ADSactly Crypto: What Are Bitcoin Transfer Accelerators?
The Bitcoin Network is getting on and is rather old when compared to other cryptocurrencies. It is the relative grandfather in the blockchain space, and while its technology has not been stagnant, it has begun to show its age pretty well in recent years.
The Bitcoin network can process a maximum of 4.6 transactions per second which as you can imagine can become a real problem as the number of wallets grows. As the number of users trying to submit transactions to the network, you can imagine how bogged down it can become considering this is a global payment system.
This slow network operation is where the frustration comes in due to a lack of understanding of how the Bitcoin blockchain works.
The mempool
As transactions are submitted to the Bitcoin network, it is first placed in the memepool for miners to add to select and add blocks and confirm on the blockchain.
Miners don't merely select transactions based on chronological order and try to fit as many high paying transactions into their blocks as possible to reap additional payment from the transaction costs.
This means if you used a standard Bitcoin transaction you transfer may not have preference over others who offered a high transaction fee and you will be pushed down the queue.
You can see how this can be a problem when transfers are time-sensitive like trying to get in on a sale, trying to sell to make a profit or trying to complete a purchase in a physical store.
Bitcoin Transfer Accelerators
To get your Bitcoin transactions to confirm promptly, you need to make your transfer more appealing to miners by increasing the transfer fees. This can be done with specific hot wallets who have the functionality already built into it, or you can use a Bitcoin Transfer Accelerator.
A BTC transfer Accelerators assists by allowing you to set the transfer fee you're willing to pay relative to the network and make sure miners want to confirm your transaction first.
If you want to try out a Bitcoin Transfer Accelerator, you can check out services like Bitcoin Afterburner, ViaBTC & BTC.com which all can help you upgrade your fee structure and help get your transaction picked up by miners.
A word of warning
Please note that depending on how busy the network is at the time, the fees can get rather expensive, so use the service wisely.
Since this is a 3rd party tool, you also need to watch out for scammers and replica services that could be out to strip your additional transfer fees.
So make sure you do your research before you settle on using any cryptocurrency based service.
Working on the network
Have you ever had a Bitcoin transaction linger for some time? How long did you have to wait to confirm your transaction? Did you wish you knew about accelerators? Let me know in the comments below.
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Accelerators are a good initiative for the bitcoin market.
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Well it sure makes the miners happy and brings a little extra value into the market! I don't think it will be around forever. Once the lightning network is fully operational and integrated I see accelerators falling away
@chekohler, Thank you so much for this Knowledge Transfer Blog brother. I was not aware about the Bitcoin Transfer Accelerators and it is done through Hot Wallets.
Keep bringing Informative pieces. Have a great time ahead and stay blessed.
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Not all hot wallets, but some do offer the ability to increase your transaction costs. You would still need to check the backlog on the network and the prices others are paying if you're really keen on getting your transfer completed as fast as possible.
Glad you enjoyed the piece and found it insightful
Thank you so much for correcting my Knowledge. And keep coming up with Knowledgeable blogs. Stay blessed.
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Thank you so much! That really means a lot it’s sort of what I’m aiming for! Giving people bite sized crypto info they can understand
The more you learn the more comfortable you will become with the technologies
Every time I read your posts, @chekohler, I feel like I need to learn a lot about cryptomoney. Personally, I try to read some work on this subject, but I think I lack the practice of some tools. I think that in my case, I have to learn and unlearn some knowledge that has to do with economy and money. For example, I've never done a BTC transaction and I didn't know anything about accelerators. Reading you is always good and instructive. Thank you!
It’s a pleasure! I’m glad you find each post useful and it expands on your crypto knowledge! I think you’ll be surprised how much you already absorbed and how far ahead you are compared to many others
When I started this series of posts I wanted it to be small educational topics people can find practical knowledge in and become more comfortable with the technology
Nothing against other crypto authors but most of their work is very technical and alienates the average reader so they don’t absorb it
So I’m trying to give short easy lessons! I’m glad you enjoying the series so far
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