diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index dcdebf0..26c28ca 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -3,18 +3,22 @@ package db
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/dht/bits"
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/extras/errors"
 	qt "github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/extras/query"
+	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/extras/stop"
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/stream"
 
 	"github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql" // blank import for db driver ensures its imported even if its not used
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/volatiletech/null"
+	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 )
 
 // SdBlob is a special blob that contains information on the rest of the blobs in the stream
@@ -104,33 +108,62 @@ func (s *SQL) AddBlobs(hash []string) error {
 	}
 	// Split the slice into batches of 20 items.
 	batch := 10000
-
-	for i := 0; i < len(hash); i += batch {
-		j := i + batch
-		if j > len(hash) {
-			j = len(hash)
-		}
-		err := s.insertBlobs(hash[i:j]) // Process the batch.
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("error while inserting batch: %s", errors.FullTrace(err))
+	totalBlobs := int64(len(hash))
+	work := make(chan []string, 1000)
+	stopper := stop.New()
+	var totalInserted atomic.Int64
+	start := time.Now()
+	go func() {
+		for i := 0; i < len(hash); i += batch {
+			j := i + batch
+			if j > len(hash) {
+				j = len(hash)
+			}
+			work <- hash[i:j]
 		}
+		log.Infof("done loading %d hashes in the work queue", len(hash))
+		close(work)
+	}()
+	for i := 0; i < runtime.NumCPU(); i++ {
+		stopper.Add(1)
+		go func(worker int) {
+			log.Infof("starting worker %d", worker)
+			defer stopper.Done()
+			for hashes := range work {
+				inserted := totalInserted.Load()
+				remaining := totalBlobs - inserted
+				if inserted > 0 {
+					timePerBlob := time.Since(start).Microseconds() / inserted
+					remainingTime := time.Duration(remaining*timePerBlob) * time.Microsecond
+					log.Infof("[T%d] processing batch of %d items. ETA: %s", worker, len(hashes), remainingTime.String())
+				}
+				err := s.insertBlobs(hashes) // Process the batch.
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("error while inserting batch: %s", errors.FullTrace(err))
+				}
+				totalInserted.Add(int64(len(hashes)))
+			}
+		}(i)
 	}
+	stopper.Wait()
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *SQL) insertBlobs(hashes []string) error {
 	var (
-		q    string
-		args []interface{}
+		q string
+		//args []interface{}
 	)
-	dayAgo := time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -1)
+	dayAgo := time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -1).Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
 	q = "insert into blob_ (hash, is_stored, length, last_accessed_at) values "
 	for _, hash := range hashes {
-		q += "(?,?,?,?),"
-		args = append(args, hash, true, stream.MaxBlobSize, dayAgo)
+		// prepared statements slow everything down by a lot due to reflection
+		// for this specific instance we'll go ahead and hardcode the query to make it go faster
+		q += fmt.Sprintf("('%s',1,%d,'%s'),", hash, stream.MaxBlobSize, dayAgo)
+		//args = append(args, hash, true, stream.MaxBlobSize, dayAgo)
 	}
 	q = strings.TrimSuffix(q, ",")
-	_, err := s.exec(q, args...)
+	_, err := s.exec(q)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -292,7 +325,7 @@ func (s *SQL) hasBlobs(hashes []string) (map[string]bool, []uint64, error) {
 	var needsTouch []uint64
 	exists := make(map[string]bool)
 
-	touchDeadline := time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -1) // touch blob if last accessed before this time
+	touchDeadline := time.Now().Add(-6 * time.Hour) // touch blob if last accessed before this time
 	maxBatchSize := 10000
 	doneIndex := 0