Crypto Overview

Polygon.io offers comprehensive historical cryptocurrency market data through accessible and convenient CSV Flat Files. Our datasets include extensive historical trades, aggregated market data, and pricing information from major global cryptocurrency exchanges. By leveraging Flat Files, you can efficiently access and analyze large-scale historical crypto market datasets without the complexity of multiple API requests, empowering sophisticated market analysis, strategic backtesting, research, and development.

Data Availability and Frequency

Crypto Flat Files are generated daily, capturing continuous trading activity from the global cryptocurrency market, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The finalized daily datasets become available for download by approximately 11:00 AM ET the following day.

Data within the Flat Files is standardized to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), ensuring consistent and accurate integration into your analytical workflows and market research.

Reliable and Comprehensive Historical Data

Our datasets source cryptocurrency data directly from leading global exchanges, ensuring comprehensive market coverage and data accuracy. Exchanges include are:

Coinbase
Bitfinex
Bitstamp
Binance
Kraken

By aggregating detailed trading data from these prominent platforms, Polygon.io ensures robust and representative historical records suitable for detailed market analytics.

Simplifying Historical Data Access

Utilizing Flat Files simplifies the process of managing and integrating large historical crypto datasets. You can easily download structured, standardized data files directly, facilitating:

Historical market analysis and performance tracking
Development and backtesting of algorithmic trading strategies
Arbitrage and liquidity assessments
Risk modeling and portfolio management
Regulatory reporting and compliance

Data Structure and Formats

Crypto Flat Files are delivered in structured CSV format, featuring clear, standardized headers for ease of integration. Datasets include:

Trades: Detailed transaction-level data with prices, volumes, and timestamps
Aggregates: Minute and daily aggregates with open, high, low, close, and volume (OHLCV) data

This consistent structure enables effortless ingestion, advanced analytics, and seamless integration into both automated and manual analytical workflows.

Global Market Data Aggregation

Due to the decentralized nature of cryptocurrency trading, our data aggregation approach provides a unified view of the market, overcoming differences in individual exchange data formats and update frequencies. Our standardized datasets offer comprehensive visibility into global market conditions, supporting accurate analyses and strategy development across various exchanges.

Next Steps

Start exploring our Crypto Flat Files directly via the integrated File Browser or configure your preferred S3-compatible client for automated and efficient data downloads. Leverage our comprehensive documentation to seamlessly integrate extensive historical crypto datasets into your analytical tools, trading systems, and research processes.