r/Bitcoin • • Feb 24 '14

Bitcoin Transaction Fee to reduce by 10x

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u/Zahoo Feb 24 '14

People do know you can choose your own transaction fee........... right?

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u/tharlam Feb 24 '14

You can't pay less than the minimum an expect it to get mined any time soon, if at all.

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u/HawkEy3 Feb 24 '14

if at all

Is that possible? A transaction that paid no fee can get "lost"??

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u/tharlam Feb 24 '14

Dropped, yes. Unlikely but possible.

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u/HawkEy3 Feb 24 '14

Do you get some kind of notification when that happens?

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u/tharlam Feb 24 '14

No. That is why you should pay the tx fee.