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Block Size Report

A data driven analysis of the bitcoin block size, revealing how growth was partially constrained by miner policy and Bitcoin Core defaults.

Q/ Wait how is the Mempool now 22 blocks deep!!? A/ Well this one address ( Possibly “CoinCola” from a quick search) is associated with 926+ chunky consolidation transactions which are now in the mempool. Nature is healing.

The Mempool Open Source Project®

Explore the full Bitcoin ecosystem with The Mempool Open Source Project®. See the real-time status of your transactions, get network info, and more.

Today we had 3 consecutive 'unfilled' blocks with at least 25% unused blockspace. The last time that happened was block 786635 on 2023-04-23

Blockspace cost (Fee Rate) over the past 6 months. How has your on chain behavior changed as a result of this volatility?

Beautiful to see this! At 881PH/s the guys had 6:1 odds within 24h. Calculate for yourself at https://bitaxe.oramge.surf View quoted note →

After listening to the recent @jack @ODELL chat on @CITADELDISPATCH 150 I am taking the initiative to kick start a discussion nostr devs, what do you think of a “VIP mode” algorithm in which one post is shown from each person you follow before showing other content, because for me everyone I follow is a very important person. View quoted note →

All aboard the mempool rollercoaster

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Mempool fee rates

Terminal-style cypherpunk Bitcoin mempool visualization dashboard showing real-time transaction data and fee histograms from mempool.space API

(scroll down) Check the state of the mempool at a glance

What do you understand by the term “solo mining”? 1. Build your own templates 2. Earn 100% of the reward 3. Both 4. Other

The most recent block had a 1 input 1 output transaction with a fee rate of 1.02 sat/vB. 194 sat fee to send 600 sats.

How are you taking advantage of unreasonably cheap blockspace?

Attempting to summarise how different mining options compare. What did I get wrong? (e.g. You fool, C4 should be ...) DM if you want to access the sheet to make suggestions

The era of one-size-fits-all mining is long over. We're entering the age of diverse Mining Machine designs optimized for specific use cases. The final barrier? Chip access - hopefully that's going to change in the coming years! Would love to talk to anyone working on this.

satoshi describing how users could mine directly into custodial accounts in 2010

What are you building in 2025?

Any bitcoiners opined on spark yet?

Spark

Spark: Bitcoin's Payment Layer for Stablecoins & Instant BTC

Build wallets, issue stablecoins, and move BTC instantly: all natively on Bitcoin. No bridges, no custodians. Start building with Spark's SDKs today.

meet fragment fragment demonstrates how a bitcoin website can display user provided information, like transaction notes. 🔐 The notes are stored in the URL and processed entirely by your browser - this data is never sent to the web server. At @mempool we can do custom integrations to show your users data within the mempool transaction page they know and love. Interested? Get in touch ✉️ Experiment yourself at the link below 👇

fragment - user provided transaction notes

fragment demonstrates how a bitcoin website can display user provided information, like transaction notes.

After 5 months in the mempool this transaction acceleration confirmed 17 minutes after submission.