diff --git a/src/app/wallet/core.nim b/src/app/wallet/core.nim
index d73accc8b3..59f2e7b674 100644
--- a/src/app/wallet/core.nim
+++ b/src/app/wallet/core.nim
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ proc init*(self: WalletController) =
   var totalAccountBalance: float = 0
 
   const symbol = "ETH"
+  let defaultCurrency = self.status.wallet.getDefaultCurrency()
   for address in accounts:
     let eth_balance = self.status.wallet.getEthBalance(address)
     # TODO get all user assets and add them to balance
-    let usd_balance = self.status.wallet.getFiatValue(eth_balance, symbol, "USD")
+    let usd_balance = self.status.wallet.getFiatValue(eth_balance, symbol, defaultCurrency)
 
     totalAccountBalance = totalAccountBalance + usd_balance
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ proc init*(self: WalletController) =
     let asset = Asset(name:"Ethereum", symbol: symbol, value: fmt"{eth_balance:.6}", fiatValue: "$" & fmt"{usd_balance:.2f}", image: fmt"../../img/token-icons/{toLowerAscii(symbol)}.svg")
     assetList.addAssetToList(asset)
 
-    let account = Account(name: "Status Account", address: address, iconColor: "", balance: fmt"{totalAccountBalance:.2f} USD", assetList: assetList)
+    let account = Account(name: "Status Account", address: address, iconColor: "", balance: fmt"{totalAccountBalance:.2f} {defaultCurrency}", assetList: assetList)
     self.view.addAccountToList(account)
 
   self.view.setDefaultAccount(accounts[0])
diff --git a/src/app/wallet/view.nim b/src/app/wallet/view.nim
index 38df780921..d60072a934 100644
--- a/src/app/wallet/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/wallet/view.nim
@@ -62,3 +62,17 @@ QtObject:
 
   proc getDefaultAccount*(self: WalletView): string {.slot.} =
     return self.defaultAccount
+
+  proc defaultCurrency*(self: WalletView): string {.slot.} =
+    self.status.wallet.getDefaultCurrency()
+
+  proc defaultCurrencyChanged*(self: WalletView) {.signal.}
+
+  proc setDefaultCurrency*(self: WalletView, currency: string) {.slot.} =
+    self.status.wallet.setDefaultCurrency(currency)
+    self.defaultCurrencyChanged()
+
+  QtProperty[string] defaultCurrency:
+    read = defaultCurrency
+    write = setDefaultCurrency
+    notify = defaultCurrencyChanged
diff --git a/src/status/libstatus/core.nim b/src/status/libstatus/core.nim
index f569460eaf..f25c0c4050 100644
--- a/src/status/libstatus/core.nim
+++ b/src/status/libstatus/core.nim
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import json
 import libstatus
 import nimcrypto
 import utils
+import chronicles
+
+logScope:
+  topics = "rpc"
 
 proc callRPC*(inputJSON: string): string =
   return $libstatus.callRPC(inputJSON)
@@ -16,10 +20,13 @@ proc callPrivateRPC*(methodName: string, payload = %* []): string =
       "method": methodName,
       "params": %payload
     }
-    result = $libstatus.callPrivateRPC($inputJSON)
+    debug "calling json", request = $inputJSON
+    let response = libstatus.callPrivateRPC($inputJSON)
+    result = $response
+    if parseJSON(result).hasKey("error"):
+      error "rpc response error", result = result
   except:
-    echo "error doing rpc request"
-    echo methodName
+    error "error doing rpc request", methodName = methodName
 
 proc sendTransaction*(inputJSON: string, password: string): string =
   var hashed_password = "0x" & $keccak_256.digest(password)
diff --git a/src/status/libstatus/settings.nim b/src/status/libstatus/settings.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95116cea78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status/libstatus/settings.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import core
+import json
+
+proc saveSettings*(key: string, value: string): string =
+  callPrivateRPC("settings_saveSetting", %* [
+    key, $value
+  ])
+
+proc getSettings*(): string =
+  callPrivateRPC("settings_getSettings")
+# TODO: return an Table/Object instead of string
diff --git a/src/status/libstatus/wallet.nim b/src/status/libstatus/wallet.nim
index 665aa7a803..efcaca54c2 100644
--- a/src/status/libstatus/wallet.nim
+++ b/src/status/libstatus/wallet.nim
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ proc getPrice*(crypto: string, fiat: string): string =
   let client = newHttpClient()
   client.headers = newHttpHeaders({ "Content-Type": "application/json" })
 
