diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea04cac33..046f5531d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -371,6 +371,13 @@ Where "xxx" can be:
  * getBestBlockHash
  * getLastBlockHash
 
+
+### Utility methods
+```
+  /api/utils/estimatefee[?nbBlocks=2]
+```
+
+
 ## Web Socket API
 The web socket API is served using [socket.io](http://socket.io).
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/utils.js b/app/controllers/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7f0ce769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies.
+ */
+
+var Utils = require('../models/Utils'),
+  common = require('./common');
+
+exports.estimateFee = function(req, res) {
+
+  var nbBlocks = +req.query.nbBlocks || 2;
+  var utilsObject = new Utils();
+
+  var returnJsonp = function(err) {
+    if (err || !utilsObject)
+      return common.handleErrors(err, res);
+    else {
+      res.jsonp(utilsObject);
+    }
+  };
+
+  utilsObject.estimateFee(nbBlocks, returnJsonp);
+};
diff --git a/app/models/Utils.js b/app/models/Utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab51deea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/Utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict';
+//var imports       = require('soop').imports();
+
+var bitcore = require('bitcore');
+var RpcClient = bitcore.RpcClient;
+var config = require('../../config/config');
+var rpc = new RpcClient(config.bitcoind);
+
+function Utils() {}
+
+Utils.prototype.estimateFee = function(n, next) {
+  var that = this;
+
+  rpc.estimateFee(n, function(err, info) {
+    if (err) return next(err);
+
+    that.feePerKB = info.result;
+    return next();
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports = require('soop')(Utils);
diff --git a/config/routes.js b/config/routes.js
index d4ba9521f..fbb896cc8 100644
--- a/config/routes.js
+++ b/config/routes.js
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   app.get(apiPrefix + '/sync', st.sync);
   app.get(apiPrefix + '/peer', st.peer);
 
+  // Utils route
+  var utils = require('../app/controllers/utils');
+  app.get(apiPrefix + '/utils/estimatefee', utils.estimateFee);
+
   // Currency
   var currency = require('../app/controllers/currency');
   app.get(apiPrefix + '/currency', currency.index);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fff7f526d..b51a0e2e7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "base58-native": "0.1.2",
     "bignum": "*",
     "morgan": "*",
-    "bitcore": "git://github.com/bitpay/bitcore.git#aa41c70cff2583d810664c073a324376c39c8b36",
+    "bitcore": "git://github.com/bitpay/bitcore.git#51c53b16ced6bcaf4b78329955d6814579fe4ee9",
     "bufferput": "git://github.com/bitpay/node-bufferput.git",
     "buffertools": "*",
     "commander": "^2.3.0",