sooly on Nostr: 🔸WHY BITCOIN’S MEMPOOL IS CLEAR ? BRUTAL TRUTH 👇🏽 No more congestion… ...
🔸WHY BITCOIN’S MEMPOOL IS CLEAR ? BRUTAL TRUTH 👇🏽
No more congestion… for now.
Bitcoin’s #mempool is clearing out, and it’s not just a random fluke. Several key factors are shaping this moment, but which one had the biggest impact? Let’s break it down #nostr:
âś… Lightning Network Is Holding the Line
While public capacity dipped 7% (now under 5,000 BTC) and channel count declined, routing activity remains strong—#LQWD alone processed 1.15M transactions with 978 BTC routed. Despite mixed signals, Lightning is still easing on-chain pressure.
âś… SegWit, #Bech32 & Batching = Smarter Transactions
• #SegWit keeps ~30-40% adoption, cutting fees by 25-40%. Exchanges like Binance still lag in full adoption despite handling 15% of Bitcoin’s traffic.
• Bech32 addresses now dominate (~65% of new Bitcoin wallets), slashing transaction sizes by 18-25%. Even old-school wallets from 2012-2013 moved $42M into Bech32 last month.
• Batching is crushing fees—@strike cut costs by 50-70%, and #Coinbase batches 90%+ of withdrawals.
âś… Miners Got Ruthless
December 2024 was brutal, with block confirmation peaking at 162.97 minutes on Dec 21. But by late this month January 2025? It’s down to 32.97 minutes. Miners adjusted. Blocks are moving.
âś… Retail Speculators Are Quiet
Fewer impulsive transactions = less congestion. Many are likely keeping #Bitcoin on exchanges instead of moving it around.
I love this network.
No more congestion… for now.
Bitcoin’s #mempool is clearing out, and it’s not just a random fluke. Several key factors are shaping this moment, but which one had the biggest impact? Let’s break it down #nostr:
âś… Lightning Network Is Holding the Line
While public capacity dipped 7% (now under 5,000 BTC) and channel count declined, routing activity remains strong—#LQWD alone processed 1.15M transactions with 978 BTC routed. Despite mixed signals, Lightning is still easing on-chain pressure.
âś… SegWit, #Bech32 & Batching = Smarter Transactions
• #SegWit keeps ~30-40% adoption, cutting fees by 25-40%. Exchanges like Binance still lag in full adoption despite handling 15% of Bitcoin’s traffic.
• Bech32 addresses now dominate (~65% of new Bitcoin wallets), slashing transaction sizes by 18-25%. Even old-school wallets from 2012-2013 moved $42M into Bech32 last month.
• Batching is crushing fees—@strike cut costs by 50-70%, and #Coinbase batches 90%+ of withdrawals.
âś… Miners Got Ruthless
December 2024 was brutal, with block confirmation peaking at 162.97 minutes on Dec 21. But by late this month January 2025? It’s down to 32.97 minutes. Miners adjusted. Blocks are moving.
âś… Retail Speculators Are Quiet
Fewer impulsive transactions = less congestion. Many are likely keeping #Bitcoin on exchanges instead of moving it around.
I love this network.
quoting note1k3r…fz96Bitcoin doesn’t break. it adapts.
The #mempool #congestion cleared up DRAMATICALLY, proving once again that Bitcoin self-regulates through pure market dynamics.
I believed it would clear, but even I didn’t expect it to happen THIS fast.
Have you been watching this unfold? I know w_s_bitcoin (nprofile…g2ys) , Sani (nprofile…7mlp) and I had our bet before getting suspended from "free-speech" X.
📸 Enclosed screenshots:
🔥 265,136 unconfirmed txs just a month ago.
🔥 Now? Just 13,484.
PS: We spent over 6 months stuck between 380,000+ and 280,000.
What’s next? Another mempool spike or is this the new #bitcoin normal?
#nostr #bitcoineducation
