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A bitcoin transaction typically takes 30 minutes for 3 confirmations which is plenty sufficient unless you think the other party is pulling a very sophisticated

by Tenoke 6y ago

A bitcoin transaction typically takes 30 minutes for 3 confirmations which is plenty sufficient unless you think the other party is pulling a very sophisticated/expensive attack on the network.

sandworm101 6y ago
30 min is ok for cars and houses, not for groceries or cellphone bills.
- 93po 6y ago
  Well there's a payment system built on top of BTC that solves that problem too.
- neop1x 6y ago
  International wire transfers take days! That's why there are services like PayPal or Visa. And nothing prevents them to eventually offer their services backed by crypto in the future.