Aggregating Crypto News Overview
This skill aggregates cryptocurrency news from 50+ authoritative sources using RSS feeds. It provides real-time news scanning with filtering by coin, category, time window, and relevance scoring.
Key Capabilities:
Multi-source aggregation from top crypto news sites Coin-specific filtering (BTC, ETH, SOL, etc.) Category filtering (DeFi, NFT, regulatory, exchange, etc.) Relevance scoring with market-moving keyword detection Multiple output formats (table, JSON, CSV) Prerequisites
Before using this skill, ensure:
Python 3.8+ is installed feedparser library is available: pip install feedparser requests library is available: pip install requests Internet connectivity for RSS feed access Instructions Step 1: Assess User Intent
Determine what the user is looking for:
General news: No specific filters, use defaults Coin-specific: Extract coin symbol (BTC, ETH, etc.) Category-specific: Extract category (defi, nft, regulatory, etc.) Time-specific: Extract time window (1h, 4h, 24h, 7d) Step 2: Execute News Aggregation
Run the news aggregator with appropriate filters:
Default scan (top 20, past 24h, relevance sorted)
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py
Coin-specific scan
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py --coin BTC --period 4h
Category filter
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py --category defi --top 30
Export to JSON
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py --format json --output news.json
Multiple filters
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py --coin ETH --category defi --period 24h --top 15
Step 3: Present Results
Format and present the news to the user:
Show source, title, age, and relevance score Highlight market-moving keywords if present Provide links for full articles Summarize meta information (sources checked, articles found) Command-Line Options Option Description Default --coin Filter by coin symbol (BTC, ETH, etc.) None --coins Filter by multiple coins (comma-separated) None --category Filter by category None --period Time window (1h, 4h, 24h, 7d) 24h --top Number of results to return 20 --min-score Minimum relevance score 0 --format Output format (table, json, csv) table --output Output file path stdout --sort-by Sort by (relevance, recency) relevance --verbose Enable verbose output false Categories Available market: General market news, price movements defi: DeFi protocols, yield farming, DEXes nft: NFT projects, marketplaces, collections regulatory: Government, SEC, legal developments layer1: L1 blockchain news (Ethereum, Solana, etc.) layer2: L2 scaling solutions (Arbitrum, Optimism, etc.) exchange: Exchange news, listings, delistings security: Hacks, exploits, vulnerabilities Output Table Format (Default) ============================================================================== CRYPTO NEWS AGGREGATOR Updated: 2026-01-14 15:30 ==============================================================================
TOP CRYPTO NEWS (24h)
Rank Source Title Age Score
1 CoinDesk Bitcoin Breaks $100K ATH 2h 95.0
2 The Block SEC Approves ETH ETF 4h 92.5
3 Decrypt Solana DeFi TVL Surges 6h 78.3
Summary: 20 articles shown | Scanned: 50 sources | Matched: 187
JSON Format { "articles": [ { "rank": 1, "title": "Bitcoin Breaks $100K ATH", "url": "https://coindesk.com/...", "source": "CoinDesk", "published": "2026-01-14T13:30:00Z", "age": "2h ago", "category": "market", "relevance_score": 95.0, "coins_mentioned": ["BTC"] } ], "meta": { "period": "24h", "sources_checked": 50, "total_articles": 187, "shown": 20 } }
Error Handling
See {baseDir}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.
Error Cause Solution Network timeout RSS feed unreachable Uses cached data; skips unavailable sources Parse error Malformed RSS Skips entry; continues with valid articles No results Filters too strict Suggest relaxing filters Invalid coin Unknown symbol List similar valid symbols Examples
See {baseDir}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.
Quick Examples
Get latest crypto news (default)
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py
Bitcoin news from past 4 hours
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py --coin BTC --period 4h
DeFi category news
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py --category defi
Export to JSON file
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py --format json --output crypto_news.json
High-relevance news only
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py --min-score 70 --top 10
Multiple coins
python {baseDir}/scripts/news_aggregator.py --coins BTC,ETH,SOL
Resources CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/ CoinTelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/rss The Block: https://www.theblock.co/rss.xml Decrypt: https://decrypt.co/feed feedparser docs: https://feedparser.readthedocs.io/ See {baseDir}/config/sources.yaml for full source registry