Retrieves name, CMC id, symbol, slug, rank, an activity flag as well as activity dates on CMC for all coins

This code uses the web api. It retrieves data for all historic and all active coins and does not require an 'API' key.

Usage

crypto_list(only_active = TRUE, add_untracked = FALSE)

Arguments

only_active

Shall the code only retrieve active coins (TRUE=default) or include inactive coins (FALSE)

add_untracked

Shall the code additionally retrieve untracked coins (FALSE=default)

Value

List of (active and historically existing) cryptocurrencies in a tibble:

id

CMC id (unique identifier)

name

Coin name

symbol

Coin symbol (not-unique)

slug

Coin URL slug (unique)

rank

Current rank on CMC (if still active)

is_active

Flag showing whether coin is active (1), inactive(0) or untracked (-1)

first_historical_data

First time listed on CMC

last_historical_data

Last time listed on CMC, today's date if still listed

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# return all coins
active_list <- crypto_list(only_active=TRUE)
all_but_untracked_list <- crypto_list(only_active=FALSE)
full_list <- crypto_list(only_active=FALSE,add_untracked=TRUE)

# return all coins active in 2015
coin_list_2015 <- active_list %>%
dplyr::filter(first_historical_data<="2015-12-31",
              last_historical_data>="2015-01-01")
} # }