How to Build a Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency Price Ticker Using a Raspberry Pi
If you're like me and check cryptocurrency prices throughout the day, every day, then you'd probably benefit from a dedicated cryptocurrency price ticker. This will save you from having to pull out your phone to check prices on Ifttt, which always leads to undesired distractions. Plus it's just awesome.
This project uses a Raspberry Pi Zero WH (wireless, with pre-soldered headers), an LED Matrix Panel, and RGB Matrix Bonnet, and a few miscellaneous cables that I'll link to in the Tools and Materials section of this guide. Altogether this project costs just over $100, but you can definitely take some steps to cut costs. Time-wise it took me about 10 hours, but since I've done the leg work and written the software, it should only take you about an hour to assemble and configure (minus the time to print the case, if you choose to do so).
In this guide, you'll learn how to set up the LED panel, install the crypto-ticker library, and configure it to show the cryptocurrencies you're tracking. Let's get started!
Adafruit 64x32 RGB LED Matrix (5mm pitch) | × | 1 | ||
Raspberry Pi Zero WH | × | 1 | ||
Adafruit RGB Matrix Bonnet | × | 1 | ||
5V 4A switching power supply | × | 1 | ||
SD card, 32GB | × | 1 | ||
2x20-pin Male Header | × | 1 | ||
Small metric bolt and nut set | × | 1 | ||
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