The Bitcoin transaction mempool is a temporary storage area for unconfirmed transactions that are waiting for a miner to add them to a new block. Every Bitcoin node runs a mempool and works to check ...

The Bitcoin network has slowed down amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) new price highs, causing a large number of unconfirmed transactions. According to the mempool transaction count on Blockchain.com, the number ...

Bitcoin developers are considering canceling Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens that have led to record high fees and congestion on the Bitcoin blockchain. The move comes as there are currently around 400,000 ...

The Bitcoin blockchain lacks meaningful on-chain activity, even as its native token, bitcoin BTC, trades near a record per-unit price. That's according to mempool – a holding area for unconfirmed ...

The Bitcoin network has ostensibly cleared congestion after a record busy week that led to an overwhelming 500,000 unconfirmed transactions and sent the average transaction fee through the roof. The ...

teases $45,000, and unconfirmed transactions rise on the bitcoin blockchain, the debate over Bitcoin ordinal inscriptions has once again flared up. "'Inscriptions' are exploiting a vulnerability in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Bastardo covers Bitcoin and crypto news from the Global South. There are now more than 4,6 million inscriptions in the ...