-195 upvotes, 12 direct replies (showing 12)
View submission: ⚡️ needs you. Yes, you.
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Comment by Ocryptocampos at 24/12/2017 at 16:09 UTC
263 upvotes, 6 direct replies
For anyone reading this concerned about the state of bitcoin and this sub:
There have been posts that complain about this sub turning into a meme and greed sub. That there is no more discussions about improving the technology or about uniting the community. Now, take a look at the comment I'm responding to and just think about why this sub is the way it is.
The OP (original post) is about the technology and is asking for the community to contribute testing the lighting network. If you haven't already, you should try it out and witness how amazing and real it is. You'll realize that scaling is possible and being worked on.
This sub is filled with spammers, trolls, and lil FUDsters. It always has been. However, this space has grown and attracted a lot more people. Some new, some good, some bad, some close minded, some short sighted, etc.
The point of my comment is to highlight the comments/posts that contribute nothing to Bitcoin's progress. Anytime you see some "alarming" or "warning" or the-sky-is-falling type content, take it with caution. This post is specifically about advancing the technology and the comment I'm responding to highjacked the top comment to sneak in a snarky, obvious remark and goes as far as to provide "proof". Nothing in his response adds anything meaningful to what the OP posted about but they felt to chime in right under the top comment.
-rant over-
Comment by blackrack at 24/12/2017 at 14:51 UTC
15 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Looks like transactions are clearing though right now, maybe in 48 hours everything will be back to normal.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/12/2017 at 14:45 UTC*
44 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 24/12/2017 at 15:13 UTC
9 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I dont know man - I just send 0.03 BTC the fee was roughly 1% and the confirmation took a little less than 2 hours.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/12/2017 at 15:53 UTC*
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by ilpirata79 at 24/12/2017 at 17:02 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You should mention also how many coins (inputs) are you using and how many coins (outputs) you are creating. Moreover, you should mention if such coins are "segwit coins" or not.
Comment by DesignerAccount at 24/12/2017 at 14:45 UTC
-2 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Bitcoin is not broken, stop the FUD and educate yourself. People really need to understand that **high on-chain fees** will be the norm for any blockchain with scale. If you don't understand why, it's time to start hitting that Google thingie.
Comment by zaphod42 at 24/12/2017 at 14:48 UTC
0 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It's not broken. Fees are just high.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/12/2017 at 15:49 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Instead of contributing something useful, this guy just decided to let shit on it and make it worse. Good job
Comment by GA_Thrawn at 24/12/2017 at 18:45 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This is fucking hilarious that this is downvoted. Guy posts something that is a real problem and gets downvoted like hell. The whole point of this post is about lightning network getting tested to fix the exact problem he was downvoted for talking about.
Take your greed caps off for a moment guys and realize Bitcoin won't go any further if the devs don't get their heads out of their asses, and fast. When Bitcoin has higher fees than a bank of America account, you're gonna have a bad time
Comment by BriiHODL at 24/12/2017 at 15:41 UTC
0 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Fee 7.50 Estimated time of confirmation: within 4 hours Actual time of confirmation: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Comment by [deleted] at 24/12/2017 at 18:09 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Rip karma