number of blocks that are dependent on a given transaction. This includes the block containing that transaction and all blocks after it in the blockchain. The more confirmations a transaction has, the more likely is it that it will remain in the blockchain permanently.
Questions tagged [transaction-confirmation]
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Can simplewallet auto refresh?
Sometimes after I send a transaction, I like to use the "refresh" command so that I can see how many blocks (confirmations) have occurred for my transaction.
Similarly, when I am expecting to receive a transaction it would be nice if simplewallet…
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How could Monero enable instant transactions?
Some cryptocurrencies offer a feature for instant confirmations of transactions. What is required for these instant transactions to take place, how do they happen, and what is required for them to be implemented in Monero (if possible)?
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Ability to choose your own transaction fee
When using simplewallet and bitmonerod transaction fees are calculated based on the mixin and outputs being used in a transaction.
During times where network usage is high, is there an ability to choose a larger transaction fee than the fee…
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What is the purpose of locked balance?
Funds get blocked for a few blocks while sending/getting a transaction.
What is the purpose of it and how does it work?
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Required confirmations before newly received Monero can be spent
I do not like to give exchanges the address for my cold storage wallet so I would like to use a webwallet as an intermediary point.
If I request a withdrawal from an exchange to mymonero.com how many confirmations are required before than same…
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Transaction stuck as "pending" in monero-wallet-cli
A transaction I made a few hours ago is stuck as "pending", after sending via monero-wallet-cli. The transaction has not been picked up in a block yet.
I found this comment on Reddit by /u/gingeropolous:…
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Not enough spendable outputs error on MyMonero
Sometimes when I attempt to send multiple payments (totaling less than the sum of my balance) in a short period of time from MyMonero.com I receive the error message:
Not enough spendable outputs
Why am I seeing this message, when I know that I…
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Can miners choose to accept lower fees?
Currently, transactions cost at least 0.002 XMR per kB.
If a miner includes a transaction with a lower fee, will his block be rejected by the network?
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Why does Monero prevent transactions from being spent without 10 confirmations?
When I receive monero they are unavailable to be spent for 10 blocks because of the CRYPTONOTE_DEFAULT_TX_SPENDABLE_AGE (Required confirmations before newly received Monero can be spent).
Why is this the case?
With other cryptocurrencies the…
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What is the block maturity value seen in many pool interfaces?
As you can see in this screenshot, a column called "Maturity" is shown on most mining pools' found blocks table. I did my best to find an answer to my own question with keywords such as "monero block maturity" or "cryptonote block maturity", but…
user652
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Compare solutions for instant payments. Lightning Network vs Daughter-chain
Lightning Network in Bitcoin ecosystem can bring instant payments and better scalability.
I've read that daughter-chain is one possible solution to bring instant payments into monero, but also that lightning-network would be also possible to…
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Is transaction malleability an issue with Monero?
Is transaction malleability an issue with Monero, like it is in Bitcoin?
If so, is there an identified possibility to solve it?
If it isn't an issue, what makes the difference?
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Does a Monero wallet require payment id by default?
I'm about to use shapeshift.io and deposit some Monero to get BTC.
Does a Monero wallet (generated through moneroaddress.org) have a payment id by default? I'm running it on simplewallet now and I didn't toy with any options other than…
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Can Monero in its current state handle the amount of daily transactions bitcoin does, and if so how long would a confirmation take?
We can all see the Bitcoin network is struggling with very long waiting times for confirmations and this is of course due to the massive amount of transactions it has to deal with (greater than all other altcoins combined).
My question is could…
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Hard Fork Replay Attacks?
When the Ethereum fork happened a few months ago, users were cautioned to protect against so called "replay attacks". A replay attack, as far as i understand it, is when a transaction occurs on one fork and an adversarial player submits the exact…
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