-  let response = client.request(url)
-  $parseJson(response.body)["USD"]
+  try:
+    let response = client.request(url)
+    result = $parseJson(response.body)[fiat.toUpper]
+  except:
+    echo "error getting price"
 
 proc getBalance*(address: string): string =
   let payload = %* [address, "latest"]
diff --git a/src/status/settings.nim b/src/status/settings.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index e9099e2f39..0000000000
--- a/src/status/settings.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import core
-import json
-
-proc saveSettings*(key: string, value = JsonNode) =
-  discard callPrivateRPC("settings_saveSetting", %* [
-    [key, value]
-  ])
-
-
-proc getSettings*(): string = callPrivateRPC("settings_getSettings")
-# TODO: return an Table/Object instead of string
diff --git a/src/status/wallet.nim b/src/status/wallet.nim
index 6254268097..2912effe82 100644
--- a/src/status/wallet.nim
+++ b/src/status/wallet.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import eventemitter
+import json
 import strformat
 import strutils
 import libstatus/wallet as status_wallet
+import libstatus/settings as status_settings
+
+type CurrencyArgs* = ref object of Args
+    currency*: string
 
 type Asset* = ref object
     name*, symbol*, value*, fiatValue*, image*: string
@@ -28,12 +33,19 @@ proc getEthBalance*(self: WalletModel, address: string): string =
   echo(fmt"balance in eth: {eth_value}")
   eth_value
 
+proc getDefaultCurrency*(self: WalletModel): string =
+  status_settings.getSettings().parseJSON()["result"]["currency"].getStr
+
+proc setDefaultCurrency*(self: WalletModel, currency: string) =
+  discard status_settings.saveSettings("currency", currency)
+  self.events.emit("currencyChanged", CurrencyArgs(currency: currency))
+
 proc getFiatValue*(self: WalletModel, eth_balance: string, symbol: string, fiat_symbol: string): float =
   # 3. get usd price of 1 eth
-  var usd_eth_price = status_wallet.getPrice("ETH", "USD")
-  echo(fmt"usd_price: {usd_eth_price}")
+  var fiat_eth_price = status_wallet.getPrice("ETH", fiat_symbol)
+  echo(fmt"fiat_price: {fiat_eth_price}")
 
