What factors influence how long a Bitcoin transaction takes to be confirmed?

Asked Jan 7, 2014· 1 answer ·Bitcoin

Faisal KhanAnswered Jan 7, 2014

The ledger updates every 10 minutes. Typically vendors or transactors will wait for 5-6 ledger confirmations before deeming a transaction confirmed, a process which can take up to 30 minutes.

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