What is the precise definition of a "clear mempool"?
963 sats \ 3 comments \ @nullcount 2 Oct 2023 bitcoin
There is no "the mempool". There are only mempools. Many that are similar. Most aren't mine.
Question: how do I now when my mempool is clear?
All pending txns could fit in next block41.7%
Free space in mined block due to no txns41.7%
When ODELL loses his bet16.7%
Other (give explains)0.0%
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @fanis 3 Oct 2023
Interesting question! Here's my definition, which resembles the first option:
On a Bitcoin node running in a steady state, the local mempool is referred to as "clear" (or "cleared") while all pending transactions can theoretically fit in the next block under the 4MWU constraint.
Where steady state would be the one of a node which finished the IBD and now runs with persistent connection to other peers.
Frre space in a block could tell us about the miner's mempool, but that's not even certain, as there could be other reasons for a miner to not include some transactions (hey MARA!).
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullcount OP 3 Oct 2023
On startup, as my mempool begins to listen for txns, it briefly appears that all pending txns could fit in the next block
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullcount OP 2 Oct 2023
How do you verify that the block is empty because there were no txns?
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