API Key vs ccxt

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API Key
intermediate
risk

An API key is a unique credential generated by an exchange that authenticates a trading bot's programmatic access, enabling it to fetch market data and place orders without requiring manual login.

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ccxt
advanced
fundamentals

ccxt (CryptoCurrency eXchange Trading Library) is a Python library providing a unified interface to over 100 cryptocurrency exchanges, enabling trading bots to fetch data and place orders through standardised code.

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