refreshBitcoinPrices.js

function refreshBitcoinPrices() {
  const request = async () => {
    var results = await fetch("https://blockchain.info/ticker");
    results = await results.json();

    bitcoinData.results = results;
    if(bitcoinData.results) {console.log('Blockchain API works!');}
    else console.log('Blockchain API is down at the moment.');

    // Get todays date
    this.todayDate = new Date();
    this.todayDate = this.todayDate.toISOString().split('T')[0];
    console.log(this.todayDate);

    console.log('New prices fetched.');
    console.log('Most recent bitcoin price: '+bitcoinData.results.USD.last);
    console.log('Time: '+new Date().getHours()+':'+new Date().getMinutes());
  }

    request();

    // Enable in prod
    setInterval(() => {
      request();
    },COIN_FETCH_TIMEOUT); // 1000*60*118
}