[2017-12-07] Bitcoin Mempool Fills up Again Despite a Rise in Hashrate

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Bitcoin Mempool Fills up Again Despite a Rise in Hashrate

Not a week goes by without some Bitcoin mempool drama these days. Every week or so, the number of unconfirmed transactions rises. In most cases, that is a big problem, yet the matter usually gets resolved pretty quickly. In this particular case, however, over 136,000 transactions are pending. This is an unusual development considering the network hashrate has increased instead of decreased.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/12/07/bitcoin-mempool-fills-despite-rise-hashrate/