SLP588 Why are Empty Blocks Happening? with OrangeSurf from mempool.space Why are some bitcoin blocks empty? orangesurf from the mempool team joins me to explain his recent research report on this topic. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (00:44) - Orange Surf’s

Tune into Stephan Livera podcast 588 to hear what we learned preparing in our Mempool Research report on Empty Blocks.

Approximately 60% of bitcoin blocks mined since the last halving merge mined other chains. That's down from a peak of 96% in April 2020. For our latest report orangesurf analysed which merge mining schemes are in use, and which miners are using them. 👇

📰 Mempool Block Size Report This report examines Bitcoin block size evolution since the network's inception in 2009, revealing how miner behavior and Bitcoin Core defaults – not just the 1 MB consensus limit – shaped block size growth.