Everyone who has used bitcoin has made use of the mempool, or a mempool. So what is the mempool? Well technically, there is no such thing as “the” mempool. Every individual full Bitcoin node operates ...

The Bitcoin blockchain is showing signs of declining user activity, despite the coin trading close to all-time highs. Bitcoin is changing hands slightly under $109,000, 2.7% less than its all-time ...

Blockchain infrastructure importance surpasses tokens, driving DeFi value with robust architecture, reliability, and ...

In the last Mempool article, I went over the different kinds of relay policy filters, why they exist, and the incentives that ultimately decide how effective each class of filter is at preventing the ...

A look at different relay policy filters, and why they have always been a standard part of a node's mempool. In my prior article on the mempool, I laid out a simple conceptual framework to reason ...

Solana client developer Jito Labs announced it would shutter its mempool functionality on Friday. While Solana itself doesn't have a mempool, the Jito client did, which allowed costly "sandwich ...

Imagine trying to drive through a city during rush hour. The streets are packed, and progress is slow. This congestion isn't limited to physical roads; it happens in digital realms too, especially in ...

Satflow, a Bitcoin infrastructure firm focused on the Ordinals and Runes ecosystems, has introduced a decentralized exchange (DEX) for professional traders – positioned as a less-expensive alternative ...

Ethereum's $1 trillion security initiative aims to attract institutional capital, but the chain’s transparent mempool enables $1.8 billion in malicious MEV extraction. Earlier this year, the Ethereum ...

Blockchain is a type of ledger technology that stores and records data. Blockchain is the buzzword that seems to dominate any conversation about the future of technology, from the power of ...

A look at what the mempool is, how it functions, and why a healthy and open public mempool is important for Bitcoin. Everyone who has used bitcoin has made use of the mempool, or a mempool. So what is ...