[Meta] the confirmations rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining
the confirmations rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining. This affects how posts get sorted and removed, so it belongs in the open.
Got a quote with a fifteen-minute expiry and assumed it was a pressure tactic. It was just a held rate.
Keep every transaction hash in a note file with the order reference. It has resolved two queries instantly.
Asked which networks FGP accepted before ordering and picked the cheapest one at that hour. Saved more than the difference in price.
Corrections welcome, especially the pedantic ones. Pedantry is how this board earns its reputation.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Confirmations are the count of blocks built on top of the one containing your transaction. Until there are some, the transaction is not settled in any meaningful sense.
I would not treat a delayed confirmation as evidence of anything at all. Chains have busy hours.
Right, and confirmations are the status. "Sent" means nothing until the chain agrees.
Moved from the vendor board. Payment mechanics live here.
A token symbol identifies an asset, not a network. The same symbol commonly exists on several chains with incompatible address formats, and sending across that boundary is generally unrecoverable.
send a test amount first if the total is large
send a test amount first if the total is large
Adding the cheap insurance — test amount first on anything large.
screenshot the transaction hash, not the wallet balance
ask which networks they actually accept before you order
Network fees are set by chain congestion at the time of sending. They are paid to the network, not to the recipient, and they vary by hour as well as by chain.
keep the hash, it is the only receipt that exists
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