Quote from: 1Referee on November 13, 2017, 10:27:28 PM

Quote from: os2sam on November 13, 2017, 05:55:36 PM

What damage was there? Bitcoin worked and is working as it is supposed to.

You don't get it. People not paying sufficient fees according to the network situation, and thus have to wait a good while for their first confirmation, means that Bitcoin isn't working as it should. That's the general logic people seem to thrive on. If you pay appropriate fees according to the network situation, you'll never experience any delays or whatever. I have never had to experience any delays or other inconvienences due to filled mempools. I just pay what's needed to get a quick first confirmation. If you follow that path, it's like these "problems" don't even exist. Wink

Appropirate fees nowdays is about 350 sat/B, which made my first confirmation in 11 minutes. Bitcoin network works, but I don't want to calculate the fee in USD... It's enough for me that despite of the huge backlog, I can manage my transfer, if it's a real need...
Mempool looks really bad now: