Cluster Mempool Explained with Pieter Wuille SLP730

Stephan Livera and Pieter Wuille discuss Cluster Mempool for Bitcoin Core, its motivations, and its implications for Bitcoin users and miners. Where does the current mempool design have issues? Why is it important to maintain a transparent and reliable open mempool? Pieter Wuille also explains the complexities of transaction clustering and how the new framework improves efficiency and helps keep bitcoin mining open. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:05) - What is Cluster Mempool? (03:05) - What is its impact on everyday Bitcoin users? (06:21) - How does the mempool work today? (11:52) - Current mempool heuristics and issues (16:37) - Censorship resistance and economic demand (22:56) - Practical implications for exchanges & miners (26:12) - How does cluster mempool work? (29:29) - Transaction clusters & mempool dynamics (37:27) - Should mempools align across the node network? (43:47) - What about other implementations of Bitcoin? (48:17) - Other interesting areas for bitcoin development (52:11) - Closing thoughts Links: Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera

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Cluster Mempool Explained with Pieter Wuille SLP730 is an episode from Stephan Livera Podcast by Stephan Livera.

This episode is 00:52:51 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2026.

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