ViaBTC Launches Free Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator

ViaBTC Launches Free Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator

Including these requested transactions in the next network blocks free of charge is a strange decision, though. ViaBTC, the largest mining pool supporting Bitcoin Unlimited right own, announced a new initiative. Their Transaction Accelerator allows users to speed up their network transaction to bypass network congestion. On paper, this sounds very similar to the replace-by-fee feature found in Bitcoin Core. The only difference is how the ViaBTC service is free of charge and can be accessed through a web portal. Given the recent network congestion, quicker transaction confirmations have....


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