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My transaction stays unconfirmed. I've paid a normal fee I quess. The transaction is here:
https://blockchain.info/nl/tx/b8cacc71fba15b4dfee234cd037ba4729a15e573243440257777044f7ed8f101
What can I do to let it through?
Thanks in advance!
Rick
Unconfirmed transaction why
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This is because miners are spaming the network, stay calmed, maybe cancel it and try it later.
How can I cancel it? – Rick Sikken – 2017-12-20T12:36:07.290
It depends on the wallet, but it will be automatically cancelled if it stays unconfirmed for a long time. So, do not worry, if the spam ends soon, it will be confirmed, if not it will be cancelled and you will be able to try later. – Ander Aristondo – 2017-12-20T12:40:05.977
I don't think I can cancel it, but thanks a lot – Rick Sikken – 2017-12-20T13:03:38.163
If you liked my answer mark it as accepted, it will give me reputation. – Ander Aristondo – 2017-12-20T14:54:38.580
As a final advice, I would recomend you to use a wallet that has segwit enabled, it will allow you to pay lower fees and to get confirmed faster – Ander Aristondo – 2017-12-20T14:55:54.770
To add - bitcoins are never lost, or in transit, when a transaction is unconfirmed. The bitcoins are in your wallet, UNTIL the transaction is confirmed and then they are in the recipient's wallet. There is no limbo-state, like there is in traditional banking. – Ander Aristondo – 2017-12-20T15:02:47.770
Aaargh, still not confirmed. I did pay the normal fee. Would have paid more if i knew this. This is not good for the bitcoin in general. Can I pay more fee somehow? – Rick Sikken – 2017-12-21T20:27:21.570
Yes you can, (if your wallet allows it). But right now the Blockchain is quite crowded, so you would have to pay a higher fee than usuall. I would wait until the mining difficulty adjustment (every two weeks). After that, mining will be more profitable again, and fees will go down. – Ander Aristondo – 2017-12-21T21:08:13.943
Bitcoin is the only truly descentralized cryptocurrency. Miners want to replace it with "Bitcoin Cash" becouse they have total control over it. – Ander Aristondo – 2017-12-21T21:12:48.797
Is there someone here that can push it through for a small fee? – Rick Sikken – 2017-12-23T01:16:15.970
Fees are going down now https://jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/#2d. With segwit wallets fees are lower. And if the transaction is not urgent, you should time it at the times when fees are low.
– Ander Aristondo – 2017-12-23T13:22:26.083