   # 4. convert balance to usd
-  var usd_balance = parseFloat(eth_balance) * parseFloat(usd_eth_price)
-  echo(fmt"balance in usd: {usd_balance}")
-  usd_balance
+  var fiat_balance = parseFloat(eth_balance) * parseFloat(fiat_eth_price)
+  echo(fmt"balance in usd: {fiat_balance}")
+  fiat_balance
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/SettingsModalContent.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/SettingsModalContent.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a101b2481e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/SettingsModalContent.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import QtQuick 2.3
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.3
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
+import Qt.labs.platform 1.1
+import "../../../../imports"
+import "../../../../shared"
+
+Item {
+    id: element
+    property string currency: "USD"
+
+    Text {
+        id: modalDialogTitle
+        text: "Settings"
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        font.bold: true
+        font.pixelSize: 17
+        anchors.leftMargin: 16
+        anchors.topMargin: 16
+    }
+
+    Image {
+        id: closeModalImg
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: 16
+        anchors.topMargin: 16
+        source: "../../../img/close.svg"
+        MouseArea {
+            id: closeModalMouseArea
+            cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            onClicked: {
+                popup.close()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Separator {
+        id: headerSeparator
+        anchors.top: modalDialogTitle.bottom
+    }
+
+    Item {
+        id: modalBody
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: 32
+        anchors.top: headerSeparator.bottom
+        anchors.topMargin: Theme.padding
+        anchors.bottom: footerSeparator.top
+        anchors.bottomMargin: 16
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.leftMargin: 32
+
+        Input {
+            id: txtCurrency
+            label: "Currency"
+            anchors.top: parent.top
+            anchors.topMargin: 0
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.rightMargin: 0
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.leftMargin: 0
+            placeholderText: qsTr("USD")
+            text: currency
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    Separator {
+        id: footerSeparator
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+        anchors.bottomMargin: 76
+    }
+
+    StyledButton {
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: Theme.padding
+        label: "Save"
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+        anchors.bottomMargin: Theme.padding
+        onClicked: {
+            console.log(txtCurrency.textField.text)
+            assetsModel.setDefaultCurrency(txtCurrency.textField.text)
+            popup.close()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/*##^##
+Designer {
+    D{i:0;autoSize:true;height:480;width:640}
+}
+##^##*/
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/qmldir b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/qmldir
index b67e5e942d..bfd97c0c21 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/qmldir
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/qmldir
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 SendModalContent 1.0 SendModalContent.qml
+SettingsModalContent 1.0 SettingsModalContent.qml
 AddAccount 1.0 AddAccount.qml
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/SettingsModal.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/SettingsModal.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0455b791ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/SettingsModal.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import QtQuick 2.3
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.3
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
+import Qt.labs.platform 1.1
+import "../../../imports"
+import "../../../shared"
+import "./Components"
+
+Item {
+    function open() {
+        popup.open()
+        settingsModalContent.currency = walletModel.defaultCurrency
+    }
+
+    function close() {
+        popup.close()
+    }
+
+    Popup {
+        id: popup
+        modal: true
+        closePolicy: Popup.CloseOnEscape | Popup.CloseOnPressOutside
+        Overlay.modal: Rectangle {
+            color: "#60000000"
+        }
+        parent: Overlay.overlay
+        x: Math.round((parent.width - width) / 2)
+        y: Math.round((parent.height - height) / 2)
+        width: 480
+        height: 510
+        background: Rectangle {
+            color: Theme.white
+            radius: Theme.radius
+        }
+        padding: 0
+        contentItem: SettingsModalContent {
+            id: settingsModalContent
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/*##^##
+Designer {
+    D{i:0;autoSize:true;height:480;width:640}
+}
+##^##*/
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/WalletHeader.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/WalletHeader.qml
index 55ad1b7290..c363dcec38 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/WalletHeader.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Wallet/WalletHeader.qml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
 import "../../../imports"
 import "../../../shared"
 
-
 Item {
     id: walletHeader
     height: walletAddress.y + walletAddress.height
@@ -67,6 +66,10 @@ Item {
         id: sendModal
     }
 
+    SettingsModal{
+        id: settingsModal
+    }
+
     Item {
         property int btnMargin: 8
         property int btnOuterMargin: 32
@@ -133,14 +136,27 @@ Item {
                 color: Theme.blue
             }
         }
-        Image {
+        Item {
             id: settingsBtn
             anchors.left: receiveBtn.right
             anchors.leftMargin: walletMenu.btnOuterMargin
-            width: 18
-            height: 18
-            fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
-            source: "../../img/settings.svg"
+            width: settingsImg.width
+            Image {
+                id: settingsImg
+                width: 18
+                height: 18
+                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
+                source: "../../img/settings.svg"
+            }
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.rightMargin: -Theme.smallPadding
+                anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.smallPadding
+                anchors.bottomMargin: -Theme.smallPadding
+                anchors.topMargin: -Theme.smallPadding
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                onClicked: settingsModal.open()
+                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui/nim-status-client.pro b/ui/nim-status-client.pro
index 63b5e255b8..8482c7b252 100644
--- a/ui/nim-status-client.pro
+++ b/ui/nim-status-client.pro
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ DISTFILES += \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/CollectiblesTab.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/AddAccount.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/SendModalContent.qml \
+    app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/SettingsModalContent.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/Components/qmldir \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/HistoryTab.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/AboutContainer.qml \
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ DISTFILES += \
     app/AppLayouts/Profile/qmldir \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/LeftTab.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/SendModal.qml \
+    app/AppLayouts/Wallet/SettingsModal.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/WalletHeader.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/WalletLayout.qml \
     app/AppLayouts/Wallet/qmldir \