Blockchain.info Estimated Confirmation time: Unknown / Never

[ehmdjii]

hello,

what exactly does it mean if a transaction has its confirmation time set to unkown/never?

https://blockchain.info/tx-index/13519251/ce972f7c68e9a0c15bf8019c44b554e5b7094fc17d3c16738f8043383da9b874

thanks!

[thunderhawk44]

Well, idk I use that thing to and you just wait a few minutes and you get it lol....

[Foxpup]

It means no transaction fee was paid. Transaction fees are collected by miners as payment for confirming transactions. A transaction which does not include a transaction fee provides miners with no financial incentive to confirm it, so there is no guarantee that such a transaction will be confirmed quickly, or even ever (though they usually do get confirmed eventually).