Institutional-grade VWAP rates aggregated from 7 exchanges — Luno, Quidax, VALR, Ovex, Busha, AltCoinTrader and Binance. Real-time and historical OHLCV data. 5-minute candles. Simple REST API.
A single HTTP request returns VWAP mid-rates aggregated across multiple exchanges. No SDK, no setup, no complexity.
X-API-Key headercurl https://api.moxiemetrx.com/v1/rates/live \ --get \ -d "pairs=BTCNGN,BTCZAR" \ -H "X-API-Key: mk_live_••••••••••••••••"
import requests response = requests.get( "https://api.moxiemetrx.com/v1/rates/live", params={"pairs": "BTCNGN,BTCZAR"}, headers={"X-API-Key": "mk_live_••••••••••••••••"}, ) data = response.json()["data"] print(data["BTCNGN"]["rate"]) # 94001005.0
const res = await fetch( "https://api.moxiemetrx.com/v1/rates/live?pairs=BTCNGN,BTCZAR", { headers: { "X-API-Key": "mk_live_••••••••••••••••" } } ); const { data } = await res.json(); console.log(data.BTCNGN.rate); // 94001005
{ "data": { "BTCNGN": { "rate": 94001005.0, "calculation": "vwap", "data_freshness_seconds": 42, "sources": [ { "exchange": "luno", "rate": 94050000.0 }, { "exchange": "quidax", "rate": 93980000.0 } ] }, "BTCZAR": { "rate": 1150608.0, "calculation": "vwap", "data_freshness_seconds": 18, "sources": [ { "exchange": "luno", "rate": 1150608.0 }, { "exchange": "valr", "rate": 1151200.0 } ] } }, "meta": { "request_id": "9f3e1a2b-4c5d-6e7f-8a9b", "timestamp": "2026-03-28T11:05:23.412Z", "latency_ms": 18 } }
Live VWAP mid-rates and OHLCV candles for crypto assets paired against Nigerian Naira, South African Rand, Kenyan Shilling, Ghanaian Cedi, and Ugandan Shilling.
VWAP mid-rates are computed by aggregating order book and trade data across multiple venues, reducing single-exchange risk.
South Africa-headquartered exchange with deep ZAR and NGN liquidity. Primary source for BTC/ZAR and BTC/NGN pairs.
Nigeria-focused exchange offering NGN on/off ramps. Key source for USDT/NGN and altcoin-NGN pairs.
South African exchange with competitive ZAR spreads. Provides additional depth for ZAR-denominated pairs.
South African OTC exchange with broad African currency coverage. Provides rates for ZAR, NGN, KES, GHS and UGX pairs.
Nigerian exchange with NGN and KES markets. Provides real-time OHLC data with high/low ranges.
South African exchange with deep ZAR liquidity across 47 cryptocurrency tickers.
World's largest exchange by volume. Supplements African exchange data with high-liquidity global reference rates.
The only API purpose-built for African crypto-fiat markets.
| Feature | moxiemetrx | CoinGecko | CoinMarketCap | Bloomberg | Single Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African fiat pairs (NGN, ZAR, KES, GHS, UGX) | 19 pairs | NGN, ZAR only | None | Limited | Own pairs only |
| Multi-exchange VWAP | 7 exchanges | No | No | Yes | Single source |
| Per-exchange source breakdown | Every response | No | No | Extra cost | N/A |
| Price verification / confidence | Built-in | No | No | Yes | No |
| Signed audit certificates | HMAC-SHA256 | No | No | Yes | No |
| Starting price | Free | Free / $35 | Free / $29 | ~$24K/yr | Free |
| Historical data | 5+ years | 2-10 years | 1-5 years | Full | Limited |
Pricing as of April 2026. CoinGecko: coingecko.com/en/api/pricing. CoinMarketCap: coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing. Bloomberg Terminal pricing is per-seat and quote-based.
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Afam has spent 20 years building pricing models, risk analytics, P&L attribution systems, and data pipelines for leading investment banks and fintech firms. He holds an MSc and works across AI/ML, high-performance computing, and quantitative finance.
He built moxiemetrx because reliable African crypto pricing data didn't exist.