# VelvetDAO Trending Tokens

> VelvetDAO Trending Tokens is a paid API for AI agents from vu.velvetdao.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns trending crypto tokens with live stats (price changes, buy/sell pressure, liquidity, holder distribution) across ETH, Base, SOL, and BSC chains.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://vu.velvetdao.xyz/api/v1/trending_402
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/vu-velvetdao-xyz-8db09536
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_QM-_l74Pgtc_FjfWaUEGY

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 vu-velvetdao-xyz-8db09536 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What are the top 10 trending tokens on Base right now, including their price changes and buy/sell pressure?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a ranked, AI-narrated list of trending tokens across ETH, Base, SOL, or BSC with rich on-chain context (price momentum, buy pressure, liquidity, holder distribution) — ideal for market scanning, alpha discovery, or surfacing tokens with unusual momentum. Prefer over raw DEX APIs when you want human-readable analysis rather than raw OHLCV data.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid chain name returns an error or empty result
- Limit value out of range may be rejected or capped
- Transient data freshness issues may return slightly stale stats
- Payment failure (x402) if USDC balance is insufficient — returns 402 status
- Very new or illiquid chains/tokens may have incomplete data

## How this service works

Trending tokens with live stats across ETH, Base, SOL, BSC.

## Output

A natural-language AI-generated report listing trending tokens for the requested chain, each with 1h/12h/24h price change percentages, buy vs. sell transaction ratios, unique buyer/seller counts, liquidity, market cap, and top-wallet concentration — giving a full picture of momentum and market health.

## Example request

```json
{
 "chain": "ETH",
 "limit": 5
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "instruction": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Chain filter, e.g. 'Show me trending tokens on Base'. Send empty string for all chains."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "answer": "Top trending: 1. AERO +45% on Base, 2. WIF +30% on SOL..."
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/vu-velvetdao-xyz-8db09536/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from vu.velvetdao.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/vu.velvetdao.xyz/llms.txt)