Bitcoin Price Data

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Files	Size	Format	Created	Updated	License	Source
1	24.3 kB	csv	about 1 month ago		Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International	CoinGecko API

Daily Bitcoin price, market capitalization, and trading volume data from CoinGecko API

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bitcoin-prices	Daily Bitcoin price, market cap, and volume data	24.3 kB		bitcoin-prices

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Bitcoin Daily Prices

Schema

name	type	description	title
date	date	Date of price data (YYYY-MM-DD)	Date
datetime	datetime	Full timestamp of price data	DateTime
price	number	Bitcoin price in US Dollars	Price (USD)
market_cap	integer	Total market capitalization in USD	Market Capitalization
volume	integer	24-hour trading volume in USD	24h Trading Volume

🪙 Bitcoin Price Data Package

An automated Data Package for collecting, processing, and visualizing Bitcoin price data using the Frictionless Data standard.

📊 Dataset Overview

This Data Package provides comprehensive Bitcoin market data including:

Daily price data (USD)
Market capitalization
24-hour trading volume
Historical trends (1 year lookback)

Data is automatically collected from the CoinGecko API and follows the Frictionless Data Package standard.

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

pip install -r scripts/requirements.txt

Data Collection

# Collect Bitcoin price data
python scripts/collect_bitcoin_data.py

# Generate visualizations
python scripts/create_visualizations.py

Validation

# Validate the Data Package
frictionless validate datapackage.json

📁 Project Structure

bitcoin-price-datapackage/
├── datapackage.json              # Data Package descriptor
├── README.md                     # This file
├── data/
│   ├── raw/                     # Raw API responses
│   │   ├── current_price_*.json
│   │   └── historical_data_*.json
│   └── processed/               # Cleaned CSV data
│       └── bitcoin_prices.csv   # Main dataset
├── scripts/
│   ├── collect_bitcoin_data.py  # Data collection script
│   ├── create_visualizations.py # Visualization generator
│   └── requirements.txt         # Python dependencies
└── visualizations/
    ├── bitcoin_dashboard.html   # Interactive dashboard
    ├── bitcoin_price_chart.html # Price & volume chart
    ├── bitcoin_market_cap.html  # Market cap chart
    └── bitcoin_gauge.html       # Current price gauge

📈 Data Schema

Field	Type	Description
`date`	date	Date of price data (YYYY-MM-DD)
`datetime`	datetime	Full timestamp with time
`price`	number	Bitcoin price in USD
`market_cap`	integer	Total market capitalization in USD
`volume`	integer	24-hour trading volume in USD

🎨 Visualizations

The package includes several interactive visualizations:

📊 Main Dashboard (bitcoin_dashboard.html)
- Combined price, volume, and market cap charts
- Key statistics and metrics
- Real-time price gauge
📈 Price Chart (bitcoin_price_chart.html)
- Daily price trends
- Trading volume overlay
💰 Market Cap Chart (bitcoin_market_cap.html)
- Market capitalization over time
⏱️ Price Gauge (bitcoin_gauge.html)
- Current price vs yearly range

🔄 Automation

Manual Updates

python scripts/collect_bitcoin_data.py
python scripts/create_visualizations.py

Scheduled Updates

Using Cron (Linux/Mac)

# Add to crontab for daily updates at 9 AM
0 9 * * * cd /path/to/bitcoin-price-datapackage && python scripts/collect_bitcoin_data.py

Using GitHub Actions

Create .github/workflows/update-data.yml:

name: Update Bitcoin Data
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 9 * * *" # Daily at 9 AM UTC
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  update-data:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
        with:
          python-version: "3.9"
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: pip install -r scripts/requirements.txt
      - name: Collect data
        run: python scripts/collect_bitcoin_data.py
      - name: Create visualizations
        run: python scripts/create_visualizations.py
      - name: Commit changes
        run: |
          git config --local user.email "[email protected]"
          git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
          git add -A
          git commit -m "Update Bitcoin data $(date)" || exit 0
          git push

📊 Data Sources

CoinGecko API: https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3
- Free tier: 10-30 calls/minute
- No API key required
- Comprehensive cryptocurrency data

🔍 Data Quality

Validation Checks

✅ Schema validation with Frictionless
✅ Data type verification
✅ Missing value handling
✅ Timestamp consistency
✅ Price range validation

Error Handling

Network timeout handling
API rate limit respect
Data consistency checks
Graceful error recovery

📄 License

This Data Package is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Data Sources License

CoinGecko API data is used under their Terms of Service

🤝 Contributing

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch
Make your changes
Run validation: frictionless validate datapackage.json
Submit a pull request

📞 Support

Issues: Create an issue on GitHub
Data Package Spec: https://datapackage.org/
CoinGecko API: https://www.coingecko.com/en/api

🏷️ Version History

v1.0.0: Initial release with daily price collection and basic visualizations

Created as part of the Datopian tech onboarding process - turning awesome data into Frictionless Data Packages! 🚀

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