$url="https://alcurex.com/api/market.php?pair=mrc_ltc&price=buy";
$json = file_get_contents($url);
$data = json_decode($json);
echo $json;
var_dump($data);
Results in a null response. However when you visit the page you get a html read out of
{
"pair": MRC_LTC,
"time": "2014-07-23 07:34:54,
"price": 0.00000017,
"volume": 558.99741176,
"type": Buy
},