaMarkets.jl
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Wondering how you can pull free stock market data using AlpacaMarkets.jl? Learn more in this post.

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Alpaca Team
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Financial Data Streaming with Alpaca and Streamlit

Financial Data Streaming with Alpaca and Streamlit
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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.

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Alpaca Team
Community Examples
Understanding Alpaca’s Market Data API with Pandas and Plotly

Understanding Alpaca’s Market Data API with Pandas and Plotly
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Alpaca provides easy-to-use SDKs that simplify the process of consuming market data in Python, Javascript, and more. This article will explore the different historical data endpoints exposed, expand on the data response objects, and explain a simple use case.

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Alpaca Team
Market Data API
Andean Oscillator - A New Technical Indicator Based on An Online Algorithm For Trend Analysis

Andean Oscillator - A New Technical Indicator Based on An Online Algorithm For Trend Analysis
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Andean Oscillator is a technical indicator based on an online algorithm and can be suitable for high-frequency trading.

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Alpaca Team
Buying Crypto using Alpaca Snapshot and Crypto APIs

Buying Crypto using Alpaca Snapshot and Crypto APIs
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Alpaca provides easy-to-use APIs for trading crypto and requesting historical data, and in this article, we’ll walk you through a basic repl that illustrates how you can do exactly that.

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Alpaca Team
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Add an Interactive Line Plot to your Trading App with Alpaca Market Data API

Add an Interactive Line Plot to your Trading App with Alpaca Market Data API
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One of the key features of Robinhood’s interface is its simple and interactive line plot. Creating a line plot that engages the user is crucial, and in the following sections, we’ll see how you can implement one for yourself using SwiftUI.

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Alpaca Team
Market Data API
A Data Scientist’s Approach for Algorithmic Trading Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

A Data Scientist’s Approach for Algorithmic Trading Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
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Let's walk through all the steps for paper trading to test a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) strategy in real life.

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Alpaca Team
Community Examples