crypto-news-mcp
crypto-news-mcp is an MCP server, listed under finance & payments. It reaches news. It needs NEWS_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 15 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
This server fetches real-time cryptocurrency news from NewsData and provides it to AI agents.
Install
Read from crypto-news-mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
npx -y @smithery/cli install @kukapay/crypto-news-mcp --client claude
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
news
Credential
NEWS_API_KEY
Maintenance
Stars
15
State
listed
Licence
MIT
From the repository
An MCP server that provides real-time cryptocurrency news sourced from NewsData for AI agents.
crypto-news-mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crypto-news-mcp (this page) | news | NEWS_API_KEY | 15 | 2025-12-10 | MIT |
| cryptocurrency.cv | — | None listed | 324 | 2026-10-26 | NOASSERTION |
| mcp-dev-latam | asaas, stripe | ASAAS_API_KEY, STRIPE_API_KEY | 274 | 2026-09-27 | MIT |
| dexpaprika-mcp | dexpaprika | DEXPAPRIKA_API_KEY | 105 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| universal-crypto-mcp | binance, coingecko, coinstats, cryptopanic, lunarcrush | BINANCE_API_KEY, BINANCE_API_SECRET, BINANCE_US_API_KEY, BINANCE_US_API_SECRET, COINGECKO_API_KEY, COINSTATS_API_KEY, CRYPTOPANIC_API_KEY, LUNARCRUSH_API_KEY | 43 | 2026-10-21 | NOASSERTION |
| YFinance-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop | — | None listed | 37 | 2025-08-11 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with crypto-news-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about crypto-news-mcp
- What does crypto-news-mcp do?
- This server fetches real-time cryptocurrency news from NewsData and provides it to AI agents.
- How do I install crypto-news-mcp?
- Its own README gives this command: npx -y @smithery/cli install @kukapay/crypto-news-mcp --client claude. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does crypto-news-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches news. The credentials we found in its source are NEWS_API_KEY.
- Is crypto-news-mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 15 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-12-10.
- What licence does crypto-news-mcp use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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