# Vedetta News Read

> Vedetta News Read is a paid API for AI agents from vedetta.dethboy.com, paid per call via x402, $0.09/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns a curated, analyst-written news read for a single crypto asset — summarizing what just happened, why it matters, and the sentiment stance on it.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://vedetta.dethboy.com/v1/news-read
- Price: $0.09/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/vedetta-news-read-a483268a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_8kTYwyeBGLFZbg1gc7hH8

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 vedetta-news-read-a483268a
```

Example prompt: Give me the Vedetta news read on BTC — what just happened, why it matters, and what the sentiment call is on it.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a human-readable, analyst-interpreted news summary for a single crypto asset — not just raw headlines. Ideal when the goal is understanding the 'so what' behind recent events, including market impact and sentiment direction. Prefer over raw news feeds when context and interpretation matter, and over social sentiment endpoints when the focus is news events rather than crowd mood.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid asset ticker returns an error
- Asset not covered by the desk may return no results
- Payment failure (x402) if USDC balance insufficient
- Stale data if no significant news has occurred recently for the asset

## How this service works

Market-moving news read for one asset (?asset=BTC): what just happened, why it matters, and the sentiment read on it — analyzed by a live desk, not a raw headline feed. Descriptive research, not financial advice.

## Output

An analyst-written narrative covering recent significant news for the specified crypto asset, including a description of the event, an explanation of its market relevance, and a directional sentiment read — sourced from a live research desk rather than raw headlines.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "asset"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "asset": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Ticker symbol, e.g. BTC, ETH, SOL, AI"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "asset": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "stance": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "quality": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "summary": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "disclaimer": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "sentiment_pct": {
       "type": "integer"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "asset": "BTC",
  "stance": "bullish",
  "quality": "structured",
  "summary": "Most significant story right now and why it matters.",
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive market intelligence, not financial advice.",
  "sentiment_pct": 77
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/vedetta-news-read-a483268a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from vedetta.dethboy.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/vedetta.dethboy.com/llms.txt)