Inspiration Project Story — AI Crypto Tracker
Inspiration
The cryptocurrency market moves at lightning speed — prices can change by 10% or more within hours.
Many investors miss out on opportunities or suffer losses because they react after the market moves.
We wanted to build a tool that could predict market changes, notify users instantly, and provide risk insights so they could make decisions in real time.
What We Learned
- How to use AI anomaly detection to identify unusual price movements.
- How real-time data caching improves application performance.
- The importance of user feedback loops using analytics tools like heatmaps.
- Designing for accessibility with dark mode and intuitive UI flows.
How We Built It
- Data Pipeline — Collected live crypto data via a custom pipeline and stored it in SQL for analysis.
- AI Models — Trained predictive models in Azure Machine Learning to forecast short-term price volatility.
- Alerts System— Automated Telegram/WhatsApp alerts using Logic Apps.
- Frontend — Built a responsive React dashboard with risk analysis charts and gamification.
- Deployment— Deployed backend as Azure Functions and frontend as a Static Web App.
Challenges Faced
- Data Latency: Solved using Azure Cache for Redis to store frequently accessed data.
- Deployment Errors:Missing environment variables caused Azure Functions to fail, fixed by configuring app settings.
- User Confusion: Microsoft Clarity heatmaps showed users couldn’t find the “Set Alert” button — redesigned UI placement.
\text{Volatility Score} = \frac{\sigma_{\text{price}}}{\mu_{\text{price}}} \times 100
Where:
- ( \sigma_{\text{price}} ) = standard deviation of recent prices
- ( \mu_{\text{price}} ) = mean of recent prices
High scores trigger anomaly alerts.
Built With
- analytics)
- azure-cache-for-redis-**databases:**-azure-sql-database-**apis:**-custom-crypto-price-feed-api-(no-coingecko)
- azure-functions
- azure-static-web-apps
- built-with-**languages:**-python
- chart.js-**cloud-services:**-azure-machine-learning
- clarity
- javascript
- microsoft
- tailwind-css
- telegram-bot-api
- typescript-**frameworks-&-libraries:**-react.js
- visual-studio-code
- whatsapp-cloud-api-**tools-&-platforms:**-github
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