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  "markdown": "Historical co-founder/CTO of CCData; API architect and technical author. Founder.\n\nFounder of Anchor Terminal. Before it he co-founded CryptoCompare, later CCData, and was its CTO for twelve years, building the CCCAGG index and the exchange benchmark. CoinDesk acquired CCData in October 2024.\n\n- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/vcealicu\n\n## What Vlad builds\n\n- [CoinDesk Data API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coindesk-data-api.md), graded D, 46.7/100, in Data providers. Institutional market-data REST and WebSocket API covering spot, futures, options, reference-rate indices (CADLI, CCIX), asset metadata, on-chain data and news across 300+ exchanges, with an official hosted MCP server since May 2026. Historical co-founder/CTO of CCData; API architect and technical author, researched 2026-10-27.\n- [letme](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/letme.md), graded BB, 74.2/100, in Agent tool access. letme (letme.dev) picks a tool for a job from Anchor Terminal's published grades by one published rule and says how to call it direct. Agents ask by job, capability or listing over HTTP or MCP, with no key. Founder, researched 2026-10-26.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Quynh Tran-Thanh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/quynh-tran-thanh/), Founder\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Vlad Cealicu?\n\nFounder of Anchor Terminal. Before it he co-founded CryptoCompare, later CCData, and was its CTO for twelve years, building the CCCAGG index and the exchange benchmark. CoinDesk acquired CCData in October 2024.\n\n### What does CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare), Anchor Terminal make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists CoinDesk Data API and letme from CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare), Anchor Terminal. Institutional market-data REST and WebSocket API covering spot, futures, options, reference-rate indices (CADLI, CCIX), asset metadata, on-chain data and news across 300+ exchanges, with an official hosted MCP server since May 2026.\n\n### How are Vlad's tools graded?\n\nCoinDesk Data API is graded D, 46.7 out of 100; letme is graded BB, 74.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://data.coindesk.com/blogs/on-chain-data-series-ii-streamlining-blockchain-data-output-and-distribution\n- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/vcealicu\n- https://developers.coindesk.com/documentation\n- https://support.ccdata.io/hc/en-gb/requests/new\n- https://data.coindesk.com/company/contact\n- https://www.anchorterminal.com/about/\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vcealicu/\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/quynhtranthanh/\n- https://www.linkedin.com/company/anchor-terminal/\n- https://x.com/AnchorTerminal\n- https://www.anchorterminal.com/about/#contact\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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