# Oblique Markets

Use when an agent needs a trusted UTC timestamp or the smallest end-to-end test of its x402 payment client.

- Status: Listed — not yet verified
- Category: [Infrastructure & Facilitators](https://x402looker.com/category/infrastructure-facilitators/)
- Website: https://api.oblique.markets

## What it does

Use when an agent needs a trusted UTC timestamp or the smallest end-to-end test of its x402 payment client. Returns Current server time as ISO 8601 and Unix epoch milliseconds, returned only after a real settlement. $0.01.

Audience: ai-agents, developers. Tags: settlement, oblique, markets, when.

## Pricing

- Pricing model: per-request
- Price hint: $0.01/request
- Accepted tokens: USDC
- Chain: base
- Facilitator: coinbase-cdp

## How agents pay

1. The agent sends a plain request and receives an HTTP 402 response describing the price and payment requirements.
2. The agent signs a payment payload for the exact amount on base and attaches it to a retried request.
3. The facilitator verifies and settles the payment, then the service returns the paid response.

## Related services

- [NodeFlare](https://x402looker.com/service/nodeflare/) — Base RPC (chain 8453): JSON-RPC over HTTPS on NodeFlare's own bare-metal nodes.
- [OnRamperX](https://x402looker.com/service/onramperx/) — OnRamperX is a non-custodial value router for agents and humans: fiat<->crypto and cross-chain via one quote interface (Coinbase Onramp v2.
- [Omni Terminal](https://x402looker.com/service/omni-terminal/) — Omni Terminal delivers fresh, deduplicated market-moving news and catalyst context across equities, crypto, macro, and forex for AI trading.

## Facet hubs

- Chain hub: [Base services](https://x402looker.com/chain/base/)
- Facilitator profile: [Coinbase Cdp](https://x402looker.com/facilitator/coinbase-cdp/)
- Price band: [Micro ($0.01 or less per request)](https://x402looker.com/price-band/micro/)

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Last updated: 2026-09-23
Last checked: 2026-09-28 — reachable. Weekly automated check, not continuous monitoring.