Ever wonder what happens to your Bitcoin transaction after you hit send? In this episode,  Kenshin and McIntosh dive deep into the mysterious world of the mempool — the holding area for unconfirmed Bitcoin transactions. You'll learn why transactions get delayed, dropped, or stuck, and how to avoid overpaying on fees with tools like RBF (Replace-by-Fee) and CPFP (Child Pays for Parent).News and Noteshttps://mempool.spacehttps://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/mining/memory-poolhttps://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/78618/why-some-transactions-disappear-from-the-mempoolhttps://jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/Wallets that support RBF/CPFP:ElectrumSparrowBitcoin Core (via CLI)Wasabi Wallet (RBF only)BlueWallet (RBF only)Phoenix (RBF only)Green Wallet by Blockstream (RBF only)Stick around to the very end for the v4v track, “2 Billion Heart Beats” by JawboneBitcoin Price at Time of RecordingMay 7th, 2025: 96,700 USD | 85,800 EURBlock Height at Time of Recording895,690Episode Pagehttps://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-209Music CreditsJawbone 2 Billion Heart Beats Websitehttps://satoshis-plebs.comPodcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.infoMcIntosh can be reached by email at mcintosh@satoshis-plebs.com and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @mcintosh@podcastindex.social and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is kenshin@satoshis-plebs.com. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!We are looking forward to hearing from you!