From f0acff2f427a8f4caf7e11606d35c1fb0124b8fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hunicus <93150691+hunicus@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 18:59:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add faq on empty blocks --- frontend/src/app/docs/api-docs/api-docs-data.ts | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/frontend/src/app/docs/api-docs/api-docs-data.ts b/frontend/src/app/docs/api-docs/api-docs-data.ts index 20108d250..f8b3c4370 100644 --- a/frontend/src/app/docs/api-docs/api-docs-data.ts +++ b/frontend/src/app/docs/api-docs/api-docs-data.ts @@ -5989,6 +5989,14 @@ export const faqData = [ title: "What does it mean for the mempool to be \"full\"?", answer: "

When a Bitcoin transaction is made, it is stored in a Bitcoin node's mempool before it is confirmed into a block. When the rate of incoming transactions exceeds the rate transactions are confirmed, the mempool grows in size.

The default maximum size of a Bitcoin node's mempool is 300MB, so when there are 300MB of transactions in the mempool, we say it's \"full\".

" }, + { + type: "endpoint", + category: "basics", + showConditions: bitcoinNetworks, + fragment: "why-empty-blocks", + title: "Why are there empty blocks?", + answer: "

When a new block is found, mining pools send miners a block template with no transactions so they can start searching for the next block as soon as possible. They send a block template full of transactions right afterward, but a full block template is a bigger data transfer and takes slightly longer to reach miners.

In this intervening time, which is usually no more than 1-2 seconds, miners sometimes get lucky and find a new block using the empty block template.

" + }, { type: "category", category: "help",