Crypto News BOT

This is the repo for the IRCNews bot on telegram (@ircnews_bot), which is available on the channel IRC Crypto News.

IRC News Bot

A specialized IRC bot designed to monitor crypto-related news from IRC channels and forward them to Telegram. The bot features intelligent message filtering, duplicate detection, and periodic news digests.

Features

• Real-time News Monitoring: Connects to IRC channels and monitors messages in real-time
• Crypto Keywords Detection: Filters messages based on an extensive list of crypto-related keywords
• Telegram Integration: Forwards relevant news directly to a specified Telegram channel
• Duplicate Prevention: Implements smart caching to prevent duplicate news from being shared
• Periodic Digests: Generates comprehensive news digests every 6 hours, including:
  • Total number of news items
  • Top trending keywords
  • Complete list of news during the period

Technical Stack

• Python 3.12
• IRC Bot Framework
• Telegram Bot API
• Docker support
• Pipenv for dependency management

Configuration

The bot is configured using environment variables:

• IRC server and channel settings
• Telegram bot token and chat ID
• Optional OpenAI API key for AI-powered summaries

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your configuration
3. Install dependencies:

pipenv install

Project

To run the bot please refer to v1/README.md.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

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