diff --git a/nomos-services/mempool/src/network/adapters/libp2p.rs b/nomos-services/mempool/src/network/adapters/libp2p.rs
index ecbce390..bab916c7 100644
--- a/nomos-services/mempool/src/network/adapters/libp2p.rs
+++ b/nomos-services/mempool/src/network/adapters/libp2p.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,23 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 // crates
 use futures::Stream;
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
+use tokio_stream::wrappers::BroadcastStream;
+use tokio_stream::StreamExt;
+use tracing::log::error;
+
 // internal
+use crate::network::messages::TransactionMsg;
 use crate::network::NetworkAdapter;
-use nomos_network::backends::libp2p::Libp2p;
-use nomos_network::NetworkService;
+use nomos_core::wire;
+use nomos_network::backends::libp2p::{Command, Event, EventKind, Libp2p, Message, TopicHash};
+use nomos_network::{NetworkMsg, NetworkService};
 use overwatch_rs::services::relay::OutboundRelay;
 use overwatch_rs::services::ServiceData;
 
+const CARNOT_TX_TOPIC: &str = "CarnotTx";
+
 pub struct Libp2pAdapter<Tx> {
-    _network_relay: OutboundRelay<<NetworkService<Libp2p> as ServiceData>::Message>,
+    network_relay: OutboundRelay<<NetworkService<Libp2p> as ServiceData>::Message>,
     _tx: PhantomData<Tx>,
 }
 
@@ -24,15 +32,43 @@ where
     type Tx = Tx;
 
     async fn new(
-        _network_relay: OutboundRelay<<NetworkService<Self::Backend> as ServiceData>::Message>,
+        network_relay: OutboundRelay<<NetworkService<Self::Backend> as ServiceData>::Message>,
     ) -> Self {
+        network_relay
+            .send(NetworkMsg::Process(Command::Subscribe(
+                CARNOT_TX_TOPIC.to_string(),
+            )))
+            .await
+            .expect("Network backend should be ready");
         Self {
-            _network_relay,
+            network_relay,
             _tx: PhantomData,
         }
     }
     async fn transactions_stream(&self) -> Box<dyn Stream<Item = Self::Tx> + Unpin + Send> {
-        // TODO
-        Box::new(futures::stream::empty())
+        let topic_hash = TopicHash::from_raw(CARNOT_TX_TOPIC);
+        let (sender, receiver) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+        self.network_relay
+            .send(NetworkMsg::Subscribe {
+                kind: EventKind::Message,
+                sender,
+            })
+            .await
+            .expect("Network backend should be ready");
+        let receiver = receiver.await.unwrap();
+        Box::new(Box::pin(BroadcastStream::new(receiver).filter_map(
+            move |message| match message {
+                Ok(Event::Message(Message { data, topic, .. })) if topic == topic_hash => {
+                    match wire::deserialize::<TransactionMsg<Tx>>(&data) {
+                        Ok(msg) => Some(msg.tx),
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            error!("Unrecognized Tx message: {e}");
+                            None
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => None,
+            },
+        )))
     }
 }
diff --git a/nomos-services/network/src/backends/libp2p.rs b/nomos-services/network/src/backends/libp2p.rs
index f0d224b1..cfac1def 100644
--- a/nomos-services/network/src/backends/libp2p.rs
+++ b/nomos-services/network/src/backends/libp2p.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 use std::error::Error;
 // internal
 use super::NetworkBackend;
+pub use nomos_libp2p::libp2p::gossipsub::{Message, TopicHash};
 use nomos_libp2p::{
-    libp2p::{
-        gossipsub::{self, Message},
-        Multiaddr, PeerId,
-    },
+    libp2p::{gossipsub, Multiaddr, PeerId},
     BehaviourEvent, Swarm, SwarmConfig, SwarmEvent,
 };
 // crates