diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 6119525..79df005 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,22 @@ main(int ac, const char* av[])
         xmreg::CurrentBlockchainStatus::start_monitor_blockchain_thread();
     }
 
+
+    xmreg::MempoolStatus::blockchain_path
+            = blockchain_path;
+    xmreg::MempoolStatus::testnet
+            = testnet;
+    xmreg::MempoolStatus::deamon_url
+            = deamon_url;
+    xmreg::MempoolStatus::set_blockchain_variables(
+            &mcore, core_storage);
+
+    // launch the status monitoring thread so that it keeps track of blockchain
+    // info, e.g., current height. Information from this thread is used
+    // by tx searching threads that are launched for each user independently,
+    // when they log back or create new account.
+    xmreg::MempoolStatus::start_mempool_status_thread();
+
     // create instance of page class which
     // contains logic for the website
     xmreg::page xmrblocks(&mcore,
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d4f476c..868bd81 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
 		CmdLineOptions.cpp
 		page.h
 		rpccalls.cpp rpccalls.h
-		version.h.in CurrentBlockchainStatus.cpp)
+		version.h.in CurrentBlockchainStatus.cpp MempoolStatus.cpp MempoolStatus.h)
 
 # make static library called libmyxrm
 # that we are going to link to
diff --git a/src/MempoolStatus.cpp b/src/MempoolStatus.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88ba55b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MempoolStatus.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+//
+// Created by mwo on 28/05/17.
+//
+
+#include "MempoolStatus.h"
+
+namespace xmreg
+{
+
+using namespace std;
+
+
+void
+MempoolStatus::set_blockchain_variables(MicroCore *_mcore,
+                                        Blockchain *_core_storage) {
+    mcore = _mcore;
+    core_storage = _core_storage;
+}
+
+
+
+void
+MempoolStatus::start_mempool_status_thread()
+{
+
+    if (!is_running)
+    {
+        m_thread = boost::thread{[]()
+        {
+         try
+         {
+             while (true)
+             {
+
+                 cout << "mempool status: " << endl;
+
+
+                 // when we reach top of the blockchain, update
+                 // the emission amount every minute.
+                 boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::seconds(10));
+
+
+             } // while (true)
+         }
+         catch (boost::thread_interrupted&)
+         {
+             cout << "Mempool status thread interrupted." << endl;
+             return;
+         }
+
+        }}; //  m_thread = boost::thread{[]()
+
+        is_running = true;
+
+    } //  if (!is_running)
+}
+
+bool
+MempoolStatus::is_thread_running()
+{
+    return is_running;
+}
+
+bf::path MempoolStatus::blockchain_path {"/home/mwo/.bitmonero/lmdb"};
+string MempoolStatus::deamon_url {"http:://127.0.0.1:18081"};
+bool   MempoolStatus::testnet {false};
+atomic<bool>     MempoolStatus::is_running {false};
+boost::thread      MempoolStatus::m_thread;
+Blockchain*        MempoolStatus::core_storage {nullptr};
+xmreg::MicroCore*  MempoolStatus::mcore {nullptr};
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/MempoolStatus.h b/src/MempoolStatus.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a9cf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MempoolStatus.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+//
+// Created by mwo on 28/05/17.
+//
+
+#ifndef XMRBLOCKS_MEMPOOLSTATUS_H
+#define XMRBLOCKS_MEMPOOLSTATUS_H
+
+
+#include "MicroCore.h"
+
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <atomic>
+
+namespace xmreg
+{
+
+struct MempoolStatus
+{
+
+    static boost::thread m_thread;
+
+    static atomic<bool> is_running;
+
+    static bf::path blockchain_path;
+    static string deamon_url;
+    static bool testnet;
+
+    // make object for accessing the blockchain here
+    static MicroCore* mcore;
+    static Blockchain* core_storage;
+
+    static void
+    set_blockchain_variables(MicroCore* _mcore,
+                             Blockchain* _core_storage);
+
+    static void
+    start_mempool_status_thread();
+
+    static bool
+    is_thread_running();
+};
+
+}
+#endif //XMRBLOCKS_MEMPOOLSTATUS_H
diff --git a/src/page.h b/src/page.h
index 0ff364d..781a0a4 100644
--- a/src/page.h
+++ b/src/page.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "rpccalls.h"
 
 #include "CurrentBlockchainStatus.h"
+#include "MempoolStatus.h"
 
 #include "../ext/crow/http_request.h"