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Board Beginners & Help
Re: Confirmation Time
by
Come-from-Beyond
on 01/03/2015, 19:49:49 UTC
I'd say this pretty much sums it up:

Transaction time (the time it takes to process a payment)
Bitcoin: 1-2 sec
Credit card: 3-5 sec

Money arrival time (the time at which the merchant actually receives the money and can spend it)
Bitcoin: 1-2 sec
Credit card: several business days

Confirmation time (the time at which the merchant can be sure the payment won't be reversed)
Bitcoin: 10 minutes
Credit card: 6+ months

So, what was the problem with Bitcoin, again?

Your data is wrong, already discussed. Validation happens within 5 sec, money can be spent in 20 minutes. http://www.rbinternational.com