With this function you can get the Bitcoin price as a string value or spoken with Powershell
function Get-BitcoinPrice{
param (
[Boolean]$Speech = $false
)
#Get the current price from coinmarketcap.com
$content = Invoke-WebRequest -uri https://api.coinmarketcap.com/v1/ticker/bitcoin/
#Select the price from the content
$found = $content.Content -match "price_usd`": `"(?<price>.*)`","
$price = $matches['price'].ToString()
#If the parameter -Speech is $true, then you can hear a voice saying the price.
if($Speech -eq $true){
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.speech
$speak = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer
$speak.Speak("Bitcoin price is $price")
}
#The price is returned for future usage.
Return $price
}
Get-BitcoinPrice -Speech $true
# or
Get-BitcoinPrice
