Build a crypto news bot for X
headlines, price moves, daily recaps
Point OpenTweet at CoinDesk, Decrypt or The Block and it writes each story as an original post in your voice. Add a small script for price moves and a daily recap thread. No X developer account, no per-post billing.
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The short answer
To auto-post crypto news to X: add crypto RSS feeds to the OpenTweet RSS connector with a prompt for your angle, and each new story becomes an original post. For prices, poll the CoinGecko API, and when a coin moves past your threshold send the sentence to POST https://opentweet.io/api/v1/posts with publish_now: true. Write your own sentence for every post: copied headlines and reply spam are what got crypto bots throttled on X in 2026.
Six post types for a crypto account
Thousands of bots post the same headline seconds apart. Accounts that grow add a take, a number, or a chart nobody else has.
Headline takes
Event-drivenEach new story from your feeds, rewritten as one original sentence plus why it matters. The RSS connector does this without code.
Price moves
Event-drivenA coin crosses a round number or moves 5% in an hour. Your script compares the new price with the last one it posted.
On-chain alerts
Event-drivenLarge transfers, exchange inflows, contract upgrades, governance votes. Pulled from an explorer API or node webhooks.
Daily close recap
ScheduledPrices, top movers and what to watch, as a short thread with a chart. The post followers come back for.
Weekly numbers
ScheduledWeekly performance, funding rates, ETF flows, stablecoin supply. One chart, one line of context.
Explainers
ScheduledWhat a new upgrade or token standard does, in a few tweets. Write them once, schedule them for quiet days.
Headlines without code: the RSS connector
CoinDesk, Decrypt, The Block and most project blogs publish RSS. Add each feed as a connector. OpenTweet reads new items, writes one original post per story with your prompt, and posts or queues it. Your prompt is the angle, so make it specific.
Connectors -> New connector -> RSS
Feed URL: https://www.coindesk.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/
Prompt: One sentence on what happened, one on why it
matters for ETH holders. No hype words, no
price predictions, no hashtags.
Frequency: Hourly
X account: @yourcryptodesk
Add Decrypt, The Block or a project blog as more connectors.If the AI judges a story unsafe to post, it skips it instead of publishing a refusal. Check the feed first with the free RSS feed preview, and see the RSS to X guide for templates.
Price moves from your own script
Posting is one call. Which coins to watch and what counts as a move lives in your script.
The curl call
# BTC just moved 5% in an hour. Tweet it. (example payload)
curl -X POST https://opentweet.io/api/v1/posts \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ot_your_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"text": "BTC +5.2% in the last hour, now $71,480.\nLargest hourly move since Oct 9.",
"publish_now": true
}'A price alert bot in Python
Run it every 5 to 15 minutes with cron. It stores the last price it tweeted per coin, so an alert only fires on a fresh 5% move.
import json, pathlib, requests
KEY = "ot_your_key"
COINS = {"bitcoin": "BTC", "ethereum": "ETH", "solana": "SOL"}
STATE = pathlib.Path("last.json") # last price we tweeted per coin
last = json.loads(STATE.read_text()) if STATE.exists() else {}
prices = requests.get(
"https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price",
params={"ids": ",".join(COINS), "vs_currencies": "usd"},
).json()
for coin, sym in COINS.items():
now = prices[coin]["usd"]
before = last.get(coin)
if before and abs(now - before) / before >= 0.05: # 5% move
move = (now - before) / before * 100
requests.post(
"https://opentweet.io/api/v1/posts",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}"},
json={"text": f"{sym} {move:+.1f}% since our last alert, now ${now:,.0f}.",
"publish_now": True},
)
last[coin] = now
elif before is None:
last[coin] = now
STATE.write_text(json.dumps(last))The daily close as a thread
Set is_thread to true and put the follow-ups in thread_tweets. Attach the chart through media_urls.
{
"text": "Crypto close, Oct 21 🧵",
"is_thread": true,
"thread_tweets": [
"BTC $71,480 (+2.1%). ETH $2,610 (-0.4%). SOL $184 (+4.8%).",
"Biggest mover in the top 50: SOL, on ETF flow headlines.",
"What to watch tomorrow: CPI at 8:30 ET."
