For those who work with crypto, it's important to understand what's happening on-chain: exchange inflows, whale activity, changes in address balances. Previously, this required manual browsing or complex API calls. Now there's a more convenient path — the unofficial Python SDK from CryptoQuant.
What is it
CryptoQuant is a well-known platform providing on-chain and market data. The new SDK (version 0.2.0) allows you to fetch this data directly from Python scripts, without manually hitting the API. This is especially useful for those who automate analysis or build their own dashboards.
What it means in practice
If you actively use cryptocurrencies for payments or investments, understanding on-chain metrics can help make more informed decisions. For example, tracking bitcoin outflows from exchanges is often interpreted as a long-term holding signal. Now you can get such data automatically and analyze it alongside prices.
How it relates to virtual cards
Seemingly unrelated, but if you use crypto for everyday spending via virtual cards, you might benefit from monitoring market conditions. On-chain analysis helps better understand market sentiment, which can indirectly affect your decisions to convert crypto to fiat.
Version 0.2.0: what's new
The developers note that this is the first public release, and it already includes basic access to the core endpoints. The SDK is actively developed, so expect expanded functionality in the future.
Not financial advice.
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