it's a very good point you make. Do you know if the bitcoin transfer is instantly (or basically instant)?
or rather let's say I'm transferring 50bc from mtgox into a wallet I've got on my laptop. how long would this normally take? I'm looking into software for both windows and mac cause this seems like a good alternative
for the transaction to arrive: instant.
for it to confirm: 1-2 hours, depending on fees, size(bytes), recent used funds, and block generation time.