blockchain//mempool

The mempool is the waiting room for unconfirmed transactions, and every node maintains its own. Transactions enter through RPC and are then gossiped to the mempools of other nodes; validators pull from their own mempool to build blocks.

The mempool is the waiting room for unconfirmed transactions, and every node maintains its own. Transactions enter through RPC and are then gossiped to the mempools of other nodes; validators pull from their own mempool to build blocks.

If the network stalls (no new blocks), transactions sit in the mempool indefinitely, accepted but never confirmed.