When a Transaction Gets Stuck
Why the fee market gets crowded, how to confirm arrival, how RBF and CPFP move a transaction again, and how to broadcast one yourself.
6 posts
- 1ArticlesIntermediate
Why Bitcoin Fees Suddenly Spike Out of Nowhere
A practical and technical guide to Bitcoin mempool congestion - what causes fee spikes, how to read mempool visualizations, fee estimation strategies, CPFP, RBF, and Lightning as a congestion escape.
- 2Articles
Checking for Yourself That Bitcoin Actually Arrived
Learn how to verify Bitcoin transactions step by step - from using block explorers and understanding txid to running your own full node for trustless verification.
- 3ArticlesBeginner
I Sent Bitcoin and It Never Arrived
Bitcoin transaction stuck and unconfirmed? Fix it now with broadcast tools, Replace-By-Fee (RBF), CPFP, and TXID lookup. Step-by-step guide to unstick your Bitcoin TX from the mempool.
- 4IdeasIntermediate
Bumping a Sent Bitcoin Transaction Past the Mempool Queue
A technical deep-dive into Bitcoin's Replace-By-Fee mechanism - BIP-125 opt-in RBF, full RBF, wallet usage, mempool dynamics, and merchant implications.
- 5IdeasIntermediate
Child Pays for Parent (CPFP)
How Child-Pays-for-Parent (CPFP) works in Bitcoin - package relay mechanics, fee calculation, use cases for recipients and senders, comparison with RBF, and practical wallet examples.
- 6ArticlesBeginner
How to Broadcast a Bitcoin Transaction
Step-by-step guide to broadcasting a raw Bitcoin transaction using online tools, Bitcoin Core, and block explorers. Includes fixes for stuck and unconfirmed transactions.