<p>It is not possible to only sync things in the mempool because the blockchain is needed in order to verify mempool transactions. Before transactions can be added to a node's mempool, they need to be validated. This requires knowing the UTXO set, and this can only be learned by also syncing the blockchain.</p>

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<p>I want to use bitcoind to only synchronize the memory pool transaction, and close the block synchronization; I am going to monitor the dynamics of the memory pool in real time; are there parameters that can help me do it with bitcoind?</p>

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# only synchronize the memory pool transaction by bitcoind daemon

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-06)

I want to use bitcoind to only synchronize the memory pool transaction, and close the block synchronization; I am going to monitor the dynamics of the memory pool in real time; are there parameters that can help me do it with bitcoind?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-09-06. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

It is not possible to only sync things in the mempool because the blockchain is needed in order to verify mempool transactions. Before transactions can be added to a node's mempool, they need to be validated. This requires knowing the UTXO set, and this can only be learned by also syncing the blockchain.


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