When bitcoin says pending
Why is my transaction pending? Although your wallet balance is updated immediately, your transaction will remain listed as ‘pending’ until at least one Bitcoin miner has included it in a block.
Why does my Bitcoin say pending?
If your transaction is still pending, this can be due to a few reasons: Your transaction may still be processing. Your transaction failed or was sent to an incorrect address. Your transaction involved a different cryptocurrency than BTC.
How long will my Bitcoin be pending?
Occasionally, transactions are not accepted by the network and remain marked as Pending for 2-3 days. Typically these transactions will never confirm.
What happens if a Bitcoin transaction stays pending?
If you’re trying to spend coins that are still Pending in your account, your transaction won’t generate until the coins confirm. Sometimes there’s a high volume of digital currency being sent globally, and there are more transactions than there is space available in each new block to include the transaction.
Can a Bitcoin transaction be pending forever?
Bitcoin users across the network may notice their transactions sit as unconfirmed or pending for a longer period of time, and we understand this can cause users to be concerned about the status of their funds. In most cases, your transactions will eventually confirm. It may just take longer than usual to do so.
How long does Bitcoin take to confirm?
about 10 minutes
On the Bitcoin network, the average confirmation time for a BTC payment is about 10 minutes. However, transaction times can vary wildly. This is because it is affected by factors such as the total network activity, hashrate and transaction fees.
How do I check my pending BTC transactions?
Go to https://live.blockcypher.com/ or https://www.blockchain.com/explorer and type or paste the transaction ID into the search field. You can see how many confirmations your transaction has. If you’re receiving BTC in your Paxful wallet, the funds should arrive after two confirmations.
How do I confirm an unconfirmed Bitcoin transaction?
If there’s definitely no confirmation yet, use a block explorer like Blockchain.com to confirm that your TX is indeed unconfirmed. As a public blockchain, it’s very easy to track your bitcoin transaction. Simply enter your transaction ID and track it through the block explorer.