Mempool.
The mempoolMempoolThe waiting room for Bitcoin transactions that have been sent but aren't in a block yet. holds transactions waiting for a block. Those that pay a higher fee are included sooner.
The queue
52,132 transactions, about 21 blocks' worth- Next blockIn about 10 minTypical fee$0.010.1 sat/vBFee rate (sat/vB)The fee a payment offers for each unit of block space, in satoshis per virtual byte. Miners can evaluate related transactions together.7,544 transactions
- 2nd blockIn about 20 minTypical fee$0.010.1 sat/vBFee rate (sat/vB)The fee a payment offers for each unit of block space, in satoshis per virtual byte. Miners can evaluate related transactions together.7,749 transactions
- 3rd blockIn about 30 minTypical fee$0.010.1 sat/vBFee rate (sat/vB)The fee a payment offers for each unit of block space, in satoshis per virtual byte. Miners can evaluate related transactions together.4,115 transactions
- 4th blockIn about 40 minTypical fee$0.010.1 sat/vBFee rate (sat/vB)The fee a payment offers for each unit of block space, in satoshis per virtual byte. Miners can evaluate related transactions together.215 transactions
- The restAbout 17 blocks' worthTypical fee$0.010.1 sat/vBFee rate (sat/vB)The fee a payment offers for each unit of block space, in satoshis per virtual byte. Miners can evaluate related transactions together.33,141 transactions
Blocks come about every 10 minutes on average, so times are estimates.
Choose a fee for a new paymentThe queue over 24 hours
About steady. New transactions are arriving at about 6.2 blocks' worth an hour, and blocks take about 6.
When cheap payments are dropped
Nothing is being dropped. Nodes on default settings keep up to 300 MB of waiting transactions and accept any paying at least 0.1 sat/vB. When that space fills, the minimum rises and the cheapest are dropped.
125 of 300 MB used