One hour and 24 minutes and no new block ... ouch

[bitbet-info]

Uh

Looks like four of my posts in this thread that were basically stating actual facts verifiable
by any and all were deleted by a mod ??

What's going on here ? Is reality somehow no agreeing with the bitcointalk orthodoxy ?

That's quite amazing.

[RealBitcoin]

It's just a tail event in the probability distribution that is the block inverval. The mean is the 10 minutes, but there is variance, so dont be scaremongers, things like this are bound to happen.

Time Between Blocks    11.71 (minutes)

https://blockchain.info/stats

[Syke]

Uh

Looks like four of my posts in this thread that were basically stating actual facts verifiable
by any and all were deleted by a mod ??

What's going on here ? Is reality somehow no agreeing with the bitcointalk orthodoxy ?

That's quite amazing.

The whole thread should be deleted. Block confirmation time is working as designed. Use the search function and you'll find hundreds of threads saying the same thing you said. This whole thread is a waste of space.

[bitbet-info]

The whole thread should be deleted. Block confirmation time is working as designed. Use the search function and you'll find hundreds of threads saying the same thing you said. This whole thread is a waste of space.

If there's hundreds of threads on the same topic, it sounds to me like there's something unsolved and worth debating. Or has this forum become so polarized that open discussion disagreeing with local dogma is no longer welcome ?

[lister storm]

well it wouldnt be a new thing to bitcoin if it wasnt getting a confirmation for a hour and a half, block times are fluctuating wildly there are sometimes even near instant blocks

to be honest i never worry about it though sometimes it makes me mad if i make a transaction to the website and it requires confirmations that might take so long to happen

[bitbet-info]

well it wouldnt be a new thing to bitcoin if it wasnt getting a confirmation for a hour and a half, block times are fluctuating wildly there are sometimes even near instant blocks

to be honest i never worry about it though sometimes it makes me mad if i make a transaction to the website and it requires confirmations that might take so long to happen

I'm not claiming this is either new or surprising.

I'm just saying there's a whole bunch of problem it creates when you operate a bitcoin based business. Maybe the lightning network will somehow solve the problem, but the base bitcoin network is a PITA to work with.

[Syke]

If there's hundreds of threads on the same topic, it sounds to me like there's something unsolved and worth debating. Or has this forum become so polarized that open discussion disagreeing with local dogma is no longer welcome ?

No, it just means you're insane:



There are several core principles that aren't going to change. 10 minute average block times is one of them. You can debate it all you want, but the result will always be the same. This is how Bitcoin works. Feel free to switch to an altcoin if you want something else.

[Nowl1935]

Its confirmation problem again, ive waiting for 2 hours bit it has only 1 confirmation until now But im waiting till the transaction is finish

[nanonymousx]

Can I say zero confirmation can only be trusted if it is from reputable source, like Coinbase or Bitpay?