crypto is the most under-discussed thing on this board
crypto is the most under-discussed thing on this board. Change my mind, genuinely — I have no stake in being right about this.
A test transaction costs one extra network fee and verifies the address, the network and the recipient’s crediting process before the main amount moves.
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.
Some chains require a memo or destination tag to route funds to the right account. Omitting it on those chains is one of the more common ways payments go astray.
I will update this if the picture changes rather than quietly leaving it up.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Retitled from an accusation to a description while the confirmations catch up.
The transaction hash is the canonical receipt: it is public, verifiable by either party, and it is what a support query should quote.
Agreed. Network first, address second, amount third, and in that order every time.
This. A test transaction on a large order costs a fraction of the fee and removes the whole class of risk.
keep the hash, it is the only receipt that exists
Correction: that address format is not the chain you named. Worth checking before anybody follows this.