How Long Does a Bitcoin Transaction Take? Fees and Confirmation Times

A Bitcoin transaction usually gets its first confirmation in about 10 minutes. The real wait can range from a few minutes to several hours or longer. It depends on network demand, the fee paid and how quickly miners find the next block. Bitcoin has no central processor. Miners compete to add new blocks, and the [...]

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