Cryptocurrency Price Tracker

Overview

A web application to track and monitor cryptocurrency prices in real-time using CoinMarketCap API.

Features

• Display top 100 cryptocurrencies
• Real-time price tracking
• Search functionality
• 24-hour price change visualization

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14+)
• Python (v3.8+)
• CoinMarketCap API Key

Setup

Backend (Flask)

1. Navigate to backend directory
2. Create virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
   

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Set CoinMarketCap API Key in .env
5. Run backend:

   python app.py
   

Frontend (React)

1. Navigate to frontend directory
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Run development server:

   npm run dev
   

Deployment

• Backend: Heroku/PythonAnywhere
• Frontend: GitHub Pages

Technologies

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Material-UI
• Backend: Flask, Python
• API: CoinMarketCap

License

MIT License