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December 28, 2015, 08:31:14 PM
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Lets say my wallet is empty and i receive 1BTC , how many confirmations do i need to be able to send that 1BTC to someone else?
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December 28, 2015, 08:36:44 PM
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Lets say my wallet is empty and i receive 1BTC , how many confirmations do i need to be able to send that 1BTC to someone else?

Usually you need to wait till getting 3 confirmations at least so the transaction get the "confirmed" status and then you can easily sending the btc received to someone else without problems
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December 28, 2015, 08:45:53 PM
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I have had transactions with 3 and even 5 confirmations and they were not completed where I could resend the bitcoin.  I normally just sit and wait about 20-30 minutes.  by then I get at least 6+ and it is ready to send.

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December 28, 2015, 09:06:10 PM
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Lets say my wallet is empty and i receive 1BTC , how many confirmations do i need to be able to send that 1BTC to someone else?

The answer is: you are able to send these funds immidiately.
But some client software do not allow you to do it.
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December 28, 2015, 09:55:39 PM
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you can send it immediatly but better to wait about half an hour or to get atlest 6 confirmation because some websites and softwares reject txs with low or low confirmations
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December 28, 2015, 09:58:19 PM
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you can send it immediatly but better to wait about half an hour or to get atlest 6 confirmation because some websites and softwares reject txs with low or low confirmations
It is impossible to "reject" incoming transaction  Grin
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December 28, 2015, 10:51:35 PM
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you can send it immediatly but better to wait about half an hour or to get atlest 6 confirmation because some websites and softwares reject txs with low or low confirmations
It is impossible to "reject" incoming transaction  Grin

I guess whats missing is "to be used as inputs". E.g. core default behaviour is not to use unconfirmed TXs as inputs.

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December 28, 2015, 10:56:21 PM
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Lets say my wallet is empty and i receive 1BTC , how many confirmations do i need to be able to send that 1BTC to someone else?

Only 1.

If problem occurs (Example : forked blocks) ... all the chain are recovery between the 1 confirmation and the 6 confirmation.

Usual mining reward take 100 confirmations.
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December 28, 2015, 11:02:14 PM
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Lets say my wallet is empty and i receive 1BTC , how many confirmations do i need to be able to send that 1BTC to someone else?
Only 1.
No. Zero is the right answer. Peek into a few weak brain wallets and you'll see...
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December 29, 2015, 12:02:10 AM
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I always wait more like an hour before i decide to send anything out. i like just to be extra sure. overkill i know but by that point plenty of confirmations usually.

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December 29, 2015, 12:10:46 AM
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i have been able to send may bitcoin immediatly, the fact that you are waiting to see the downloaded block chain does not stop you from sending your coins
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December 29, 2015, 12:26:05 AM
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Usually I need just one confirmation to send out any funds from a BTC address that has recently received some (I am more familiar with blockchain.info's wallets more though).  But the amounts I send are small.  I note that bitmixer.io requires more than one confirmation for LARGE quantities of BTC.

Sometimes just that one confirmation can take some time though, especially when I am in a hurry...
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