Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I made a Hacker News for crypto launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AC
   A cryptocurrency news scraper inspired by Hacker News▲183

   2018 · cryptonewsagency.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   bit.ink▲75

   The Hacker News of Cryptocurrency

   2014 · bit.ink · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CryptoBuzz▲176

   Hacker News for Crypto

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4CN
   Crypto News Aggregator▲5

   2022 · thedailyshib.com · its alternatives →

5. 5MH
   My Hacker News clone (redesigned)▲9

   2021 · hacker-news-dj.netlify.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hacker News For Ideas▲6

   2013 · firespotting.com · its alternatives →

7. 7AP
   a "personalized" Hacker News▲8

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8HN
   Hacker News TLDR▲7

   2014 · hn-tldr.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9HN
   Hacker news for science▲9

   2017 · peers.science · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CryptoFirst▲21

    Essential Crypto News

    2018 · cryptofirst.co · its alternatives →

11. 11IB
    I built a trading journal for crypto traders▲5

    2021 · tradesheet.io · its alternatives →

12. 12IV
    I've created a Slack channel for discussion of cryptocurrencies▲5

    2018 · join.slack.com · its alternatives →

13. 13HN
    Hacker News for Busy People▲5

    2022 · supertechnews.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HN
    Hacker News Daily Newsletter▲6

    2015 · nielsole.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    Hacker News comments for your blog▲7

    2020 · hndisq.xyz · its alternatives →

16. 16YA
    Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8

    2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →

17. 17AH
    A Hacker News for Marketers▲5

    2012 · inbound.org · its alternatives →

18. 18HN
    Hacker News, by the numbers▲9

    2015 · arnauddri.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19CN
    Crypto news aggregator and live chat▲6

    2017 · crypto.metachat.com · its alternatives →

20. 20IM
    I made a tool that helps you track and vet crypto tokens▲6

    2021 · app.agentsinu.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TH
    The "Hacker News Status" Twitter account▲6

    2014 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

22. 22TO
    The Onion for Crypto▲6

    2020 · doublespend.io · its alternatives →

23. 23HN
    Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

    2012 · hn2.co · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Oh, My Coins – Database of Wasted Crypto Assets▲7

    Crypto success and failure stories

    2017 · ohmycoins.xyz · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →