How to Speed Up My Stuck Bitcoin Transaction?

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#1Feb 24, 2024, 07:36 AM
Is this the right place to ask? How can I speed up my Bitcoin transaction? It seems stuck. A friend suggested mempool space, but the accelerator isn't working... Maybe I set too low a fee?
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gang2015Member
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#2Feb 24, 2024, 10:27 AM
What wallet you using? Some come with features like RBF and CPFP. RBF lets you increase the fee for your unconfirmed transaction, usually the best route.
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sigma_nodeSenior Member
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#3Feb 24, 2024, 04:34 PM
What fee did you set? I thought 1 sat/vB was the minimum. With fees low right now, your transaction should still get confirmed. If you want to accelerate, maybe just try the free option, but no guarantees... that fujn site I found didn’t help much.
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#4Feb 24, 2024, 09:50 PM
You can definitely use Replace By Fee (RBF). Create a new transaction version with a higher fee.
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chrisomegaFull Member
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#5Feb 24, 2024, 11:30 PM
Actually, 1 sat/vbyte isn’t the lowest anymore. Miners are including transactions under that fee for a while now. Last block included ones under 0.2 sat/vbyte.
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0xOrbitMember
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#6Feb 25, 2024, 02:39 AM
Make sure your wallet is non-custodial, with coin control and RBF opt-in for the Replace By Fee option. Child Pays For Parents is another way, but yeah, RBF is easier.
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whale420Senior Member
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#7Feb 25, 2024, 05:36 AM
Why’s your transaction stuck? Current mempool looks fine and blocks are showing 0 sat/vB. What wallet did you use, and what fee did you set? Share your TXID and maybe I can help rebroadcast it.
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chrisomegaFull Member
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#8Feb 25, 2024, 07:12 AM
0 sat/vbyte? That’s risky. Miners usually won’t pick transactions with zero fee. You likely set 0.13 sat/vbyte or less.
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#9Feb 25, 2024, 10:52 AM
Shouldn't be a big deal to get your transaction confirmed, fees are cheap. Like others said, 0.2 sat/vB should work. Are you sending from many small inputs? That usually costs more. Check out this viabtc accelerator too.
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chrisomegaFull Member
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#10Feb 25, 2024, 01:01 PM
Yeah, more inputs/outputs can inflate size and fees, but the fee rate doesn't change based on that. Same fee rate means same priority, no matter how many inputs/outputs you have.
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#11Feb 27, 2024, 10:05 PM
After two days, it finally cleared! Seemed like a stuck transaction, but it got through. Thanks to everyone who helped with this.
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