FAQ: All About Unconfirmed 0 Confirmation Transaction Fee (READ before posting!)

[lucibtc]

Hello guys i am having trouble with my transaction can anyone help me ?

https://blockchain.info/tx/985324471273def41aef2bd3c99fc4d3ccfcfcddc38a2ee6653d312ca4fa27a3

this transaction is still unconfirmed and i need it to pass can anyone help me ?

[braveheart]

Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 14/06/2016 12:59
To: Send to  wallet 1ESz2tJ35T1VU9KA2JHHTjXEuWhP9Xgqj2
Debit: -0.01065500 BTC
Net amount: -0.01065500 BTC
Transaction ID: 3797806a3b79df6588222329c1641809577506a796f8cbc0dc4d67a3b857b678-000

As you can see, I sent the above on 14/06/16 and still have no confirmations to date.
I am using Bitcoin Core wallet version v0.10.3 (64-bit) and cannot update as I am running OS X 10.6.8

I sent with a small fee, but the tickbox "send as a zero-fee transaction if possible" was ticked.

Have read the pages in the forum and see that people keep giving the advice to cancel the transaction and resend with a higher fee or to double spend.

Cannot see any way of cancelling the transaction. Have looked everywhere within Bitcoin core several times and do not see any option to cancel a transaction.

I need somebody to explain VERY simply how I achieve this or how you would be able to double spend.

I have sent many bitcoins to other addresses since and had no problems, but I still have the no confirmations with the above transaction.

Can anyone help?

[francuss]

My first transaction was unconfirmed for a week, then I had to stop Electrum and start it again. After that my transaction has 1151 confirmations! From nothing to a huge confirmation.

Is this expected behavior?
Best
Fran

[shorena]

My first transaction was unconfirmed for a week, then I had to stop Electrum and start it again. After that my transaction has 1151 confirmations! From nothing to a huge confirmation.

Is this expected behavior?
Best
Fran

Electrum sometimes does not update its data from the server, not sure why but restarting it usually fixes it. Its not that there were 1151 blocks found in quick succession, but that your wallet was out of sync for almost 8 days.

[geoffreyqp]

did i mess up? how long are these gonna take?

edit: went through, took 14 hours

[PieCrafted]

blockchain.info is not the blockchain, neither it is a full report of transactions going through the bitcoin network at any given time.
There are plenty of reasons explaining why a transaction was sent by someone and you don't see it on blockchain.info.

[erikalui]

I am stuck with my transaction: https://blockchain.info/tx/1b2b6d5692df0b166e383de46947efe0c5f35044eed9d8d4df0ffb1546304993

It's not getting confirmed since 2 days now and I did a mistake by adding a fee below the recommended one. Should I just wait or is there any chance of it getting dropped by the network? Should I try to double spend it to the same receiver?

[Rubla]

Hello, what can i do to complete the transaction? Here is my problem: https://blockchain.info/tx/c8847648f5d23e02fccfeb727cd3cd3067a300db20a0212f4b2a478a9b73e851 , I using bitcoin core and I don't know what to do. I wait 7days but still nothing. Help! please

[erikalui]

Hello, what can i do to complete the transaction? Here is my problem: https://blockchain.info/tx/c8847648f5d23e02fccfeb727cd3cd3067a300db20a0212f4b2a478a9b73e851 , I using bitcoin core and I don't know what to do. I wait 7 days but still nothing. Help! please

You haven't added any fee to your transaction which is why it will never get confirmed. Follow the instructions given in this video and double spend those coins which are still in your wallet and have not been sent due to 0 confirmations. Add a fee of atleast 0.0003-0.0005 to get the transaction confirmed fast.

[David Rabahy]

Hello, what can i do to complete the transaction? Here is my problem:https://blockchain.info/tx/c8847648f5d23e02fccfeb727cd3cd3067a300db20a0212f4b2a478a9b73e851 , I using bitcoin core and I don't know what to do. I wait 7days but still nothing. Help! please

Given the lack of a fee it might never go through as is as it competes with fee-paying transactions.  If you arrange for your wallet to stop retransmitting the transaction then eventually the network should forget it.  I haven't done it myself but apparently the right-click abandon transaction is the thing you need.  After that then you can send a new transaction with an appropriate fee which will go through in a reasonable amount of time.

[siemprefresco]

My transaction has remained unconfirmed for 19 hours. Originally sent using Electrum wallet w/ a fee of 0.00011382 BTC for 225 bytes.

https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/tx/7683eaf16ee48fe4034b413859f94f928499be66f04cecf588b20d8d1a95786c/

Attempted a fss-rbr using coinb.in but wouldn't go through. Followed these steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycq7O48aPvQ

All my funds are in the same wallet and I don't want to attempt another transaction and have it stuck as well. Any help?

