Crypto Dashboard

A Flask-based web application that displays cryptocurrency information:

• Trending cryptocurrencies
• Price charts for major cryptocurrencies
• Top coins by market cap
• Exchange volume data

Features

• Real-time cryptocurrency data from CoinGecko API
• Interactive price charts
• Trending coins section to see what's popular now
• Top cryptocurrencies by market cap with price changes
• Top cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd crypto-dashboard

2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python -m venv venv

3. Activate the virtual environment:

   • Windows:

   venv\Scripts\activate
   

   • Mac/Linux:

   source venv/bin/activate
   

4. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Start the Flask application:

python app.py

2. Open your web browser and navigate to:

http://127.0.0.1:5000/

API Endpoints

The application provides the following API endpoints that can be used independently:

• /api/trending - Get trending cryptocurrencies
• /api/top_coins - Get top cryptocurrencies by market cap
• /api/coin_chart/<coin_id> - Get price chart data for a specific coin
• /api/exchange_volume - Get top exchanges by trading volume

Technologies Used

• Backend: Flask (Python)
• API Data: CoinGecko API
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Charts: Plotly.js
• Styling: Bootstrap 5

Dependencies

• Flask
• Requests
• PyCoingecko
• Pandas
• Plotly
• python-dotenv

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

• Data provided by CoinGecko