diff --git a/data/src/index.html b/data/src/index.html
index 19ce6f7..2865177 100644
--- a/data/src/index.html
+++ b/data/src/index.html
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
                 - 
                 Mempool.space connection:
                 <span>
-                  {{#if connectionStatus.price}}
+                  {{#if connectionStatus.blocks}}
                   &#9989;
                   {{else}}
                   &#10060;
diff --git a/src/lib/config.cpp b/src/lib/config.cpp
index ed96c1b..d633cac 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/config.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ void setupPreferences()
 void setupWebsocketClients(void *pvParameters)
 {
     setupBlockNotify();
+  //  setupPriceFetchTask();
     setupPriceNotify();
 
     vTaskDelete(NULL);
diff --git a/src/lib/price_fetch.cpp b/src/lib/price_fetch.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08a588c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/price_fetch.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include "price_fetch.hpp"
+
+const PROGMEM char *cgApiUrl = "https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=bitcoin&vs_currencies=usd%2Ceur";
+
+TaskHandle_t priceFetchTaskHandle;
+
+void taskPriceFetch(void *pvParameters)
+{
+    WiFiClientSecure *client = new WiFiClientSecure;
+    client->setInsecure();
+    for (;;)
+    {
+        ulTaskNotifyTake(pdTRUE, portMAX_DELAY);
+
+        HTTPClient *http = new HTTPClient();
+        http->setUserAgent(USER_AGENT);
+
+        // Send HTTP request to CoinGecko API
+        http->begin(*client, cgApiUrl);
+
+        int httpCode = http->GET();
+
+        // Parse JSON response and extract average price
+        uint usdPrice, eurPrice;
+        if (httpCode == 200)
+        {
+            String payload = http->getString();
+            StaticJsonDocument<96> doc;
+            deserializeJson(doc, payload);
+            usdPrice = doc["bitcoin"]["usd"];
+            eurPrice = doc["bitcoin"]["eur"];
+
+            setPrice(usdPrice);
+            if (workQueue != nullptr && (getCurrentScreen() == SCREEN_BTC_TICKER || getCurrentScreen() == SCREEN_MSCW_TIME || getCurrentScreen() == SCREEN_MARKET_CAP))
+            {
+                WorkItem priceUpdate = {TASK_PRICE_UPDATE, 0};
+                xQueueSend(workQueue, &priceUpdate, portMAX_DELAY);
+            }
+
+            preferences.putUInt("lastPrice", usdPrice);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Serial.print(F("Error retrieving BTC/USD price (CoinGecko). HTTP status code: "));
+            Serial.println(httpCode);
+            if (httpCode == -1)
+            {
+                WiFi.reconnect();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void setupPriceFetchTask()
+{
+    xTaskCreate(taskPriceFetch, "priceFetch", (6*1024), NULL, tskIDLE_PRIORITY, &priceFetchTaskHandle);
+
+    xTaskNotifyGive(priceFetchTaskHandle);
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/price_fetch.hpp b/src/lib/price_fetch.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08caa86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/price_fetch.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#include <HTTPClient.h>
+#include "config.hpp"
+#include "shared.hpp"
+
+extern TaskHandle_t priceFetchTaskHandle;
+
+void setupPriceFetchTask();
+void taskPriceFetch(void *pvParameters);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/screen_handler.cpp b/src/lib/screen_handler.cpp
index 2005442..bef59cf 100644
--- a/src/lib/screen_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/screen_handler.cpp
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ void IRAM_ATTR minuteTimerISR(void *arg)
 //    vTaskNotifyGiveFromISR(timeUpdateTaskHandle, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken);
     WorkItem timeUpdate = {TASK_TIME_UPDATE, 0};
     xQueueSendFromISR(workQueue, &timeUpdate, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken);
+    if (priceFetchTaskHandle != NULL) {
+        vTaskNotifyGiveFromISR(priceFetchTaskHandle, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken);
+    }
     if (xHigherPriorityTaskWoken == pdTRUE)
     {
         portYIELD_FROM_ISR();
diff --git a/src/lib/screen_handler.hpp b/src/lib/screen_handler.hpp
index 45a6d61..20f8f3b 100644
--- a/src/lib/screen_handler.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/screen_handler.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
 #include <freertos/task.h>
 
+#include "price_fetch.hpp"
 #include "shared.hpp"
 #include "lib/epd.hpp"
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 9d4b5e2..9c009a7 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include "lib/config.hpp"
 #define USE_QR
-
 //char ptrTaskList[400];
 
 extern "C" void app_main()