# Stats on compact block reconstructions

**URL:** <https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/stats-on-compact-block-reconstructions/1052>\
**Category:** Protocol Design\
**Created:** [August 2, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/stats-on-compact-block-reconstructions/1052 "2024-08-02T11:58:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![0xB10C](https://delvingbitcoin.org/user_avatar/delvingbitcoin.org/0xb10c/32/15_2.png) [@0xB10C](https://delvingbitcoin.org/u/0xB10C)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/stats-on-compact-block-reconstructions/1052/5 "2025-01-19T11:03:42Z")

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Here is an updated graph of share of block reconstructions that didn’t need to request transactions - higher is better.

 ![image](https://delvingbitcoin.org/uploads/default/original/1X/f9777c650d19d959c7098801d797aadaa417b365.jpeg)

When the mempool grows (below shows everything above 3 sat/vByte), we usually need to request transactions for more block reconstructions. A few examples are:

- between 2024-11-08 and 2024-11-15
- between 2024-12-04 and 2024-12-17

 ![image](https://delvingbitcoin.org/uploads/default/original/1X/c84bcf32dab43df64b1d921b1e6a82a56b232279.png)

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