Analysis: The number of transactions in the BTC mempool has decreased significantly compared to the end of last year, which may indicate a potential crisis.

The number of transactions in the Bitcoin mempool (the queue of unconfirmed transactions) has decreased significantly compared to the end of 2024, leading observers to believe that an idle mempool portends an impending crisis. Data shows that there were just over 5,000 transactions waiting to be included in the Bitcoin mempool this Saturday. As of press time, the total number of transactions has risen to 15,000, but this is still far from the 150,000 transactions seen at the end of 2024 when the price of $BTC first broke $100,000. Joao Wedson, CEO and founder of crypto data analysis platform Alphractal, said that an idle Bitcoin mempool indicates a lack of retail participation in the market. (CoinDesk) [Odaily Planet Daily]