Creating an Automated Crypto Newsletter

A friend of mine recently said:

“It would be great if I could get a summary of crypto from the last 24 hours.”
I agree — it would! So… let’s build it.

This is something I’ve always wanted myself, so when a mate mentioned it in passing, I jumped straight into solution mode.

🚀 Initial Idea: RSS Feeds + OpenAI = Daily Crypto Recap?

My first instinct was to compile a list of high-quality RSS feeds from crypto news sites. I planned to monitor them for new posts and store the articles in Airtable, organized by publish date. Then, each morning at 6am, I’d use the OpenAI API to generate summaries of the latest headlines.

It was a good idea — until Zapier got in the way.

Here’s what I ran into:

Zapier only lets you monitor 10 RSS feeds per Zap.
You’re limited to one trigger and one action per Zap (unless you upgrade or stack Zaps).

That setup felt too constrained for something I wanted to scale and automate smoothly.

🔄 Changing Tactics: Zapier Alternatives

I tested a few alternatives, including self-hosting n8n, which looked powerful but a bit heavy for my use case.

I kept thinking:

“There has to be an easier way…”

Eventually, I landed on Make.com (formerly Integromat). They offer 1,000 free operations per month, and you can chain as many modules (actions/filters) as you like.

Way more flexibility.

BUT… their built-in RSS aggregator?
Pretty awful. It struggled with parsing some feeds and lacked filtering options.

Back to square one.

🧠 Rethinking the Approach: What If AI Finds the News?

I was stuck on the idea that RSS was the only way to stay current. But then it hit me:

Instead of feeding AI the news…
What if AI finds the news and then summarizes it?

This turned out to be the cleanest solution.

Each morning at 6am, I prompt ChatGPT to search for crypto news from the last 24 hours (based on custom parameters) and return a summary in this format:

Heading
TL;DR
Detailed Summary

It worked beautifully. No RSS feed headaches, no limits on sources, and the output was cleaner.

With the content ready, the last step is distribution. Here’s how I automated that with the MailerLite API:

Create a campaign
Edit the campaign content – inject the HTML from the AI-generated summary
Schedule the campaign to send at a set time

I also log each email in Airtable, which helps me track what content was sent and when. Simple, clean, and effective.

✅ The Finished Solution: Daily Crypto, Fully Automated

In the end, it was surprisingly straightforward.

Now, I get a fresh summary of the top crypto news every single day, straight to my inbox — and I’ve been genuinely impressed by the quality so far.

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