<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the Bitcoin rate .DESCRIPTION This script queries the current Bitcoin exchange rates and answers by text-to-speech (TTS). .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-bitcoin-rate .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> try { $Rates = (Invoke-WebRequest -uri "https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data/price?fsym=BTC&tsyms=USD,EUR" -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json & "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "Bitcoin is currently at $($Rates.USD) US$ and $($Rates.EUR) Euro." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }