Bitcoin Transactions Stuck? 40K+ Unconfirmed Sparks More Debate
Is your transaction taking a long time to get through? The Bitcoin network is currently showing over 41,000 unconfirmed transactions, reigniting the call for larger block sizes. At press time, the “Unconfirmed Transactions” record on Blockchain.info reports 41,211 transactions still awaiting confirmation, with that number wavering in the 40-42,000 range.....
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Lately, there have been issues with unconfirmed transactions in the Bitcoin world. One experience I had dealing with this problem was on February 29th as I waited three days for a large sum transaction to confirm. This is the longest I’ve had to wait for confirmation. However, quite a bit of the time since then, most of my transactions have taken longer....
Almost one million bitcoins, worth more than half a billion dollars, are currently stuck in no man’s land as the network struggles to meet rising demand from China. At one point, 70,000 transactions were stuck, unleashing a mountain of complaints from worried bitcoin users who took to bitcoin’s main communication channels of r/btc and r/bitcoin to ask why their transaction does not confirm. Among the complainants was a parent who wondered why their son’s payment to Microsoft is not going through. Another asked why his transaction has not confirmed in 24 hours while others wanted to know....
On January 24, the Bitcoin blockchain transaction queue was significantly backed up with unconfirmed transactions. At the peak of the backlog, the mempool showed over 67 thousand unconfirmed transactions. Following this event Bitcoin developer Lukejr has revealed his latest Github BIP proposal asking to lower the block size even more. After a Day of....
When at least three miners do not confirm the Bitcoin transaction, it remains unconfirmed and unconfirmed transactions can be canceled. What happens if you send Bitcoin to an Ethereum address?Technically, you cannot send BTC or Ether (ETH) from a Bitcoin wallet to an Ethereum wallet. Most wallets will warn you if you try to send Bitcoin to an Ethereum wallet or ETH directly to a Bitcoin wallet.Bitcoin transmitted to Ethereum wallets is frequently lost and unrecoverable. Before sending BTC, ETH or any other cryptocurrency, make sure the destination address is correct. Otherwise, you risk....
Hash rate has also tumbled on the Bitcoin network. The Bitcoin network has slowed down amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) new price highs, causing a large number of unconfirmed transactions.According to mempool transaction count on Blockchain.com, the number of unconfirmed Bitcoin transactions surpassed 100,000 on Oct. 27. This is the highest number of unconfirmed Bitcoin transactions recorded since late 2017 when Bitcoin hit $20,000.The all-time high of unconfirmed transactions in the Bitcoin mempool was recorded in early December 2017, accounting for about 180,000 transactions, according to data from....