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 # The Mempool Open Source Project™ [![mempool](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://dashboard.cypress.io/badge/simple/ry4br7/master&style=flat-square)](https://dashboard.cypress.io/projects/ry4br7/runs)
 
-Mempool is the fully featured visualizer, explorer, and API service running on [mempool.space](https://mempool.space/), an open source project developed and operated for the benefit of the Bitcoin community, with a focus on the emerging transaction fee market to help our transition into a multi-layer ecosystem.
+Mempool is the fully-featured mempool visualizer, explorer, and API service running at [mempool.space](https://mempool.space/). 
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+It is an open-source project developed and operated for the benefit of the Bitcoin community, with a focus on the emerging transaction fee market that is evolving Bitcoin into a multi-layer ecosystem.
 
 ![mempool](https://mempool.space/resources/screenshots/v2.3.0-dashboard.png)