7 Tips for Getting Started with Cryptocurrency Trading

The bulls are once again starting to see the light of day in the crypto market. When the mainstream media outlets begin to turn their attention back to cryptocurrency, traders will flood into the space. The explosive growth will result in millions of incumbents looking for a quick buck, threatening another bubble for this volatile asset class. Start out with the correct foot forward by reading this article and taking these lessons to heart.

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Shrimpy Developer API User Flow Reference

Taking advantage of everything the Shrimpy APIs have to offer requires an understanding of how the APIs work and the way users are managed. This reference will guide you through the details of how to conceptually think about the Shrimpy APIs, discuss how users can be managed, and highlight a few of the most common request flows. Since our APIs are an institutional grade solution designed to enable large scale developments, mastering this topic will allow you to seamlessly scale your application to millions of active users and countless exchanges.

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Universal Websockets for Real-Time Crypto Exchange Order Book Data

Cryptocurrency startups are struggling. Exchanges have become increasingly difficult to manage and developers don’t have the resources available to integrate proper solutions into their applications. Our team is on a mission to solve this growing problem. 

Shrimpy is opening up our live websockets for everyone. Collect real-time order book data from 16 different exchanges with a single endpoint. 

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How to Create a Custom Cryptocurrency Index [Tutorial]

Cryptocurrencies are a volatile asset class. A single day could see assets climbing or plunging over 50% in value. The thought of losing half your portfolio value within hours is frightening. Thankfully, there are tools which can help you diversify your portfolio. Instead of manually executing trades to construct a custom index, these services automatically manage this process. 

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How to Create a Diverse Crypto Portfolio with Coinbase Pro

Coinbase has been a leading exchange in the crypto space for several years now. Not only do they provide the most robust fiat on-ramp for getting into crypto, but they also have a rapidly growing crypto to crypto exchange — Coinbase Pro.

Coinbase Pro features a diverse selection of the top assets available in the crypto market. In order to capture the benefits of this rapidly growing industry for your portfolio, we will walk you through the steps to build your first cryptocurrency portfolio. Once you’re set up, you will have an easy way to manage your portfolio over time.

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A Study of High Frequency Cryptocurrency Rebalancing

Our team has analyzed the performance of hundreds of thousands of different portfolios over the course of the last year. We’ve found the rebalance period which historically performed the best was somewhere between 1 hour and 1 day. This study will investigate these intraday rebalance periods to determine how rebalances between 1 hour and 1 day has historically performed. The goal is to better characterize high frequency rebalances. 

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Shrimpy: Logo Redesign

Shrimpy is a fast-paced dynamic startup in the heart of Silicon Valley. It focuses on cryptocurrency portfolio management and a real-time trading API. It has been almost a year since I joined Shrimpy as a UI/ UX and Visual Designer. We are a small team with a great passion for working relentlessly to disrupt the landscape of cryptocurrency portfolio management by providing our users with the best possible experience and value from the Shrimpy platform. In order to achieve this mission, each team member has been wearing multiple hats at the same time!

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Limit Orders  -  Universal APIs for Crypto Exchange Trade Execution

The Shrimpy team is proud to announce we have solved the problem of trade execution across crypto exchanges. No more living in a nightmare. Take back your sanity with a single endpoint which can execute a limit order on every major exchange. Instead of 16 different implementations, you only need to manage one simple API which is consistent for every exchange. Developing this feature was met with agonizing pain, but we know the space will appreciate a unified interface which simplifies the development process. 

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Order Book - Universal APIs for Real-Time Crypto Exchange Data 

Cryptocurrency exchanges have an abundance of data. In an industry that never sleeps, neither does the stream of information. The shear volume of this information has caused many services to restrict the resolution or availability of price movements. CoinMarketCap is one of these services. While their data is useful for some situations, it lacks the precision that is necessary for real-time trade execution. It neither updates in real-time nor does it allow for the collection of full order book data.

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