---
title: eb
description: This page provides documentation on how to use the OpenBBTerminal's 'eb'
  function in cryptocurrency due diligence. Users can return and plot the total amount
  of coins held on exchange addresses in Python - an essential tool for data analysis
  in the crypto market.
keywords:
- OpenBB finance
- OpenBB crypto
- Cryptocurrency due diligence
- Glassnode model
- Glassnode view
- Data analysis
- Bitcoin
- Exchange addresses
- EB chart
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Returns the total amount of coins held on exchange addresses in units and percentage.

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/cryptocurrency/due_diligence/glassnode_model.py#L453)]

```python
openbb.crypto.dd.eb(symbol: str, exchange: str = "aggregated", start_date: Optional[str] = None, end_date: Optional[str] = None)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| symbol | str | Asset to search active addresses (e.g., BTC) | None | False |
| exchange | str | Exchange to check net position change (possible values are: aggregated, binance, bittrex,<br/>coinex, gate.io, gemini, huobi, kucoin, poloniex, bibox, bigone, bitfinex, hitbtc, kraken,<br/>okex, bithumb, zb.com, cobinhood, bitmex, bitstamp, coinbase, coincheck, luno), by default "aggregated" | aggregated | True |
| start_date | Optional[str] | Initial date (format YYYY-MM-DD) by default 2 years ago | None | True |
| end_date | Optional[str] | Final date (format YYYY-MM-DD) by default 1 year ago | None | True |


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## Returns

| Type | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| pd.DataFrame | total amount of coins in units/percentage and symbol price over time |
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## Examples

```python
from openbb_terminal.sdk import openbb
df = openbb.crypto.dd.eb(symbol="BTC")
```

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Plots total amount of coins held on exchange addresses in units and percentage.

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/cryptocurrency/due_diligence/glassnode_view.py#L238)]

```python
openbb.crypto.dd.eb_chart(symbol: str, exchange: str = "aggregated", start_date: Optional[str] = None, end_date: Optional[str] = None, percentage: bool = False, export: str = "", external_axes: Optional[List[matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes]] = None)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| symbol | str | Asset to search active addresses (e.g., BTC) | None | False |
| exchange | str | Exchange to check net position change (possible values are: aggregated, binance, bittrex,<br/>coinex, gate.io, gemini, huobi, kucoin, poloniex, bibox, bigone, bitfinex, hitbtc, kraken,<br/>okex, bithumb, zb.com, cobinhood, bitmex, bitstamp, coinbase, coincheck, luno), by default "aggregated" | aggregated | True |
| start_date | Optional[str] | Initial date (format YYYY-MM-DD) by default 2 years ago | None | True |
| end_date | Optional[str] | Final date (format YYYY-MM-DD) by default 1 year ago | None | True |
| percentage | bool | Show percentage instead of stacked value. | False | True |
| export | str | Export dataframe data to csv,json,xlsx file |  | True |
| external_axes | Optional[List[plt.Axes]] | External axes (2 axes are expected in the list), by default None | None | True |


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## Returns

This function does not return anything

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## Examples

```python
from openbb_terminal.sdk import openbb
openbb.crypto.dd.eb_chart(symbol="BTC")
```

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