diff --git a/tuxedo-template-runtime/src/lib.rs b/tuxedo-template-runtime/src/lib.rs
index a5e1f3033..6a2c8a389 100644
--- a/tuxedo-template-runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tuxedo-template-runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub use kitties;
 pub use money;
 pub use poe;
 pub use runtime_upgrade;
+pub use timestamp;
 
 /// Opaque types. These are used by the CLI to instantiate machinery that don't need to know
 /// the specifics of the runtime. They can then be made to be agnostic over specific formats
diff --git a/wallet/src/cli.rs b/wallet/src/cli.rs
index 094ca94f0..143243c3f 100644
--- a/wallet/src/cli.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/cli.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ pub enum Command {
 
     /// Show the complete list of UTXOs known to the wallet.
     ShowAllOutputs,
+
+    /// Show the latest on-chain timestamp.
+    ShowTimestamp,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Args)]
diff --git a/wallet/src/main.rs b/wallet/src/main.rs
index e298c7189..044c4dddc 100644
--- a/wallet/src/main.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/main.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ mod money;
 mod output_filter;
 mod rpc;
 mod sync;
+mod timestamp;
 
 use cli::{Cli, Command};
 
@@ -71,10 +72,10 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // The filter function that will determine whether the local database should track a given utxo
     // is based on whether that utxo is privately owned by a key that is in our keystore.
     let keystore_filter = |v: &OuterVerifier| -> bool {
-        matches![
-            v,
-            OuterVerifier::Sr25519Signature(Sr25519Signature { owner_pubkey }) if crate::keystore::has_key(&keystore, owner_pubkey)
-        ]
+        matches![v,
+            OuterVerifier::Sr25519Signature(Sr25519Signature { owner_pubkey })
+                if crate::keystore::has_key(&keystore, owner_pubkey)
+        ] || matches![v, OuterVerifier::UpForGrabs(UpForGrabs)] // used for timestamp
     };
 
     if !sled::Db::was_recovered(&db) {
@@ -166,6 +167,10 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
             Ok(())
         }
+        Some(Command::ShowTimestamp) => {
+            println!("Timestamp: {}", timestamp::get_timestamp(&db)?);
+            Ok(())
+        }
         None => {
             log::info!("No Wallet Command invoked. Exiting.");
             Ok(())
diff --git a/wallet/src/money.rs b/wallet/src/money.rs
index d4fb2e728..7b0558034 100644
--- a/wallet/src/money.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/money.rs
@@ -145,3 +145,21 @@ pub async fn get_coin_from_storage(
 
     Ok((coin_in_storage, utxo.verifier))
 }
+
+/// Apply a transaction to the local database, storing the new coins.
+pub(crate) fn apply_transaction(
+    db: &Db,
+    tx_hash: <BlakeTwo256 as Hash>::Output,
+    index: u32,
+    output: &Output<OuterVerifier>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let amount = output.payload.extract::<Coin<0>>()?.0;
+    let output_ref = OutputRef { tx_hash, index };
+    match output.verifier {
+        OuterVerifier::Sr25519Signature(Sr25519Signature { owner_pubkey }) => {
+            // Add it to the global unspent_outputs table
+            crate::sync::add_unspent_output(db, &output_ref, &owner_pubkey, &amount)
+        }
+        _ => Err(anyhow!("{:?}", ())),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wallet/src/sync.rs b/wallet/src/sync.rs
index bc2d0ef10..2ca963121 100644
--- a/wallet/src/sync.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/sync.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ use sled::Db;
 use sp_core::H256;
 use sp_runtime::traits::{BlakeTwo256, Hash};
 use tuxedo_core::{
+    dynamic_typing::UtxoData,
     types::{Input, OutputRef},
-    verifier::Sr25519Signature,
 };
 
 use jsonrpsee::http_client::HttpClient;
-use runtime::{money::Coin, Block, OuterVerifier, Transaction};
+use runtime::{money::Coin, timestamp::Timestamp, Block, OuterVerifier, Transaction};
 
 /// The identifier for the blocks tree in the db.
 const BLOCKS: &str = "blocks";
@@ -262,23 +262,15 @@ async fn apply_transaction<F: Fn(&OuterVerifier) -> bool>(
         .filter(|o| filter(&o.verifier))
         .enumerate()
     {
-        // For now the wallet only supports simple coins, so skip anything else
-        let amount = match output.payload.extract::<Coin<0>>() {
-            Ok(Coin(amount)) => amount,
-            Err(_) => continue,
-        };
-
-        let output_ref = OutputRef {
-            tx_hash,
-            index: index as u32,
-        };
-
-        match output.verifier {
-            OuterVerifier::Sr25519Signature(Sr25519Signature { owner_pubkey }) => {
-                // Add it to the global unspent_outputs table
-                add_unspent_output(db, &output_ref, &owner_pubkey, &amount)?;
+        // For now the wallet only supports simple coins and timestamp
+        match output.payload.type_id {
+            Coin::<0>::TYPE_ID => {
+                crate::money::apply_transaction(db, tx_hash, index as u32, output)?;
+            }
+            Timestamp::TYPE_ID => {
+                crate::timestamp::apply_transaction(db, output)?;
             }
-            _ => return Err(anyhow!("{:?}", ())),
+            _ => continue,
         }
     }
 
@@ -292,7 +284,7 @@ async fn apply_transaction<F: Fn(&OuterVerifier) -> bool>(
 }
 
 /// Add a new output to the database updating all tables.
-fn add_unspent_output(
+pub(crate) fn add_unspent_output(
     db: &Db,
     output_ref: &OutputRef,
     owner_pubkey: &H256,
diff --git a/wallet/src/timestamp.rs b/wallet/src/timestamp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5da075a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wallet/src/timestamp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//! Wallet features related to on-chain timestamps.
+
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use parity_scale_codec::{Decode, Encode};
+use runtime::{timestamp::Timestamp, OuterVerifier};
+use sled::Db;
+use tuxedo_core::types::Output;
+
+/// The identifier for the current timestamp in the db.
+const TIMESTAMP: &str = "timestamp";
+
+pub(crate) fn apply_transaction(db: &Db, output: &Output<OuterVerifier>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let timestamp = output.payload.extract::<Timestamp>()?.time;
+    let timestamp_tree = db.open_tree(TIMESTAMP)?;
+    timestamp_tree.insert([0], timestamp.encode())?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Apply a transaction to the local database, storing the new timestamp.
+pub(crate) fn get_timestamp(db: &Db) -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
+    let timestamp_tree = db.open_tree(TIMESTAMP)?;
+    let timestamp = timestamp_tree
+        .get([0])?
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Could not find timestamp in database."))?;
+    u64::decode(&mut &timestamp[..])
+        .map_err(|_| anyhow!("Could not decode timestamp from database."))
+}