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Category: Architecture

What is Mempool?

Summary Definition: Memory Pool: the waiting area where valid transactions sit before being included in a block.

Detailed Technical Explanation

Each full node maintains a local mempool of validated, pending transactions received over the gossip network, prioritized for inclusion in new blocks according to their fee density.

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Layer 1

The fundamental base-level architecture of a blockchain network (e.g. Bitcoin, Ethereum).

Layer 2

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Node

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