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Get Pending Transactions in Binance Smart Chain Mempool Using Ether.js and QuickNode

After a transaction is approved or validated, it moves from the mempool to the blockchain. The mempool is a waiting area where transactions are stored before being confirmed. Watching the mempool allows you to see transactions before they are added to the blockchain. To get pending transactions from the mempool, you need a QuickNode Binance Smart Chain endpoint and installed ethers.js. First, install the required packages, including ethers and dotenv, and create a .env file with your QuickNode WebSocket URL. Then, write code in a file named app.js to connect to the QuickNode WebSocket and get pending transactions. The code uses the ethers library to connect to the WebSocket and listen for pending transactions. When a pending transaction is detected, the code logs the transaction hash, from and to addresses, and amount to the terminal. If everything works, you'll see pending transactions logged in your terminal. This is useful for analysis, building bots, or learning more about Ethereum.
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