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Re: Does using a web browser vpn mess up transactions?
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Stedsm
on 28/11/2016, 20:24:23 UTC
Thanks for the reply. Does the unconfirmed input mean the bitcoins I tried to send were not confirmed in the first place..? I recieved bitcoins earlier today and on blockchain wallet, it was confirmed before I tried to send it to the betting site.

The second transaction spent the Bitcoins at 1A1zkmNuk4ujc9CaiyR5iSS6Lr3rpBXWXc, which in turn the first transaction had sent there. So the second transaction had an unconfirmed input. That's not cause to worry, though. Both transactions have been confirmed now.

I missed alot of timely options, what can I do in the future to prevent confirmations taking this long. (If they even will be confirmed...)

Increase the fee rate. If your wallet consistently recommends low fee rates and doesn't give you the option to increase them your only choice is switching to a better wallet.

Thanks for the help. Blockchain does let me set the transaction amounts, but you are right, i think they are pretty bad at predicting how much I need.

You should be able to calculate your fee based on kbs instead of the amount that you will send. Your transactions got confirmed late because miners decide whether or not they are going to take such low fee transactions. Yes, low fee because currently, normal ongoing fee is 0.0002 btc and what you sent must have been proposed to you by blockchain, isn't it? Anyways, changing of your IP or using VPN has nothing to do with your wallets and transactions, so don't get worried next time you do it.