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stavros on Nov 28, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bitcoin Block #210 000 mined - reward halving

I've long wondered about this, how long does it take to process a transaction if you add no fee? The fee is pretty significant (especially for microtransactions), and I'm not in a hurry, so I can wait a few minutes/hour.

TL;DR: What's the wait like if you're stingy?

kirian on Nov 28, 2012 [–]

Most transactions don't need a fee and even those that do will be relayed eventually even with no fee (currently).

See this Stack Exchange answer for some more details: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/4483/61

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