genuine question about crypto that I am slightly embarrassed to ask
genuine question about crypto that I am slightly embarrassed to ask. I would rather ask a basic question now than get this wrong quietly for two months.
Sent a test amount first on a large order. Cost me a fraction of a percent and I have done it every time since.
Nearly sent on the wrong network. The token symbol was identical and the address format was the only clue.
Confirmation took forty minutes on a busy evening and I had already written half an angry message. Deleted it.
Please do not ask me what dose you should be on. I genuinely do not know and neither does anyone else here.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Confirmations are the count of blocks built on top of the one containing your transaction. Until there are some, the transaction is not settled in any meaningful sense.
Push back: an unconfirmed transaction is not a missing payment. Wait for confirmations before escalating.
Rate quotes expire because the underlying rate moves. A short expiry is ordinary; urgency about your decision is a separate signal and should be read separately.
Pasted rather than typed the address, then checked the first and last six characters. Habit now.
confirmations are the only status that means anything
Network fees are set by chain congestion at the time of sending. They are paid to the network, not to the recipient, and they vary by hour as well as by chain.
quote expiry is a real thing, not a pressure tactic
nobody legitimate needs the payment in the next ten minutes