Blockchain delay

**bitcoinLuke** · 05-13-17, 10:36 AM

Have been waiting 2 days now for a transaction. This is beyond ridiculous. I used the fee blockchain suggested (120.3) and it said would be confirmed in 2 blocks, or 20 minutes.....its been 48 hours. Something needs done about this. There's no reason a transaction should be skipped this long of a few cents in fees. I wish I knew how to send it out again with higher fees.

Miners need to realize people will stop using bitcoin because of things like this. No one is going to want to purchase bitcoin--something that is supposed to be instant--and what days for it to go through and risk the possibility of it dropping in value

If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. Wanted to bet the fights tonight but that's looking unlikely

**msutter** · 05-13-17, 06:35 PM

My Bovada payout never made it through the blockchain. Bitcoin was looking like the new neteller for awhile.

**DroopyDog** · 05-13-17, 06:40 PM

For you guys waiting for your received transaction to confirm, here is a simple trick..

generate another wallet address or send to another one of your wallets with the unconfirmed funds... attach a higher fee.... one to be sure to get confirmed... 220 satoshis/byte will do it

this will get both transactions confirmed, as the lower fee will be piggy backed on to the newest transaction with the sufficient fee

**bitcoinLuke** · 05-13-17, 06:48 PM

Originally posted by DroopyDog

For you guys waiting for your received transaction to confirm, here is a simple trick..

generate another wallet address or send to another one of your wallets with the unconfirmed funds... attach a higher fee.... one to be sure to get confirmed... 220 satoshis/byte will do it

this will get both transactions confirmed, as the lower fee will be piggy backed on to the newest transaction with the sufficient fee

Not sure what you mean. Can you explain it better?

**bitcoinLuke** · 05-13-17, 06:50 PM

I've been waiting about 55 hours now for a bitcoin transaction with 120.3 satishis fees. Didnt know anything about fees before this and just did what blockchain suggested. They said it would be confirmed in 20 minutes.

Here's my transaction:

**DroopyDog** · 05-13-17, 07:17 PM

Luke, what i described is to speed up a transaction you have received......not a transaction you have sent

**bitcoinLuke** · 05-13-17, 07:28 PM

Originally posted by DroopyDog

Luke, what i described is to speed up a transaction you have received......not a transaction you have sent

Oh. Well any help with one I've sent?

**DroopyDog** · 05-13-17, 07:43 PM

luke, google "viabtc accelerator" input the id and give that a shot

**msutter** · 05-13-17, 07:49 PM

Originally posted by DroopyDog

For you guys waiting for your received transaction to confirm, here is a simple trick..

generate another wallet address or send to another one of your wallets with the unconfirmed funds... attach a higher fee.... one to be sure to get confirmed... 220 satoshis/byte will do it

this will get both transactions confirmed, as the lower fee will be piggy backed on to the newest transaction with the sufficient fee

This really works? Wish I would have known about this earlier. Does it have to be the very next transaction you make or could the piggy backing still work several transactions down the line?

**DroopyDog** · 05-13-17, 07:58 PM

doesnt have to be the very next txn

**bitcoinLuke** · 05-13-17, 08:06 PM

Originally posted by DroopyDog

luke, google "viabtc accelerator" input the id and give that a shot

Tried it and it said it was acclerated. Thanks. Hopefully it will work. Been waiting way too long

**bitcoinLuke** · 05-13-17, 09:34 PM

Originally posted by DroopyDog

luke, google "viabtc accelerator" input the id and give that a shot

Holy shit, man, it worked .Thank you so much

**msutter** · 05-13-17, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by bitcoinLuke

Holy shit, man, it worked .Thank you so much

Nice! I tried the accelerator two days ago, but it still didn't help Bovada's transaction go through. Maybe because it was too big. It was 3 Coins

**BrickJames** · 05-14-17, 06:26 AM

Yesterday I had a transaction for two dimes go through in 5 minutes. Then I made a second transaction for a measly hundred and fifty bucks and I'm still waiting on that one to go through.

Does anyone know if I can set my blockchain wallet up to always at a higher fee I'm guessing I have to do it through my desktop in the settings?

**BrickJames** · 05-14-17, 06:28 AM

Originally posted by bitcoinLuke

Holy shit, man, it worked .Thank you so much

I tried this accelerator and it says they're at their submission capacity.

**msutter** · 05-14-17, 06:46 AM

Originally posted by BrickJames

I tried this accelerator and it says they're at their submission capacity.

Try again at the top of the hour. They only take 100 transactions per hour.

**BrickJames** · 05-14-17, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by msutter

Try again at the top of the hour. They only take 100 transactions per hour.

It worked

**MeanPeopleSuck** · 05-14-17, 07:18 PM

If your wallet's at Blockchain.info, you can pick your own fees by clicking the "Advanced" button on each Withdrawal form. Then just double or triple the fees they suggest, tell them to go blow themselves when they object (tripling a number near zero's still a number near zero), then Send and you'll cut to the front of the confirmations line.

BUT, right now I think Blockchain.info's got a site specific problem, so that advice, normally pretty solid, might not work right now.

**msutter** · 05-15-17, 03:59 AM

Originally posted by BrickJames

It worked

**BrickJames** · 05-15-17, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by MeanPeopleSuck

If your wallet's at Blockchain.info, you can pick your own fees by clicking the "Advanced" button on each Withdrawal form. Then just double or triple the fees they suggest, tell them to go blow themselves when they object (tripling a number near zero's still a number near zero), then Send and you'll cut to the front of the confirmations line.

