Mempool

Bitcoin may be trading near all-time highs, but on-chain activity shows very different things. Despite BTC hovering around $109,000, the network’s mempool, the queue of unconfirmed transactions waiting to be included in a block, is almost empty. As of Saturday, fewer than 5,000 transactions were waiting in line. That's dramatically lower than the 150,000+ seen during Bitcoin’s last major run-up in late 2024.

A troubling change in philosophy is at work among the Bitcoin Core developers who are turning a deaf ear to consensus.

Bitcoin mining is the process by which new units of bitcoins (BTC) are created. It is an effective method if you want to acquire Bitcoin. But before you dive into this activity, you may be wondering how long it takes to generate BTC. In this article, we will explore this question in depth. You will discover, among other things, how difficulty, hash rate, and other parameters influence this metric.

While some count their sheep, Bukele counts his bitcoins, convinced he holds the key to the treasure.

El Salvador reaches a crucial milestone in its Bitcoin revolution. After revealing its treasury reserves through a public mempool, the country is launching tomorrow an unprecedented fundraising in Liquid BTC on Bitfinex Securities, paving the way for a new era of decentralized and accessible financial markets for all.

Bitcoin is undergoing a Denial of Service (DoS) attack that is becoming painful for the nodes. Summary of the situation.

The Bitcoin network is experiencing unprecedented congestion in recent days, caused by a massive influx of transactions related to BRC20 tokens. Nearly 300,000 transactions are waiting to be confirmed, saturating miner memory and driving fees to record levels.

Transaction fees in bitcoin have skyrocketed in recent days due to what is known as "mempool congestion".