# Crypto Market Pulse & Base USDC Stats — /util/time (Server Time)

> Crypto Market Pulse & Base USDC Stats — /util/time (Server Time) is a paid API for AI agents from cryptopulse.pythonanywhere.com, paid per call via x402, $0.0005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a combined snapshot of the current server timestamp alongside live crypto market prices (BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC), Base mainnet chain state (block height, gas price), and USDC-on-Base transfer analytics, paid per-call via x402 USDC on Base.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://cryptopulse.pythonanywhere.com/util/time
- Price: $0.0005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/crypto-market-pulse-base-usdc-stats-util-time-server-time-f5f53074
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Sz8phvoaM19MiRfgEDUDt

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability crypto-market-pulse-base-usdc-stats-util-time-server-time-f5f53074
```

Example prompt: Give me a live snapshot of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and USDC prices with their 24-hour changes, plus the current Base mainnet block height and gas price right now.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a single, cheap ($0.0005 USDC) aggregated snapshot of major crypto prices and Base chain state in one call, with no API key or signup required. It is ideal for AI agents, DeFi dashboards, and data pipelines operating on the x402 pay-per-call model that want low-friction access to BTC/ETH/SOL/USDC prices plus Base network telemetry simultaneously.

## Known failure modes

- HTTP 402 returned before payment — agent must submit x402 PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header and retry
- Stale market data if OKX feed is delayed or unavailable
- Base RPC unavailability causing missing or outdated block height and gas price
- Network timeout on PythonAnywhere free-tier hosting under load
- USDC transfer analytics may lag by several blocks

## How this service works

Pay-per-call API for AI agents, settled in USDC on Base mainnet (eip155:8453) via the x402 protocol - no API keys, no signup, no subscription. Live crypto market data: BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC (USD Coin) prices with 24h change (source: OKX), Base mainnet chain snapshot (block height, gas price gwei), real-time USDC-on-Base transfer analytics (transfer count, volume, unique senders and recipients over recent blocks), and USDC/ETH wallet balances plus nonce for any address. Agent utility tools: deterministic JSON repair for LLM output (strip code fences, fix trailing commas, single quotes, unquoted keys, balance braces), DNS A/AAAA lookup, and URL extraction from arbitrary text. Every endpoint returns HTTP 402 with an x402 payment challenge in USDC on Base; pay with any wallet and retry with the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header. MCP server at /mcp (streamable HTTP, 6 pay-per-call tools). Ideal for crypto portfolios, DeFi dashboards, market analysis agents, data pipelines, and LLM post-processing.

## Output

A JSON object containing: a market block with BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC prices in USD plus 24h percentage change (sourced from OKX); a chain block with Base mainnet chain ID, network name, current block height, and gas price in gwei; and a servedAt Unix timestamp. Returned after paying $0.0005 USDC on Base via the x402 protocol.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "chain": {
   "chainId": 8453,
   "network": "base-mainnet",
   "blockHeight": 21000000,
   "gasPriceGwei": 0.05
  },
  "market": {
   "solana": {
    "usd": 150,
    "usd_24h_change": -0.5
   },
   "bitcoin": {
    "usd": 60000,
    "usd_24h_change": 1.5
   },
   "ethereum": {
    "usd": 3000,
    "usd_24h_change": 2
   },
   "usd-coin": {
    "usd": 1,
    "usd_24h_change": 0
   }
  },
  "servedAt": 1755430000
 }
}
```

## More

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