mempool

A look at the implications and consequences of the existence of private mempools on Bitcoin as an overall system.

A look at different relay policy filters, and why they have always been a standard part of a node's mempool.

A look at what the mempool is, how it functions, and why a healthy and open public mempool is important for Bitcoin.

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A talk with Bitcoin Core Maintainer Gloria Zhao on the importance of Bitcoin's open and decentralized mempool for its use as a censorship resistant money.

More efficient token standards on Bitcoin are a good thing

The mempool drama was all too predictable given the brewing culture wars between monetary maximalist purists and Season 2 pragmatists.

The ongoing debate over high fees generated by Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens has created a large rift in how to respond to the fee pressure. This is a complicated and nuanced topic to analyze.

Trying to filter out inscription transactions starts us down a slippery slope that can have tremendous negative effects for other classes of transactions. It's a foolish path to walk down.

A summary of the 10 part Bitcoin Optech series describing the inner workings of Bitcoin nodes' mempools and the rules and incentives that govern them.