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Re:Blockfi agrees to pay $100M in penalties and pursue regis... by davidcbc on Monday February 14, 2022 @04:58PM (#30338961)
If you’re using bitcoin you aren’t purchasing anything instantly. Transaction confirmation is currently taking ~7 minutes.
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Re:Blockfi agrees to pay $100M in penalties and pursue regis... by bduerst on Monday February 14, 2022 @05:07PM (#30339057)
Rule of thumb is you have to wait ~20 minutes (two blocks) for the verification.

That's a long time to hold up the line at the grocery check out.

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