diff --git a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/mempool.go b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/mempool.go
index d4d4f17a9..2fa483b00 100644
--- a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/mempool.go
+++ b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/mempool.go
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func (mp *mempool) RemoveTransaction(transactionID *externalapi.DomainTransactio
 	panic("mempool.RemoveTransaction not implemented") // TODO (Mike)
 }
 
-func (mp *mempool) BlockCandidateTransactions() ([]*externalapi.DomainTransaction, error) {
-	panic("mempool.BlockCandidateTransactions not implemented") // TODO (Mike)
+func (mp *mempool) BlockCandidateTransactions() []*externalapi.DomainTransaction {
+	return mp.transactionsPool.allReadyTransactions()
 }
 
 func (mp *mempool) RevalidateHighPriorityTransactions() (validTransactions []*externalapi.DomainTransaction, err error) {
diff --git a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/model.go b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/model.go
index 2f3b10a7f..381c91083 100644
--- a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/model.go
+++ b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/model.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 type idToTransaction map[externalapi.DomainTransactionID]*mempoolTransaction
 
 type mempoolTransaction struct {
-	transaction    externalapi.DomainTransaction
+	transaction    *externalapi.DomainTransaction
 	parentsInPool  idToTransaction
 	isHighPriority bool
 	addAtDAAScore  uint64
diff --git a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/transactions_pool.go b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/transactions_pool.go
index 829e7dd45..d21f41326 100644
--- a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/transactions_pool.go
+++ b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/transactions_pool.go
@@ -35,3 +35,15 @@ func (tp *transactionsPool) addMempoolTransaction(transaction mempoolTransaction
 func (tp *transactionsPool) expireOldTransactions() error {
 	panic("transactionsPool.expireOldTransactions not implemented") // TODO (Mike)
 }
+
+func (tp *transactionsPool) allReadyTransactions() []*externalapi.DomainTransaction {
+	result := []*externalapi.DomainTransaction{}
+
+	for _, mempoolTransaction := range tp.allTransactions {
+		if len(mempoolTransaction.parentsInPool) == 0 {
+			result = append(result, mempoolTransaction.transaction)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}