BUT, right now I think Blockchain.info's got a site specific problem, so that advice, normally pretty solid, might not work right now.

Ok. I saw this the other day but didn't know how much to change it to.

Thanks

**msutter** · 05-15-17, 06:43 AM

Originally posted by MeanPeopleSuck

If your wallet's at Blockchain.info, you can pick your own fees by clicking the "Advanced" button on each Withdrawal form. Then just double or triple the fees they suggest, tell them to go blow themselves when they object (tripling a number near zero's still a number near zero), then Send and you'll cut to the front of the confirmations line.
BUT, right now I think Blockchain.info's got a site specific problem, so that advice, normally pretty solid, might not work right now.

I think the issue with Blockchain.info is that their default miners fee is 120 Satoshi/B. That's way too low of a fee to get transfers confirmed in a timely manner. I just sent some funds from Coinbase to Blockchain and saw that Coinbase has a default miner fee 265 Satoshi/B. The transaction was confirmed almost instantly. When sending through Blockchain definitely double the miner fee and you should be fine.

**MeanPeopleSuck** · 05-15-17, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by msutter

I think the issue with Blockchain.info is that their default miners fee is 120 Satoshi/B. That's way too low of a fee to get transfers confirmed in a timely manner. I just sent some funds from Coinbase to Blockchain and saw that Coinbase has a default miner fee 265 Satoshi/B. The transaction was confirmed almost instantly. When sending through Blockchain definitely double the miner fee and you should be fine.

Ah, interesting, yeah, that explains it. And I totally agree w/ always doubling or tripling blockchain.info's suggested fees.

They CLAIM they've got some fancy dynamic algorithm that's supposed to pick optimal fees based on current congestion, but that's BS. A monkey throwing darts at a random fees board would have a better chance of getting you quick confirmations than Blockchain's "algorithm".

**DISTROYA** · 05-16-17, 05:54 PM

thx...cant login blockchain for past hour, anyone else?

**Ratpack** · 05-16-17, 06:09 PM

nope I couldn't either now I am taking an gamble and going coinbase to heritage I hope I don't get caught

**hello1234567** · 05-16-17, 06:21 PM

It's back up now.

**Ted Sheckler** · 05-17-17, 06:52 AM

back up, but I had received some coin yesterday at 115 and still hasn't been confirmed.

May just have to send straight from bookmaker to localbitcoin. Anyone know if that is frowned upon or is it perfectly fine?

**Optional** · 05-17-17, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by Ted Sheckler

back up, but I had received some coin yesterday at 115 and still hasn't been confirmed.

May just have to send straight from bookmaker to localbitcoin. Anyone know if that is frowned upon or is it perfectly fine?

No problem going straight from the book to localbitcoins. They dont care abut gambling usage.

It's pretty much only Coinbase you need to keep insulated from bookmaker transactions.

**soxwin1917** · 05-17-17, 05:46 PM

Going on nearly 30 hours waiting for this one. Neither wallet supports CPFP. Any tips on how to get this pushed through? https://blockchain.info/tx/4cedcc975...b149d447e4383e

**bitcoinLuke** · 05-17-17, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by soxwin1917

Going on nearly 30 hours waiting for this one. Neither wallet supports CPFP. Any tips on how to get this pushed through? https://blockchain.info/tx/4cedcc975...b149d447e4383e

Try the viabtc accelerator at the very top of the hour. Put the transaction into it, this :

work within an hour for me after waiting 2.5 days

**bitcoinLuke** · 05-17-17, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by soxwin1917

Going on nearly 30 hours waiting for this one. Neither wallet supports CPFP. Any tips on how to get this pushed through? https://blockchain.info/tx/4cedcc975...b149d447e4383e

Never mind. Its already been confirmed. Of course he didn't come back to tell us that, though

**MeltDown2k11** · 05-17-17, 11:02 PM

Where do I find the transaction details?

In Blockchain, it shows I still have the money in my wallet, and when I check 5Dimes (where I transferred it to) it shows that it is pending. It has been over 24 hours so far and still hasn't cleared. Prevented me from bidding on Cavs ML...not happy!

**astrodomer** · 05-17-17, 11:21 PM

dang it...going on 27 hours now blockchain .....is there a way to push it through ?? 763094f213b4926047c1d381a37d98ee40030c63 8f19d906249bb1b90caba871 is the id

**soxwin1917** · 05-18-17, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by bitcoinLuke

Try the viabtc accelerator at the very top of the hour. Put the transaction into it, this :

work within an hour for me after waiting 2.5 days

The viabtc accelerator worked for me! Thank you guys for the tip! That's really an incredible service. I would have been happy to pay them extra to throw it in their block, but the fact that they do it for free is pretty incredible.

Also big props to whomever first recommended itbit as a way to withdraw. I'm able to trade with pretty low commission and then withdraw and the wires come in the next business day like clockwork. I just received the 6200 into my bank account from that btc that took forever to confirm...and it only confirmed at 1am.

So thanks again for all the information!

**nymfan99** · 05-18-17, 12:42 PM

Attaching a $5 fee to my transfers have eased my issue.

**cloverfield** · 05-18-17, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by bitcoinLuke

I used the fee blockchain suggested (120.3) If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. Wanted to bet the fights tonight but that's looking unlikely

That auto "fee calculator" that Blockchain does hasn't been correct in a long time. just send with a $1 fee