Overview
Bitcoin Price works by fetching the latest market data for Bitcoin from multiple reliable sources. It returns the current price, market capitalization, 24-hour trading volume, and 24-hour percentage change. The data is refreshed hourly and can be returned in any supported currency.
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Formula
One function covers the whole catalog: the first argument names the source, the rest are its inputs, and the "field" pair says which single value lands in the cell. Formulas covers the grammar that applies to all of them.
=VERVE("bitcoin", "field", "price")=VERVE.CALL("bitcoin", "field", "price")Inputs
Required inputs are positional, in the order below. Everything else is passed as a "name", value pair after them — the same shape as SUMIFS. Premium inputs are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.
| Input | Type | Where it goes | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
currencyOptionalPremium | string | "currency", value | The currency to get the price in default USD |
hourlyOptionalPremium | boolean | "hourly", value | Include hourly price data for the past 24 hours |
Passing an option
=VERVE("bitcoin", "currency", "USD")=VERVE.CALL("bitcoin", "currency", "USD")What lands in your sheet
The "field" pair is what makes the formula resolve to one cell. Its value is a dot-path from the table below, so swapping it is how you pull a different value — one formula per column.
Seeing everything at once
Drop the "field" pair and the formula returns the whole response instead: two columns, field name on the left and value on the right, spilling from the cell you typed in.
=VERVE("bitcoin")=VERVE.CALL("bitcoin")The second row's table would land on top of the first's, and every cell after the first reads #REF! (#SPILL! in Excel). Keep one per sheet, or name a field, and leave the cells below and to the right empty.
Response fields
Paths are relative to data. Each one is exactly what the "field" pair accepts, so swapping it is how you pull a different value into a cell. On a plan without a Premium field the cell reads #PREMIUM(field) rather than a value, so a locked field never looks like a real answer.
| Use as "field" | Type | Example cell value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
currency | string | USD | Currency code in which price is quoted |
price | number | 97250.43 | Current Bitcoin price in specified currency |
marketCapPremium | number | 1928000000000 | Total market capitalization in specified currency |
volume24hPremium | number | 35420000000 | 24-hour trading volume in specified currency |
change24hPremium | number | -1.52 | Percentage price change over the last 24 hours |
lastUpdated | string | 2026-02-07T12:00:00.000Z | ISO 8601 timestamp of the last price update |
high24hPremium | number | 98750.21 | Highest price in the last 24 hours |
low24hPremium | number | 96125.88 | Lowest price in the last 24 hours |
changeDirection | string | down | Price movement direction: up, down, or unchanged |
formatted | object | {…} | Price, market cap and volume as human-readable strings |
formatted.pricePremium | string | $97,250.43 | Formatted price with currency symbol and thousands separator |
formatted.marketCapPremium | string | $1.93T | Formatted market cap in human-readable units (T, B, M) |
formatted.volumePremium | string | $35.42B | Formatted 24-hour volume in human-readable units |
formatted.priceWordsPremium | string | ninety-seven thousand two hundred fifty dollars | Price written out in English words for accessibility |
When a cell doesn't fill
A failed lookup returns readable text starting with #ERR rather than a spreadsheet error, because Excel cannot show a custom message on a real error — you would get a bare #VALUE! with no reason. The trade-off is that IFERROR() will not catch it; test with LEFT(cell, 4) = "#ERR" instead. Error handling covers the rest.
| Cell reads | What happened |
|---|---|
#ERR Not connected | No API key saved. Open the side panel and connect your account. |
#ERR Replace <name> with a cell or value | A preview formula was copied as-is. Swap the placeholder for a cell reference. |
#ERR No "x" in bitcoin | An option name this source does not take. The message lists the ones it does. |
#ERR No data point "…" | The "field" path is not in the response. Check it against the table above. |
#PREMIUM(field) | The field exists but your plan does not include it. |
#ERR Out of credits | The cycle's credits are spent. Usage resets on your billing date. |
Before the formula works
The add-in reads the API key you saved once in the side panel — the key never goes in the formula, so a shared sheet does not leak it and a collaborator without access simply sees the last calculated values.
- Install the add-in for Google Sheets or Excel.
- Open the side panel and sign in, or paste a key from your dashboard.
- Type the formula above into any cell.
Use cases
- Crypto Wallet Balances
- Multi-currency wallets convert satoshi balances into current fiat valuations using real-time price quotes and update timestamps.
- Checkout Invoice Settlement
- To calculate exact payment totals, merchant gateways lock in fiat-to-BTC amounts based on the latest price quote before generating payment QR codes.
- Trading Terminal Indicators
- When market trends shift, charting dashboards update visual ticker arrows directly from price movement direction indicators.
- Accounting Ledger Conversions
- Reconcile treasury holdings by attaching the exact timestamped Bitcoin valuation to every balance sheet entry at the close of business.
Other ways to use Live Bitcoin Price
Set up Live Bitcoin Price on VerveSheets, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveSheets account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.
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