BtcRates makes it easy to get current bitcoin rates from a few popular exchanges.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'btcrates'

you know the rest ....

Require the gem

require 'btcrates'

Call a rate like this

  BtcRates.get_rate(:bitfinex)
	=> 232.5

  BtcRates.get_raw(:bitfinex)
  => {"mid"=>"1437.85", "bid"=>"1436.7", "ask"=>"1439.0", "last_price"=>"1439.9", "low"=>"1392.5", "high"=>"1440.0", "volume"=>"9347.69670993", "timestamp"=>"1493328040.633420628"}

  :bitfinex, :bitstamp, :ok_coin_us, :ok_coin_cny, :weighted_average

Add more specs Add more exchanges

Please do contribute! Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/mmplisskin/btcRates.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License. We are not responsible for anything--use this gem with care.