[longbob72]

My transaction has remained unconfirmed for 19 hours. Originally sent using Electrum wallet w/ a fee of 0.00011382 BTC for 225 bytes.

https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/tx/7683eaf16ee48fe4034b413859f94f928499be66f04cecf588b20d8d1a95786c/

Attempted a fss-rbr using coinb.in but wouldn't go through. Followed these steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycq7O48aPvQ

All my funds are in the same wallet and I don't want to attempt another transaction and have it stuck as well. Any help?

Your fee of 50 satoshi per byte is half of what is recommended which is 100 satoshi per byte. It may confirm soon but there's no guarantee. If you want it to be confirmed faster try doing what I posted here.

[bitmoz]

My transaction has remained unconfirmed for 19 hours. Originally sent using Electrum wallet w/ a fee of 0.00011382 BTC for 225 bytes.

https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/tx/7683eaf16ee48fe4034b413859f94f928499be66f04cecf588b20d8d1a95786c/

Attempted a fss-rbr using coinb.in but wouldn't go through. Followed these steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycq7O48aPvQ

All my funds are in the same wallet and I don't want to attempt another transaction and have it stuck as well. Any help?

Your fee of 50 satoshi per byte is half of what is recommended which is 100 satoshi per byte. It may confirm soon but there's no guarantee. If you want it to be confirmed faster try doing what I posted here.

I have a transaction , ID 8aa4db7b1454f019d3a56a57a67ef511d934c40277f73163888f3db81cb250a3  unconfirmed even after 3 hours. Is waiting , only option. Both the wallets ( origin and destination ) are web wallets.

[achow101]

I have a transaction , ID 8aa4db7b1454f019d3a56a57a67ef511d934c40277f73163888f3db81cb250a3  unconfirmed even after 3 hours. Is waiting , only option. Both the wallets ( origin and destination ) are web wallets.

Since you are using a web wallet, you likely don't have much control so it will be difficult or impossible to perform an RBF transaction. All you can do is wait. You can try contacting Quickseller and macbook-air as they are known to have been able to help people with this.

[bitmoz]

I have a transaction , ID 8aa4db7b1454f019d3a56a57a67ef511d934c40277f73163888f3db81cb250a3  unconfirmed even after 3 hours. Is waiting , only option. Both the wallets ( origin and destination ) are web wallets.

Since you are using a web wallet, you likely don't have much control so it will be difficult or impossible to perform an RBF transaction. All you can do is wait. You can try contacting Quickseller and macbook-air as they are known to have been able to help people with this.

Thanks for the reply..  the fee added was sufficient.. still its showing pending.. is it possible that i may lose these BTC ?

[achow101]

Thanks for the reply..  the fee added was sufficient..

No it is not. Your fee is ~65 satoshis/byte. According to http://bitcoinfees.21.co/ the current recommended fee is 100 satoshis/byte.

still its showing pending.. is it possible that i may lose these BTC ?

No. Bitcoin does not just "disappear" or magically become lost due to an unconfirmed transaction. Either the transaction will be "forgotten" and your wallet will revert to a state where that transaction never happened (i.e. it "returns" to your wallet) or the transaction will confirm and the Bitcoin will go to the intended recipient.

[bitmoz]

Thanks for the reply..  the fee added was sufficient..

No it is not. Your fee is ~65 satoshis/byte. According to http://bitcoinfees.21.co/ the current recommended fee is 100 satoshis/byte.

still its showing pending.. is it possible that i may lose these BTC ?

No. Bitcoin does not just "disappear" or magically become lost due to an unconfirmed transaction. Either the transaction will be "forgotten" and your wallet will revert to a state where that transaction never happened (i.e. it "returns" to your wallet) or the transaction will confirm and the Bitcoin will go to the intended recipient.

I withdrew it from a games website , and it was automatic withdrawal , so typically i do not have control over adding fee or if btc reverted to do anything. please suggest me what to do

[achow101]

I withdrew it from a games website , and it was automatic withdrawal , so typically i do not have control over adding fee or if btc reverted to do anything. please suggest me what to do

Contact Quickseller and macbook-air as I said in my first response to you.

[Taiwoadebayo]

Can anyone tell me a wallet thats is not as expensive  as blockchain?

[achow101]

Can anyone tell me a wallet thats is not as expensive  as blockchain?

All wallets will require that you send a transaction fee. The transaction fee does not go to the wallet developers or the service running the wallet but rather to the miner who confirms your transaction. The fee is really an incentive for the miner to include your transaction sooner rather than later.