nirholas / crypto-news-briefing

Crypto News Briefing

When to use this skill

Use when the user asks about:

• What's happening in crypto today / this week
• Latest news on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, or any altcoin
• Breaking news or market-moving events
• A structured summary of the crypto news cycle
• What narratives are currently driving the market

Data Sources

All data comes from the Free Crypto News API — no authentication required.

Key parameters for /api/news:

• limit — number of articles (1–100, default 20)
• coin — filter by coin symbol (BTC, ETH, SOL, etc.)
• category — filter by category
• lang — language code for localized results

Briefing Framework

1. Data Retrieval

Fetch in this order:

1. Call /api/breaking first — if anything is breaking, lead with it
2. Call /api/news?limit=20 for the broader news cycle
3. Call /api/narratives to understand the dominant themes
4. Call /api/trending to see which coins are getting attention

2. Impact Triage

Categorize each story by market significance:

Tier 1 — Market-Moving (report immediately):

• Regulatory decisions or enforcement actions
• Protocol exploits, hacks, or security failures (> $5M)
• Major exchange events (insolvency, halted withdrawals, new listings)
• Central bank or macro data releases affecting risk assets
• ETF approvals, denials, or fund flow data

Tier 2 — Notable (include in briefing):

• Protocol upgrades, mainnet launches, or hard forks
• Significant funding rounds or acquisitions
• Token unlock events or large OTC block trades
• Governance proposals with material outcomes
• Major partnership announcements from credible sources

Tier 3 — Background (optional color):

• Conference announcements and speaking appearances
• Minor integrations or ecosystem updates
• Community milestones
• Research papers or developer tooling releases

3. Narrative Layer

Use /api/narratives to contextualize the news cycle:

• Dominant narrative: What single theme is driving the most coverage?
• Rising narratives: Topics gaining momentum this week vs last week
• Fading narratives: Topics that peaked and are declining in coverage
• Narrative sentiment: Are driving narratives bullish, bearish, or mixed?

Narrative examples to watch for: "BTC ETF flows", "ETH L2 season", "AI x crypto", "real-world assets (RWA)", "stablecoin regulation", "halving cycle".

4. Signal vs Noise Filtering

Apply these filters before including a story:

• Verify the source: Is this an official announcement, on-chain data, or unverified reporting?
• Check recency: News older than 48 hours is context, not breaking
• Watch for recycled narratives: Influencer speculation dressed as news
• Price prediction filter: Remove content that is purely speculative price targeting without data
• Contrarian check: Is the market overreacting or underreacting? Note when coverage sentiment diverges from price action

5. Coin-Specific Drill-Down

When the user mentions a specific coin, call /api/news?coin={SYMBOL}&limit=10:

• Lead with the most recent article
• Note the source quality (tier-1 outlet vs anonymous blog)
• Identify any direct catalysts for recent price moves
• Flag upcoming events (unlocks, upgrades, governance votes)

6. Trending Coins Context

From /api/trending:

• Which coins are spiking in news coverage right now?
• Is the attention positive (bullish catalysts) or negative (controversy, exploit)?
• Are trending coins correlated (sector rotation) or unrelated (random pumps)?

7. Output Format

Structure the briefing as follows:

Crypto Briefing — [Date]

Breaking (if applicable):

• [Story] — [source] — [impact: high/medium]

Top Stories:

1. [Headline] — [affected assets] — [impact tier]
2. [Headline] — [affected assets] — [impact tier]
3. [Headline] — [affected assets] — [impact tier]

Dominant Narrative: [one sentence]

Trending Coins: [coin1], [coin2], [coin3] — [brief reason]

Sector Summary:

• BTC/Macro: [one line]
• ETH/L2: [one line]
• DeFi: [one line]
• Regulatory: [one line]

Action Items: [any time-sensitive items the user should know about]

Notes for Agent Use

• This API is free with no rate limits for reasonable use
• RSS feeds available at https://cryptocurrency.cv/rss for real-time streaming
• For LLM context windows, use limit=5 for summaries and limit=20 for deep analysis
• Historical archive available at https://cryptocurrency.cv/api/archive for trend research