diff --git a/modules/crypto.py b/modules/crypto.py
index 98a7019..4ee73e4 100755
--- a/modules/crypto.py
+++ b/modules/crypto.py
@@ -53,3 +53,12 @@ def crypto(bot, trigger):
 		msg += f"\x0310Total Market Cap\x03: \x0308"
 		msg += re.sub(r'(^.+\.\d\d).*', r'\1', data['total_market_cap']) + "\x03"
 	bot.msg(msg)
+
+
+@commands('btc', 'bitcoin')
+def bitcoin(bot, trigger):
+	"""
+	An alias for ".coin btc".
+	"""
+	trigger.args = ".coin btc".split()
+	crypto(bot, trigger)
diff --git a/modules/currency.py b/modules/currency.py
index 75ea0d7..f96715a 100755
--- a/modules/currency.py
+++ b/modules/currency.py
@@ -49,26 +49,29 @@ def exchange(bot, trigger):
 	bot.msg(msg)
 
 
-@commands('btc', 'bitcoin')
-@example('.btc EUR')
-def bitcoin(bot, trigger):
-	"""
-	Show the current bitcoin value in USD. Optional parameter allows non-USD
-	conversion.
-	"""
-	if len(trigger.args) < 2:
-		cur_to = "USD"
-	else:
-		cur_to = trigger.args[1]
-		cur_to = cur_to.upper()
+# coindesk changed their api and now i don't understand it, so this function
+# is deprecated.
 
-	url = BTC_URI.format(**{"CUR_TO": cur_to})
-	res = requests.get(url, verify=True)
-
-	if res.text.startswith("Sorry"):
-		return bot.reply("Invalid currency type. Must be ISO 4217 compliant.")
-	data = res.json()
-
-	rate = data["bpi"][cur_to]["rate_float"]
-	msg = f"\x03101 BTC\x03 = \x0312{rate} {cur_to}"
-	bot.msg(msg)
+#@commands('btc', 'bitcoin')
+#@example('.btc EUR')
+#def bitcoin(bot, trigger):
+#	"""
+#	Show the current bitcoin value in USD. Optional parameter allows non-USD
+#	conversion.
+#	"""
+#	if len(trigger.args) < 2:
+#		cur_to = "USD"
+#	else:
+#		cur_to = trigger.args[1]
+#		cur_to = cur_to.upper()
+#
+#	url = BTC_URI.format(**{"CUR_TO": cur_to})
+#	res = requests.get(url, verify=True)
+#
+#	if res.text.startswith("Sorry"):
+#		return bot.reply("Invalid currency type. Must be ISO 4217 compliant.")
+#	data = res.json()
+#
+#	rate = data["bpi"][cur_to]["rate_float"]
+#	msg = f"\x03101 BTC\x03 = \x0312{rate} {cur_to}"
+#	bot.msg(msg)