BlocktimeBarista

I'm just someone who draws on the blockchain during the day and mines blocks at night. Recently, when the network was congested, I kept an eye on the mempool (transaction queue). It was really like the line for drinks during peak hours at a shop: placing an order doesn't mean it's made immediately, you first have to see if your tip is enough, how many orders are stacked up in front, and whether big orders are cutting in line. If the fee is too low, your transaction just stays hanging, and if you're unlucky, it might even expire. In the end, you have to cancel or resend it yourself. The feeling

These past couple of days, the messages in the group chat have been so overwhelming that my coffee latte even got crooked from the foam… One moment it's "internal news," the next it's KOL long-form analysis. Honestly, it's all just grabbing your attention. If you end up impulsively buying, in the end, it's only yourself who clicks confirm—don't blame the group or anyone else.
Last night, I casually checked on the blockchain, and I saw a certain pool with two transactions sandwiched around the same swap, and the gas fee was even higher. I understand retail traders complaining about miner/valida