],
"media_urls": ["https://your-cdn.example.com/charts/close-2026-10-21.png"],
"publish_now": true
}Let an AI agent write the analysis
Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to the OpenTweet MCP server, give it the day's prices and headlines, and let it draft the recap for you to approve. Every field is in the API reference.
Which plan fits your account
Flat monthly price. The deciding number is how many of your posts carry a link.
| Account type | Typical volume | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Price alerts and a daily recap, no links | 3-15 posts a day | Pro, $19.99/mo, 20 posts a day |
| News takes from feeds, source named, no link | 10-20 posts a day | Pro, $19.99/mo |
| News with the article link | Up to 10 link posts a day | Advanced, $29/mo, unlimited connectors |
| Several coins or languages, several accounts | 50+ posts a day | Agency, $49/mo, 300 posts a day |
Link posts: Pro 1 a day, Advanced 10, Agency 20, plus link credits. Images are not links. See pricing.
Why crypto bots lost reach in 2026. In January, CryptoQuant counted 7.75 million crypto posts on X in one day, a 1,224% bot-driven spike. X blamed reply spam and banned apps that pay users to post. Accounts that post original content to their own timeline are not the target.
Keep the account safe. Turn on the "Automated" label. Write a sentence of your own for each story. No auto-replies under big accounts, no airdrop or giveaway bait, no mass mentions.
Disclose paid posts and do not give financial advice. If a project pays you, say so in the post. Report numbers, not predictions. More in X automation rules.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a crypto news bot for X?
Two ways. Without code: add crypto news RSS feeds (CoinDesk, Decrypt, The Block, a project blog) to the OpenTweet RSS connector, give it a prompt for your angle, and it turns each new story into an original post. With code: read a price API such as CoinGecko on a schedule, and when a coin moves past your threshold, send the sentence to https://opentweet.io/api/v1/posts. Neither needs an X developer account.
Is X suppressing crypto accounts in 2026?
In January 2026 CryptoQuant's CEO reported 7.75 million crypto-related posts on X in a single day, a 1,224% jump driven by bots, and crypto accounts complained of lower reach. X's head of product put it down to reply spam rather than a crypto filter, and X then banned "infofi" apps that pay users to post. The practical lesson: accounts that post original, useful content to their own timeline are not the problem. Reply spam, shilling and copied headlines are.
Where do I get crypto prices for a bot?
CoinGecko's API is the common choice: the simple/price endpoint returns current prices and 24-hour change for many coins in one call, and a free demo key raises the rate limit. Exchange APIs (Binance, Coinbase, Kraken) give live prices for their own markets. For on-chain events, use a block explorer API or a node provider webhook.
How many posts a day can a crypto account make?
Pro ($19.99/month) publishes up to 20 posts a day, Advanced ($29) 100, and Agency ($49) 300. A daily recap plus a few price alerts fits Pro. A news account that posts every headline with its source link needs Advanced, because each link post counts toward the link allowance.
Should a crypto news bot include the article link?
It is a choice. A link credits the source and sends readers to the full story, but each link post on the X API costs $0.20 and counts toward your OpenTweet link allowance (1 a day on Pro, 10 on Advanced, 20 on Agency). Many accounts post the takeaway without a link and add the source name instead.
Can the bot post a token price chart?
Yes. Render the chart in your script (matplotlib or a charting service), host the PNG at a public URL, and pass it in media_urls. OpenTweet downloads it and attaches it to the post. Images are not link posts.
What gets an automated crypto account suspended?
Promoting tokens without saying you are paid, giveaway and airdrop bait, auto-replies under big accounts, mass mentions, and posting the same headline as hundreds of other bots. Turn on the "Automated" label in your X settings, write your own sentence for each story, and never post a token you were paid to promote without disclosing it.
Building a different kind of automated account? See the stock market bot, the news account in any language, or the affiliate deals bot. For crypto creators who write their own posts, see OpenTweet for crypto.
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