diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1e257c3c..ca3762c6 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=alpha_vantage_api_key_placeholder
-OPENAI_API_KEY=openai_api_key_placeholder
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+OPENAI_API_KEY=openai_api_key_placeholder
+TELEGRAM_API_ID=telegram_api_placeholder
+TELEGRAM_API_HASH=telegram_api_hash_placeholder
+TELEGRAM_SESSION_NAME=telegram_session_name_placeholder
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diff --git a/tradingagents/agents/analysts/news_analyst.py b/tradingagents/agents/analysts/news_analyst.py
index 03b4fae4..f7b9250e 100644
--- a/tradingagents/agents/analysts/news_analyst.py
+++ b/tradingagents/agents/analysts/news_analyst.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def create_news_analyst(llm):
         ]
 
         system_message = (
-            "You are a news researcher tasked with analyzing recent news and trends over the past week. Please write a comprehensive report of the current state of the world that is relevant for trading and macroeconomics. Use the available tools: get_news(query, start_date, end_date) for company-specific or targeted news searches, and get_global_news(curr_date, look_back_days, limit) for broader macroeconomic news. Do not simply state the trends are mixed, provide detailed and finegrained analysis and insights that may help traders make decisions."
+            "You are a news researcher tasked with analyzing recent news and trends over the past week. Please write a comprehensive report of the current state of the world that is relevant for trading and macroeconomics. Use the available tools: get_news(query, start_date, end_date) for crypto-specific or targeted news searches, and get_global_news(curr_date, look_back_days, limit) for broader macroeconomic news. Do not simply state the trends are mixed, provide detailed and finegrained analysis and insights that may help traders make decisions."
             + """ Make sure to append a Markdown table at the end of the report to organize key points in the report, organized and easy to read."""
         )
 
diff --git a/tradingagents/dataflows/interface.py b/tradingagents/dataflows/interface.py
index 4cd5ddef..5941a629 100644
--- a/tradingagents/dataflows/interface.py
+++ b/tradingagents/dataflows/interface.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from typing import Annotated
 from .local import get_YFin_data, get_finnhub_news, get_finnhub_company_insider_sentiment, get_finnhub_company_insider_transactions, get_simfin_balance_sheet, get_simfin_cashflow, get_simfin_income_statements, get_reddit_global_news, get_reddit_company_news
 from .y_finance import get_YFin_data_online, get_stock_stats_indicators_window, get_balance_sheet as get_yfinance_balance_sheet, get_cashflow as get_yfinance_cashflow, get_income_statement as get_yfinance_income_statement, get_insider_transactions as get_yfinance_insider_transactions
 from .google import get_google_news
-from .openai import get_stock_news_openai, get_global_news_openai, get_fundamentals_openai
+from .openai import get_crypto_news_openai, get_global_news_openai, get_fundamentals_openai
 from .alpha_vantage import (
     get_stock as get_alpha_vantage_stock,
     get_indicator as get_alpha_vantage_indicator,
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from .alpha_vantage import (
     get_news as get_alpha_vantage_news
 )
 from .alpha_vantage_common import AlphaVantageRateLimitError
+from .telegram import get_crypto_news_telegram
 
 # Configuration and routing logic
 from .config import get_config
@@ -98,13 +99,14 @@ VENDOR_METHODS = {
     # news_data
     "get_news": {
         "alpha_vantage": get_alpha_vantage_news,
-        "openai": get_stock_news_openai,
+        "openai": get_crypto_news_openai,
         "google": get_google_news,
-        "local": [get_finnhub_news, get_reddit_company_news, get_google_news],
+        # "local": [get_finnhub_news, get_reddit_company_news, get_google_news],
     },
     "get_global_news": {
         "openai": get_global_news_openai,
-        "local": get_reddit_global_news
+        "telegram": get_crypto_news_telegram,
+        # "local": get_reddit_global_news
     },
     "get_insider_sentiment": {
         "local": get_finnhub_company_insider_sentiment
diff --git a/tradingagents/dataflows/openai.py b/tradingagents/dataflows/openai.py
index 91a2258b..7b543f90 100644
--- a/tradingagents/dataflows/openai.py
+++ b/tradingagents/dataflows/openai.py
@@ -36,6 +36,39 @@ def get_stock_news_openai(query, start_date, end_date):
 
     return response.output[1].content[0].text
 
+def get_crypto_news_openai(query, start_date, end_date):
+    config = get_config()
+    client = OpenAI(base_url=config["backend_url"])
+
+    response = client.responses.create(
+        model=config["quick_think_llm"],
+        input=[
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "input_text",
+                        "text": f"Can you search News for {query} from {start_date} to {end_date}? Make sure you only get the data posted during that period.",
+                    }
+                ],
+            }
+        ],
+        text={"format": {"type": "text"}},
+        reasoning={},
+        tools=[
+            {
+                "type": "web_search_preview",
+                "user_location": {"type": "approximate"},
+                "search_context_size": "low",
+            }
+        ],
+        temperature=1,
+        max_output_tokens=4096,
+        top_p=1,
+        store=True,
+    )
+
+    return response.output[1].content[0].text
 
 def get_global_news_openai(curr_date, look_back_days=7, limit=5):
     config = get_config()
diff --git a/tradingagents/dataflows/telegram.py b/tradingagents/dataflows/telegram.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..494d2c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tradingagents/dataflows/telegram.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import asyncio
+from telethon import TelegramClient
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+import os
+
+def get_api_credentials():
+    api_id = int(os.getenv("TELEGRAM_API_ID", ""))
+    api_hash = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_API_HASH", "")
+    session_name = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_SESSION_NAME", "")
+    return api_id, api_hash, session_name
+
+async def _get_channel_history_async(start_date_str, end_date_str):
+    """
+    The internal async logic that does the actual work.
+    """
+
+    username = "WatcherGuru"
+
+    api_id, api_hash, session_name = get_api_credentials()
+
+    # 1. Start the client using 'async with'
+    # This automatically handles connecting AND disconnecting (releasing the DB lock)
+    async with TelegramClient(session_name, api_id, api_hash) as client:
+        
+        # Date parsing logic
+        start_date = datetime.strptime(start_date_str, '%Y-%m-%d').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        end_date_obj = datetime.strptime(end_date_str, '%Y-%m-%d').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        lookback_days = (end_date_obj - start_date).days
+        end_date = end_date_obj + timedelta(days=1) - timedelta(seconds=1)
+
+        formatted_log = ""
+        
+        # Fetching messages
+        n_records = 0
+        async for message in client.iter_messages(username, offset_date=end_date, reverse=False):
+            if message.date < start_date:
+                break
+            
+            if message.text:
+                date_str = message.date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+                clean_text = message.text.replace('\n', ' ')
+                formatted_log += f"[{date_str}] {clean_text}\n"
+                n_records += 1
+        
+        intro = f"# News data from Telegram channel @{username} from {start_date_str} to {end_date_str} ({lookback_days} days):\n# Total records: {n_records}\n# Data retrieved on: {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n\n"
+
+        return intro + formatted_log
+
+def get_crypto_news_telegram(curr_date, look_back_days=7, limit=100):
+    # ignore limit for now
+    # convert curr_date from yyyy-mm-dd to datetime
+    curr_date = datetime.strptime(curr_date, '%Y-%m-%d')
+    start_date = curr_date - timedelta(days=look_back_days)
+    end_date = curr_date
+
+    start_date_str = start_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+    end_date_str = end_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+    return asyncio.run(_get_channel_history_async(start_date_str, end_date_str))
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