Get Real-Time Crypto Data From Binance For FREE

Data is the new gold. So lets learn how to utilize the power of Websockets to get some gold! 🏅

I’ve been working trading bots for a good while now and most recently I picked up the power of utilizing Websockets to get the most recent candlestick or order book data from the biggest exchanges in teh world — Binance, Kraken, Interactive Brokers and etc..

Well, I’ve known about them from before. I even had the task to connect a Java Spring App to the Kraken Exchange, utilize their Websockets, retrieve and process their order book data. That was only part of the job interview process I had for that X company. 😅

I’ve actually written a blog-post about it here 👇

Websockets 101: Practical Example With Python and Kraken Exchange

Getting Real-Time Data For Free

The good thing about big exchanges like Binance and Kraken is that they provide a lot of functionalities for FREE with their APIs and Websockets.