diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82f9275..523dc31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,3 +160,6 @@ cython_debug/
 #  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
+
+# MacOS shit
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f74a1dc..e72082c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
-# chainmapper
-Dockerized script to monitor the Ethereum network for most active sender addresses
+# Ethereum network sender address mapper
+
+Script that, once deployed in a Docker container, monitors a live feed of the Ethereum network via a WebSocket connection, stores the sender addresses, and creates statistics of the most active addresses.
+
+## Usage
+
+```shell
+$ echo "TODO"
+```
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69e6138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from dotenv import dotenv_values
+
+
+def main(cfg):
+    pass
+
+
+def dotconfig(path=".env"):
+    return dotenv_values(path)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(dotconfig())
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f78592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+python-dotenv==1.0.1
+websocket_client==1.8.0
diff --git a/src/const.py b/src/const.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1b42c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/const.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+WS_ADDR = "wss://ws.blockchain.info/coins"
diff --git a/src/db.py b/src/db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba91067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import sqlite3
+
+
+class Handler:
+    def __init__(self, database="chainmapper.sql"):
+        self.database = database
+        # Notably `connect` automatically creates the database if it doesn't already exist
+        self.con = sqlite3.connect(self.database)
+        self.cursor = self.con.cursor()
+
+        # Initialize the table if necessary
+        self.cursor.execute(
+            """
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS AddressMapping (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, 
+                address TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE, 
+                total_tx_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1, 
+                last_updated TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+            );
+        """
+        )
+
+        self.con.commit()
+
+    def store(self, address):
+        self.cursor.execute(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO AddressTracking (address) 
+            VALUES 
+                (?) ON CONFLICT(address) DO 
+            UPDATE 
+            SET 
+                total_tx_count = total_tx_count + 1, 
+                last_updated = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
+        """,
+            address,
+        )
+        self.con.commit()
+
+    def get_ordered(self):
+        # TODO: return addresses in descending order (based on `total_tx_count`)
+        pass
diff --git a/src/mempool.py b/src/mempool.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cadaeb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mempool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import asyncio
+import json
+import threading
+import websocket
+
+from const import WS_ADDR
+
+# FIFO queue for cross-thread communications
+tx_queue = asyncio.Queue()
+tx_count = 0
+
+
+async def process_queue():
+    """Handles emptying the transaction queue and calling the database module with the received data."""
+    while True:
+        # TODO: handle graceful shutdown
+        tx_sender = tx_queue.get()
+        # TODO: send `tx_sender` to the db module
+        tx_count += 1
+        tx_queue.task_done()
+
+
+def on_message(_, msg, loop):
+    msg_json = json.loads(msg)
+
+    try:
+        tx_sender = msg_json["transaction"]["from"]
+    except KeyError as e:
+        # TODO: log the seen KeyError `e` & handle what happens next (i.e. proper error handling)?
+        return
+
+    future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(tx_queue.put(tx_sender), loop)
+    future.result()  # Won't timeout
+
+
+def on_error(_, err):
+    # TODO: error handling
+    exit(1)
+
+
+def on_close(_, status_code, msg):
+    # TODO: log `status_code` & `msg`
+    pass
+
+
+def on_open(ws):
+    # TODO: log "Connection opened"
+
+    # Subscribed entity could also be `pending_transactions` to receive the transactions directly
+    # from the mempool.
+    ws.send(json.dumps({"coin": "eth", "command": "subscribe", "entity": "confirmed_transaction"}))
+
+    # TODO: log "Subscription message sent"
+
+
+async def start_monitor():
+    """Connects to the WebSocket feed of mined Ethereum transactions"""
+    queue_processor = asyncio.create_task(process_queue())
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    ws = websocket.WebSocketApp(
+        WS_ADDR,
+        on_open=on_open,
+        on_message=lambda ws, msg: on_message(ws, msg, loop),
+        on_error=on_error,
+        on_close=on_close,
+    )
+
+    # Run the WebSocket client in a separate thread
+    # TODO: replace `run_forever` with something that can be signaled to shutdown gracefully
+    ws_thread = threading.Thread(target=ws.run_forever)
+    ws_thread.start()
+
+    # Wait for the processor to finish cleaning up the queue before shutting down
+    await queue_processor()