Crypto-Price-Bot

Crypto Price Bot

This is a Telegram bot that retrieves real-time prices for selected cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, and PAXG) in both USD and USDT from the Binance API. The bot sends these prices to a specified Telegram channel every 5 minutes, comparing them with the previous day’s prices and showing trends with appropriate emojis.

Features

Fetches real-time prices for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and PAX Gold (PAXG) in both USD and USDT.
Updates prices every 5 minutes.
Compares current prices with previous day’s values to show a trend (increased/decreased) with emojis.
Sends formatted messages directly to a specified Telegram channel.

Project Structure

Crypto-Price-Bot/
├── config/
│   └── config.py           # Contains API key and channel ID for security purposes
├── src/
│   ├── main.py             # Main script for executing the bot
│   ├── price_checker.py    # Module to fetch cryptocurrency prices from Binance API
│   └── utils.py            # Helper functions for formatting messages and managing data
│
└── requirements.txt        # Python dependencies

Installation

Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Crypto-Price-Bot.git
cd Crypto-Price-Bot

Install Dependencies:

Make sure you have Python 3 installed, then install the required packages:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Setup Configuration:

In the config/ folder, create a config.py file and add the following:
```
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = 'your_telegram_bot_token'
TELEGRAM_CHANNEL_ID = '@your_channel_id'
```
Replace your_telegram_bot_token with your Telegram bot token and @your_channel_id with your channel’s ID.
Run the Bot:

Execute the bot using:
```
python src/main.py
```

Usage

Once the bot is running, it will send updates to your Telegram channel every 5 minutes, showing the real-time prices of BTC, ETH, and PAXG in both USD and USDT. It will also display emojis indicating price trends (up or down) compared to the previous day’s values.

Customization

Change Cryptocurrency Symbols:
You can modify the symbols in src/price_checker.py if you want to monitor different cryptocurrencies.
Modify Update Interval:
In src/main.py, adjust the interval in seconds to change how frequently the bot updates prices.

Security

Ensure you keep your bot token and channel ID secure. Avoid pushing config.py directly to public repositories. Instead, use environment variables or add config.py to your .gitignore file.

Dependencies

See requirements.txt for a full list of required packages. Key dependencies:

python-telegram-bot - For interacting with Telegram’s API.
requests - For making HTTP requests to the Binance API.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues, create pull requests, or suggest improvements.