Hermes

Inspiration

Getting inspiration from individuals who contribute to society and the economy, but don't have access to traditional banking and investment opportunities. We decided to come up with this project to give these underserved people access to these resources and a pathway to a secure retirement as some have hardships due to not possessing a traditional social security.

What it does

It implements a user-friendly way to obtain financials like their balance, their credit score, and even a way to buy and sell crypto currency as well as see their value in real-time. It also, shows current predictions for certain cryptocurrency and risk analysis to help users understand their investments.

How we built it

React.js - For building the user interface. Chart.js - For rendering interactive charts. chartjs-plugin-zoom - To add zooming and panning functionality to charts. Axios - For making HTTP requests to the backend. JavaScript (ES6) - For frontend logic. HTML/CSS - For structuring and styling the UI. Backend: FastAPI - For creating backend APIs. Python - Backend programming language. Requests Library - For making HTTP requests to third-party APIs (e.g., CoinGecko, CryptoNews API). Pandas - For handling and processing data. Torch (PyTorch) - For the original LSTM model implementation.

APIs Used: CoinGecko API - For real-time price and historical data of cryptocurrencies. CryptoNews API - For fetching real-time cryptocurrency-related news. Data and Processing: NumPy - For numerical computations. scikit-learn (MinMaxScaler) - For scaling data during preprocessing. DataLoader (Torch) - For batching data.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into a lot of challenges, specifically getting modules working in the back end, using github and collaborating efficiently and learning react from scratch. However, we were able to overcome these challenges

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're the most proud of our idea behind the project. We saw a problem that happens often, specially in our hispanic community, and found an alternative solution to providing overlooked individuals with banking and investment opportunities through a cryptowallet.

What we learned

How to use the ins and outs of full stack development through trial and error, research, and help from mentors.

What's next for Hermes

Ad portfolio tab to better show statements and current portfolio. Add cybersecurity strategies to secure HERMES. Add a pention-based system so users can get monthly checks from their portfolios, similar to social security benefits.